Conference 2011
1 September 2011 - 4 September 2011
Wellington Clinical School of Medicine, 23A Mein Street, Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand
Download the conference programme here.
The Australian and New Zealand Society of Occupational Medicine celebrates 40 years in 2011. We are excited about our combined NZ and Australian Federal scientific ANZSOM meeting for 2011.
ANZSOM is one of a number of occupational medical Societies worldwide. The Society of Occupational Medicine in the UK (which recently celebrated 75 years), the Society of Occupational Medicine in Ireland, and the Malaysian Society of Occupational Health Physicians are just a few.
These Societies are united by a common approach which includes working with other health professionals and being innovative in resolving occupational health problems.
This year’s conference will be entitled “The Challenge: A Healthy and Safe Workplace”. The conference will be held in Wellington on 1st - 4th September at the Wellington Clinical School of Medicine (University of Otago), Mein St, Newtown, Wellington.
Keynote speakers
Dr Ron Loeppke
Vice Chairman, Board of US Preventive Medicine, United States of America.
Prof Des Gorman
Executive Chairman, Health Workforce New Zealand.
Prof Jeroen Douwes
Director, Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University.
Mr Paul Jarvie
Manager, Occupational Health and Safety, Employers and Manufacturers Association (northern).
Mr Les Heads
S.H.E manager, Pacific National Rail.
Prof Tar-Ching Aw
Chair, Department of Community Medicine
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Dubai.
Proposed Topics include:
- occupational medicine – its future, its role and training
- occupational medicine, primary health care and prevention
- health, safety and welfare at work – a multidisciplinary practice
- occupational research in New Zealand:
- dust and timber workers
- solvents and car spray painters
- cancer and meat workers
- real time video exposure monitoring – a new investigative tool
- on-going issues in occupational medicine
- chronic pain
- solvent neurotoxicity
- occupational health in developing countries
- health surveillance at work
We look forward to seeing all our colleagues at this exciting meeting.
RNZCGP MOPS Programme:
The ANZSOM Annual Scientific Meeting 2011 - The Challenge: A Health & Safe Workplace - has been endorsed by The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) and has been approved for up to 18 hours CME for General Practice Educational Programme Stage 2(GPEP2) and Maintenance of Professional Standards (MOPS) purposes.