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The Australasian Faculty of Occupational & Environmental Medicine aims for excellence in the standard of training and practice of Occupational Medicine in Australasia. Occupational Physicians are consultants in the effects of work on health and health on work, and strive continually for acceptable working conditions in all facets of industry. |
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Australasian Faculty of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
145 Macquarie Street Sydney, NSW 2000
ph: (02) 9256 9603
afoem@racp.edu.au
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AFOEM Newsletter Volume 10 Issue 7: Friday 26, March 2010 |
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Welcome to this week's edition of the AFOEM eNews.
These ebulletins are best viewed in html. Simply click on the item of interest (left) and you will be taken straight to that item.
An archive of all previous Newsletters (since 2002) are available on the Faculty website.
As always, if you would like to contribute an item to the next eNewsletter please email a paragraph to afoem@racp.edu.au by Tuesday of the publishing week.
Contact us
Senior Executive Officer AFOEM
Andy Messner
(02) 9256 9602
Andrew.Messner@racp.edu.au
Executive Officer AFOEM
Joanna Oakley
(02) 9256 9608
Joanna.Oakley@racp.edu.au
Administrative Officer AFOEM (Part Time: Mon, Weds, Fri)
Daniel Cheung
(02) 9256 9603
Daniel.Cheung@racp.edu.au
CPD Administrator | AFOEM, AFPHM & AFRM
Natali Vlatko
(02) 8247 6239
Natali.Vlatko@racp.edu.au
Project Officer | RACP Faculties & Chapters (Part Time: Weds - Fri)
Neridah Callaghan
(02) 9256 9636
Neridah.Callaghan@racp.edu.au
Letter From The Editor-in-Chief
It seems as though I missed one cracker of a week! Things seem to be returning back to normal and the monkey who we second to write this has been given a bag of peanuts, it's full steam ahead!
It would not be right if I did not acknowledge and congratulate the following prize winners!
- Margaret Macky, recipient of the 2010 Ramazzini Prize
- Peter Connaughton and Robyn Horsley, recipients of the 2010 President's Award
- Wing Chan, recipient of the 2010 College Medal
- Kar Loong Ng, recipient of the 2009 Deane Southgate Award.
In the coming weeks, photos and further details on the award winners and graduating Fellows will be made available either on the Faculty website or Newsletter so keep in touch!
On behalf of the Faculty, we'd like to thank the efforts of David Beaumont, Bruce Hocking and Mary Wyatt on bringing Dame Carol Black all the way from the UK to Melbourne. Even though I wasn't there, first hand accounts of the Ferguson Glass Oration have been extremely positive.
A big thank you to Andrea James and her "organising mob" for driving the ATM, and last but NOT least, a big warm hearty hug to Bruce Hocking and the 2010 ASM organising committee for all their efforts in making WCIM and the Faculty Dinner so enjoyable and such a success.
We're seeking feedback on the your experience at WCIM 2010, in particular, the AFOEM program. An email will be circulated later today with an evaluation form attached. Please complete and email back to the Faculty Office by Friday 9, April 2010.
And on that note, the 2011 RACP Congress - Indigenous Health & Chronic Disease will be held in Darwin, NT in 20-23 May 2011, so mark these dates in your diaries folk!
A reminder to all current AFOEM trainees (inactive/active) that the cut-off date for early-bird annual subscription fee closes on Wednesday 31, March 2010.
Similarly, all Fellows are reminded to submit their 2009-2010 MOPS/CPD points on the Faculty Website. Should you have any queries or run into any problems with the online submission process, please contact Natali Vlatko, CPD Administrator on (02) 9247 6239.
And without further ado, I shall leave you with the eNewsletter. Have a good weekend!
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Elections 2010 |
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Your Right To Vote
As you will be aware, the College recently communicated with you calling for nominations for elected positions on the RACP Board and AFOEM Council.
As a result of this call, an election is to be held for a number of positions within the RACP. Voting will take place from 19 March to 5pm (AEST) on 19 April. Separate communication will be sent to Fellows via email or, where an active email address is not on the College database, via post.
An election is to be held for President-Elect of the College and all Fellows (Divisions, Faculties and Chapters) are eligible to vote for the President-Elect position.
There are three ballots relevant for AFOEM Fellows:
- RACP President-Elect
- AFOEM President-Elect
- AFOEM QLD Representative Council Member (only QLD Fellows are eligible to vote for this ballot)
All Fellows of the Faculty are encouraged to vote in these elections.
