Western Australia
2019 Meetings
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Tuesday 2 April - Joint ANZSOM / AFOEM Meeting (refer details below)
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Tuesday 6 August - Joint ANZSOM / AFOEM Meeting
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Tuesday 3 December - Joint ANZSOM / AFOEM Meeting
WA Branch Council Members
Chairperson: Dr Miguel Kabilio
Secretary: Dr Thea Leman
Treasurer: Dr Aran Thallainathan
Nurse Representative: Ms Lorraine Henley
Joint WA ANZSOM and WA AFOEM Branch Meeting and Annual General Meeting
Tuesday 6 August 2019
We are delighted to welcome world-renowned expert in occupational cancers, Professor Lin Fritschi to address our August educational meeting. In this talk, Lin will discuss the difficulties in assessing exposure in epidemiological studies and explain why the profession of occupational epidemiologist is important. She will also discuss some of the studies she has done to look at national prevalence of exposure to disease-causing hazards. She will talk about why it’s important to know prevalence on a national level, and what has been done with the results.
Topic: Occupational carcinogens - what's going on in Australia?
Speaker: Professor Lin Fritschi
Date: Tuesday 6 August 2019Time: ANZSOM Annual General Meeting commencing at 5.00pm; Presentation commencing at 6.00pm
Venue: The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth
Cost: ANZSOM members / partners $79*; AFOEM members $84*; non-ANZSOM/AFOEM $89*; Lecture (no dinner) $55
*Cost includes: dinner buffet with a variety of roasted mains, selection of salads and pasta, dessert and coffee-tea; drinks at bar prices
All ANZSOM educational events are built on adult learning principles; featuring defined learning objectives and opportunities for interactive learning experiences.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Appreciate the advantages and disadvantages of the different methods used in epidemiological studies to assess occupational exposure
- Become aware of the national prevalence of occupational exposure to carcinogens, asthmagens, noise and ototoxic agents.
PRE-READING & RESOURCES
- Check out the www.occideas.org website
- Carey et al, Estimated prevalence of exposure to occupational carcinogens in Australia (2011-2012). Occup Environ Med. 2014 Jan;71(1):55-62. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2013-101651.
- https://oem.bmj.com/content/71/1/55.long
Lin is an occupational epidemiologist with a particular interest in occupational causes of cancer and their prevention. Her research includes case-control studies of the causes of cancer, cohort studies examining health effects in particular occupations, and studies of the prevalence of exposure to occupational carcinogens, asthmagens and noise. She has developed software called OccIDEAS which helps assess occupational exposure in workers. She is a Public Health Physician with a PhD in epidemiology.