Faculty of Occupational Medicine UK

On 26th September, at the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM) AGM at the Royal College of Physicians, I was honoured to take on the role of President of FOM from my immediate predecessor, Prof. Steve Nimmo.     Steve has had a great three years in the role, at a time of highly significant change and opportunity. I have now taken on the baton from him, and in the coming weeks we expect there will be further engagement with Government on improving health and work nationally. Our place in the FOM (together with other colleagues) as trusted advisors on work and health stems from the Faculty’s key purpose in advancing education and standards in occupational health delivery.   The event on 26th September also celebrated the achievements of those winning prizes in the FOM examinations, including the Diploma in Occupational Medicine (DOccMed) and the new Diploma in Occupational Health Practice (DipOHPrac), those awarded the MFOM specialist qualification, and those elected to Fellowship of the FOM. Many congratulations to all. Dr Robin Cordell #OccupationalHealth #OccupationalMedicine #WorkplaceHealth

A ‘save the date’ announcement about the 2025 SOM and FOM conference. Next year we will be in Brighton on the 17th and 18th June. Hotel and venue details to be announced in due course. Following the success of our event in Belfast, Brighton promises to be another exciting international meeting for our profession. So please save the dates, look out for updates and join us in Brighton. #occhealth25 #OccupationalHealth

Unlike the famous ship, the FOM and SOM voyage at Titanic Belfast reached its destination as planned. We enjoyed a superb conference, and took this picture as the event closed. L to R (top row): Dr Robin Cordell, Dr Shriti Pattani OBE, Louise Craig MSc TQFE FCMI MIoD, Prof Malcolm Sim, Prof. Rikard Moen FFOM FFOMI FRCPI FACOEM, Nick Pahl. L to R (bottom row): Dr Lanre Ogunyemi FFOM FFOMI FACOEM FRCPI, Dr Kenji Saito, MD, JD, Prof Steve Nimmo, Prof Ira Madan. Thank you to everyone who helped us organise the conference and for those who came from far and wide. We'll see you again next year in Brighton. #occupationalhealth #occhealth24

We hope you’ve enjoyed the coverage from Occupational Health 2024 in Belfast. On Friday afternoon we had the pleasure to see prizes awarded for presentations and posters. Pictured with Professor Ira Madan in the top row, L-R are: Ms Anzhelika Ghafuri (3rd year KCL medical student) who won the FOM Morris Cooke Medical student prize for her presentation titled: Exploring the impact of severe asthma in the workplace: A narrative review. This research project was supervised by Dr Vaughan Parsons and Dr Anne Stagg. Dr Cara Ghiglieri (Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work) who won the prize for the best poster. In the second row, Dr Vaughan Parsons (London Centre for Work and Health) won the FOM prize (£250) for the best oral presentation titled: Assessing opportunities and challenges for growing the allied health professional working in occupational health specialty in the National Health Service (NHS). And Professor Prof Ken Addley OBE presented The Irish Faculty of Occupational Medicine, RCPI Poster Prize of €200 for the best poster that represents research, policy or education in the field of occupational health within an all-island Irish context. Pictured with Professor Addley is Dr Nuala Kelly. Dr Dominick Natin was also recognised but was unable to attend. Congratulations to the winners! #occupationalhealth2024 #occhealth24

We always appreciate the amount of knowledge shared in the posters created for our conferences and Occupational Health 2024 didn’t disappoint. Nearly 30 posters are on display covering a wide variety of topics including Travel Health, HGV Driving, Arthritis, Working From Home and Mental Health, amongst many more. #occupationalhealth #occhealth24

The conference is themed ‘Leading OH into the Future’ so Professor Malcolm Sim, from Monash University Australia, delivered a very relevant lecture with ‘OH Challenges in the Digital Revolution’. Covering the impact of AI and robotics with a look to the future on how digital and wearable tech might help OH services. #occupationalhealth #occhealth24

Meet our youngest delegate and the undoubted star of Occupational Health 2024, baby Esther! Pictured with her mum Dr Hannah Mason of Cordell Health and Dr Robin Cordell. #occhealth24

Continuing the #musculoskeletal theme, Dr Paul Baker presents his lecture on occupational support for patients returning to work after joint replacement. #occupationalhealth #occhealth24

Professor Steve Nimmo and Professor Ira Madan start day two of Occupational Health 2024 in Belfast. Our first lecture is underway as Professor Gary Macfarlane delivers the Ernestine Henry Lecture on Musculoskeletal Health and Work. #occupationalhealth #occhealth24

Opening today’s Society of Occupational Medicine annual conference ‘Leading OH into the future’, Chief Medical Officer Professor Sir Michael McBride spoke of the value of occupational and workplace health. Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Lourda Geoghegan also spoke on the challenges for leaders in the sector.