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Dates For Your Diary |
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AFOEM VIC Trainee Review Meeting
- Thursday 8, April 2010
- 5.30PM - 7.30PM
- Victorian Police HQ
AFOEM NSW Regional Committee Meeting
- Tuesday 13, April 2010
- Via Teleconference
AFOEM Remote Area Trainees Review Meeting
- Thursday 15, April 2010
- Via AttendAnywhere
AFOEM NSW Trainee Review Meeting
- Monday 19, April 2010
- 5.30PM - 7.00PM
- John Greenway Room, KPEC, RPAH
AFOEM WA Trainee Review Meeting
- Tuesday 20, April 2010
- 5.30PM
- CTEC
AFOEM Coal Services Virtual Reality Training Course
AFOEM Assessment Sub Committee Meeting
- Wednesday 26, May 2010
- 4.00PM - 5.30PM
- Via Teleconference
AFOEM Education Committee Meeting
- Tuesday 8, June 2010
- 9.30AM - 4.00PM
- RACP, 145 Macquarie St, Sydney NSW
AFOEM Assessment Sub Committee Meeting
- Wednesday 16, June 2010
- 4.00PM - 5.30PM
- Via Teleconference
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External Events |
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The Impact of Pain
- Sunday 28 - Wednesday 31, March 2010
- The Australian Pain Society and the New Zealand Pain Society Combined Annual Scientific Meeting
- Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre, QLD
- Click for Flyer (PDF | 265KB)
AMREP World Health Day Conference - Health and the City
Fatigue Risk Management 2010 - Reducing the Costs, Risks, and Liabilities of Human Error in Today's Workforce
HFESA Free Professional Development Seminar: Rocking & Warehousing Systems
- Wednesday 5, May 2010
- 6.45PM for 7.00PM (no RSVP required)
- 222 Exhibition St, Melbourne VIC
4th ARPA National Injury Management Conference
2010 National Medicines Symposium - Medicine in People's Lives
Basic Principles In Occupational Hygiene
ITAC 2010 - Smart Aged Care: The E-Health Revolution
Clinical Research Excellence 2010
HIC 2010 - Informing the Business of Healthcare
HUPO 2010 Sydney Congress and Exhibition
28th Annual AIOH Conference & Exhibition: "Green but Clean"
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Positions Vacant |
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Medical Practitioner or Occupational Physician, VIC
This is a contract position to provide on-site support with one of our major customers as a Medical Physician in charge of the Occupational Medical Clinic. The role will be supported by podiatrists, physiotherapists, and occupational health nurses.
As a contract position this role offers additional scope to professionally develop in this area; flexibility and autonomy; the support of Recovre's Corporate Health division and a diverse group of over 350 allied health professionals, 4 experienced occupational physicians and other medical practitioners.
This roll will commence 1 July 2010 with a 3 year contract.
- You must be a registered medical practitioner in Victoria.
- Preferable that you are pursuing further study in Occupational Medicine.
- An understanding of WorkCover legislation and the clinical requirements of practising within this scheme is required.
If you would like to find out more, please don't hesitate to contact: Justin.Gately@recovre.com.au or (03) 8689 4668.
Chief Research Officer, Melbourne
Monash University, WorkSafe Victoria and the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) have partnered to establish the Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research (ISCRR) as a focal point for research and best practice in injury and illness prevention, rehabilitation and compensation practice. On behalf of the partners, Monash seeks to appoint an outstanding candidate to the role of Chief Research Officer (CRO).
IBM, Sydney or Melbourne
A vacancy for an Occupational Physician has become available at IBM.
The role is part time and hours are negotiable . Trainees as well as Fellows of the College will be considered. The position may be based in either Sydney or Melbourne. The Occupational Physician is responsible for providing occupational health services to IBM. These include management consultation and advice on occupational medical issues affecting the workplace, emergency medical response oversight, travel health advice, administration of IBM policies, programs and practices related to the health and safety of employees.
For further information and a copy of the job description , contact Camilla Hasloch at chasloch@au1.ibm.com, or phone (02) 9462 5017.
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Changes To OMJ Subscription Process |
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Change Is Inevitable Except From A Vending Machine
The OMJ, Oxford University Press, UK, is an optional extra given to all Faculty members. Through the AFOEM, our members receive a significant discount for a 12-month subscription.
