| 21st -22nd May 2008 | Title: | Primary Care |
| Event region: | Birmingham | |
| Event venue: | National Exhibition Centre (NEC) | |
| Details: | Europe's largest primary care conference and exhibition for primary and community health care professionals with 16 free of charge conference programmes, including a dedicated one for physiotherapists, and over 250 exhibitors | |
| Contact: | Laura Brooks or Ben Globe | |
| Tel No: | 0151 709 8979 | |
| Email: | laura@sterlingevents.co.uk | |
| Link: | http://www.primarycare2008.co.uk | |
| Tuesday 10th June 2008 | Title: | Central England OH Group Annual Study Day |
| Event region: | Midlands | |
| Event venue: | Studley Castle Warwickshire.Contact the venue directly to reserve accommodation. | |
| Details: | Full programme will be posted soon! A great opportunity to keep up to date with OH matters. Study day and lunch in beautiful setting. Early bird and membership discounts apply:- Members £65.00 Early Bird (booked before April 15th 2008)£75.00 Otherwise April 15th £90 | |
| Contact: | Sian Hyland and Lisa walker | |
| Email: | sianhyland@btopenworld.com; lisawalker283@btinternet.com | |
| Thursday 12th June 2008 | Title: | GMOHNG Presents ‘Movers & Shakers in Occupational Health' |
| Event region: | North West | |
| Event venue: | The Lowry [Art & Entertainment] Pier 8, Salford Quays M50 3AZ | |
| Details: | A Seminar for all Occupational Health and Safety Professionals, Human Resources Managers, and anyone with an interest in Occupational Health. Quality Exhibitors and magnificent opportunities to Network Great Central Location, car parking, lunch and refreshments all included Keynote Speaker: Dame Professor Carol Black Government Workplace Health Tsar We are delighted to also have presentations from: • Diana Kloss Leading Barrister in OH • Professor Sayeed Khan Health & Safety Commissioner • Dr Nigel Jones Musculo skeletal Consultant & OH Physician • David Maslen-Jones NMC representative | |
| Contact: | Kathryn Heslin and Fliss Anderson | |
| Tel No: | KH - 0161 957 5512 FA- 0161 834 5888 | |
| Email: | Treasurer@GMOHNG.co.uk; chair@gmohng.co.uk | |
| Link: | http://www.GMOHNG.co.uk | |
| 23rd – 27th June 2008 | Title: | (Part 1 of Two)Diploma in Occupational Medicine Course (See August entry for Part 2 dates) |
| Event region: | West Midlands | |
| Event venue: | Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of BirminghamEdgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT | |
| Details: | This course is designed to prepare doctors for the Diploma in Occupational Medicine examination, which is held by the Faculty of Occupational Medicine. The exam is open to doctors not wanting to specialise in occupational medicine but requiring some training and assessment of competence to practice as a generalist. It is suitable for gp’s undertaking occupational health sessions, appointed factory doctors, and doctors in other branches of medicine who would like to learn more about occupational medicine. The course will involve a 10 day period of teaching which will be divided into two 5 day modules, with seminars, discussions, project work, case-studies and factory visits and some distance learning. | |
| Contact: | Janie Acton, Course Lead | |
| Tel No: | 0121 414 6021 | |
| Email: | j.acton@bham.ac.uk | |
| Link: | http://www.pcpoh.bham.ac.uk/ioem/ | |
| 18th – 22nd August 08 | Title: | (Part 2 of Two) Diploma in Occupational Medicine Course (See June entry for part 1 dates) |
| Event region: | West Midlands | |
| Event venue: | Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of BirminghamEdgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT | |
| Details: | This course is designed to prepare doctors for the Diploma in Occupational Medicine examination, which is held by the Faculty of Occupational Medicine. The exam is open to doctors not wanting to specialise in occupational medicine but requiring some training and assessment of competence to practice as a generalist. It is suitable for gp’s undertaking occupational health sessions, appointed factory doctors, and doctors in other branches of medicine who would like to learn more about occupational medicine. The course will involve a 10 day period of teaching which will be divided into two 5 day modules, with seminars, discussions, project work, case-studies and factory visits and some distance learning. | |
| Contact: | Janie Acton | |
| Tel No: | 0121 414 6021 | |
| Email: | jacton@bham.ac.uk | |
| Link: | http://www.pcpoh.bham.ac.uk/ioem/ | |
| September 2008 | Title: | MSc/PG Diploma in Occupational Health |
| Event region: | West Midlands | |
| Event venue: | Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT | |
| Details: | This course is available on a full and part-time basis and is recognised by both the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM) and the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS). Recent course graduates are from the UK, Bahrain, Greece, Ghana, Lebanon, Nigeria, Oman and Kuwait. | |
| Contact: | Janet Lee, Course Administrator | |
| Tel No: | 0121 414 6014 | |
| Email: | j.w.lee@bham.ac.uk | |
| Link: | http://www.pcpoh.bham.ac.uk/ioem/ | |