Victoria & Tasmania
2026 Meetings
- 15 August 2026 - Site Visit
- Wednesday 25 November 2026 - End of year dinner meeting & AGM
In case you missed it....
Recordings from previous presentations can be accessed below
VIC/TAS Branch Council Members
Chairperson: Dr Jomini Cheong (anzsom.victas@gmail.com)
Secretary: Dr Tina Ko
Treasurer: Vacant
AFOEM Trainee Representatives: Dr Semira Mollica
Branch Council members: Harry Chow, Sally Kane, Sandra Code, Robyn Laurie, Hilary Oakley, Ye Myat Ko
Upcoming Event
ANZSOM VIC/TAS End of Year Dinner Meeting & AGM
The ANZSOM VIC/TAS Branch is pleased to invite you to our end of year dinner meeting, which will be held at the Kew Golf Club on Wednesday 25 November 2026. All are welcome to attend!
The evening will also include a presentation by Dr Dominic Yong on The Victorian Workers Compensation Scheme: What works and what doesn’t.
Date: Wednesday 25 November 2026
Time: 6.00pm (AEDT)
Venue: Kew Golf Club, 120 Belford Road, East Kew VIC 3102
Cost: $20 for ANZSOM/AFOEM members, $30 for non-members and guests (includes a lovely 3 course dinner - drinks at own cost)
RSVP: Please register by 22/11/26
Meeting proudly sponsored by:
About the presenter
Dr Dominic Yong is a specialist occupational physician located in Melbourne, Victoria.
Dominic has a broad experience and deep understanding of the Victorian workers’ compensation system, including treating injured workers, undertaking independent medical examinations, performing worksite assessments, providing corporate advice, and leading the Medical Panels tribunal.
Dominic is a Deputy Convenor of the Medical Panels, an adjunct lecturer at Monash University and is the Immediate Past President of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Occupational Medicine (ANZSOM).
ANZSOM VIC/TAS Branch Annual General Meeting
The VIC/TAS Branch Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 25 November 2026 during the Branch dinner (Kew Golf Club - 120 Belford Road, East Kew VIC 3102).
Branch council elections
The Branch is calling for nominations for the positions of Branch Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer. To make a nomination for any of these positions, please complete the form (refer link below) and return it to the Secretariat by Wednesday 18 November. Nominations may also be made at the meeting.
To register an apology for the AGM, please email the Secretariat on secretariat@anzsom.org.au.
AGM Documents:
Previous Presentation Recordings
Kevin Sleigh Memorial Lecture
Occupational dermatology learnings
Assoc/Prof Rosemary Nixon
Date: Monday 25 August 2025
Hosted by RACP AFOEM Victoria, ANZSOM and WorkSafe Victoria
AFOEM / ANZSOM VIC Educational Meeting
Work-related upper limb disorders and computers: A modern-day ILIAD?
Dr Peter Sharman
Date: Monday 24 February 2025
Kevin Sleigh Memorial Lecture
Asthma and the firefighter
Dr Ryan Hoy
Date: Monday 26 August 2024
Hosted by RACP AFOEM Victoria, ANZSOM and WorkSafe Victoria
AFOEM / ANZSOM VIC Educational Meeting
Chronic pain and the role of pain management programs
Dr Anne Daly
Date: Monday 15 April 2024
AFOEM / ANZSOM VIC Educational Meeting
Translating IPTC into clinical occupational medicine practice
Dr Peter Sharman
Date: Monday 26 February 2024
Kevin Sleigh Memorial Lecture
Where are we now with musculoskeletal pain and work?
Professor Karen Walker-Bone
Date: Monday 28 August 2023
Hosted by RACP AFOEM Victoria, ANZSOM and WorkSafe Victoria
Joint VIC/TAS Branch / AFOEM Educational Meeting
Management of long COVID
Dr Emma Tippett
Date: Monday 14 August 2023
Joint VIC/TAS Branch / AFOEM Educational Meeting
Lifting our game to make a difference: What can we learn from 40 years of Tasmanian experience?
Dr Peter Sharman
Date: Monday 17 April 2023
Joint VIC/TAS Branch / AFOEM Educational Meeting
CPD and AFOEM - Changes to CPD requirements
Michael Pooley
Date: Monday 27 February 2023
Joint VIC/TAS Branch / AFOEM Educational Meeting
It Pays To Care: How do we go from policy to practice?
Dr Mary Wyatt
Date: Monday 24 October 2022
Kevin Sleigh Memorial Lecture
Lessons and challenges in drug and alcohol testing
Dr Armand Casolin
Date: Monday 29 August 2022
Hosted by RACP AFOEM Victoria, ANZSOM and WorkSafe Victoria
Joint VIC/TAS Branch / AFOEM Educational Meeting
Medicinal Cannabis: An evidence review update
Dr Janine McMillan
Date: Monday 20 June 2022
AFOEM VIC Branch Educational Meeting
Working from home
Associate Professor Libby Sanders and Professor David Caple
Date: Monday 4 April 2022
Silicosis in Victoria - Update
Dr Ryan Hoy and Dr Michael Baynes
Date: Monday 21 February 2022
This educational meeting was proudly sponsored by WorkSafe Victoria