In order to ensure that all Faculty members only pay every 12-months for an annual subscription to the Occupational Medicine Journal we have removed the option to subscribe to the OMJ on your RACP Fellow Annual Subscription Invoice.
A renewal notice will be emailed to you within 6 weeks of your subscription expiration. Should you wish to continue your OMJ subscription, please return the renewal notice at your earliest convenience. Please take this opportunity to verify your postal address for delivery purposes.
Update: Renewal notices for expiring (or expired subscriptions) will be issued shortly via email.
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Recap of Previous Editions (Deja Vu) |
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2010 CPD Grant: Call For Applications
As one of the key initiatives set up by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, the CPD Grant is designed to promote and support education initiatives for Fellows’ Continuing Professional Development.
The grant serves as a seed fund to provide financial assistance for the development of educational activities involving a community of Fellows that will contribute to the future continuing professional development of Fellows of the RACP.
The nature and complexity of proposed activities will vary and therefore the grant itself may not cover all costs involved.
An amount of up to $5,000 will generally be approved for any application. However, this may vary at the discretion of the CPD Committee, funds available and the number of applications. We are delighted to announce that the total amount of grant funding the College is making available for the 2010 year is $40,000 for Australia and $15,000 for New Zealand.
All Fellows of the College from the Divisions, Chapters and Faculties in Australia and New Zealand are eligible to apply for a grant.
Please Note: The funding is intended to support organisation of CPD activities for a community of Fellows eg. regional scientific meetings, updates, etc, and therefore is not available to individual Fellow’s CPD undertakings.
Applications will be assessed according to the following principles, with precedence given to those that align closely to the following;
- Exhibit innovation in content, design and/or method of delivery
- Support as many Fellows as possible
- Focus on assisting those who are unable to access the more usual channels of CPD
- Provide the College with an enduring continuing education resource
- Provide value for attendees and contribute to their continuing professional development
For more information or to obtain a copy of the 2010 CPD Grant Application Kit, please contact the CPD unit of the Education Deanery via email mycpd@racp.edu.au or phone 02 8247 6239.
Closing date for applications is Wednesday 31, March 2010. Unfortunately applications received beyond this date cannot be considered.
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Newsletter Input |
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For Occupational Physicians. By Occupational Physicians
Contributions to the AFOEM Newsletter is always welcome (the monkey has apparently run out of jokes so we're counting on you now!). Whether it be an event that you think would be of interest to fellow colleagues in the same field, or a position vacancy within your organisation, or even a report on a course you had attended and found worthwhile, please email a paragraph to afoem@racp.edu.au by Tuesday of the publishing week for inclusion into the Newsletter.
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Changed Your Contact Details Recently? |
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Postman Pat & His Black and White Cat
AFOEM hopes to maintain a lifelong relationship with you, but to do so it is important that we keep your up-to-date details. Please notify us if you have recently changed your contact details.
Find A Consultant
As a Fellow of the AFOEM, you may have your business contact details published on the Faculty website for the general public to search. Should you wish to be featured on the AFOEM "Find A Consultant" tool (found on the Faculty website), please write a short email addressed to Daniel Cheung with the required information you wish to be published. Please note that you will not be added to the webpage unless you have provided consent to the Faculty Office.
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The Fine Print |
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Disclaimer
Although AFOEM takes all reasonable steps to ensure this email does not contain malicious software, AFOEM does not accept responsibility for the consequences if any person's computer inadvertently suffers any disruption to services, loss of information, harm or is infected with a virus, other malicious computer program or code that may occur as a consequence of receiving this email.
There may be websites and/or events linked to and from this communique that are operated or created by or for organisations outside of The Australasian Faculty of Occupational & Environmental Medicine. Those organisations are solely responsible for the operation and information(including the right to display such information) found on their respective websites.The linking to or from this communique does not imply on the part of the AFOEM any endorsement or guarantee of any of the organisations or information found on their respective websites.
The Australasian Faculty of Occupational & Environment Medicine does not assume and is not responsible for any liability whatsoever for the linking of any of these linked websites and/or events, the operation or content of any of the linked websites nor for any of the information, interpretation, comments or opinions expressed in any of the linked websites. Any comments or inquiries regarding the linked websites and/or events are to be directed to the particular organisation for whom the particular website and/or event is being operated.
Unless stated otherwise, this email represents only the views of the sender and not the views of AFOEM.
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