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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 eNews: Friday 10, July 2009 |
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Welcome to this week's edition of the AFOEM eNews.
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.
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.
Unless stated otherwise, this email represents only the views of the sender and not the views of AFOEM.
Contact us
Senior Executive Officer AFOEM
Andy Messner
(02) 9256 9602
Andrew.Messner@racp.edu.au
Fascimile: (02) 9247 8082
Administrative Officer AFOEM
Daniel Cheung
(02) 9256 9603
Daniel.Cheung@racp.edu.au
CPD Administrator | AFOEM, AFPHM & AFRM
Natali Vlatko
(02) 9256 9608
Natali.Vlatko@racp.edu.au
Project Officer | RACP Faculties & Chapters (Part Time: Weds - Fri)
Neridah Callaghan
(02) 9256 9636
Neridah.Callaghan@racp.edu.au
Project Reserach Officer AFOEM Strategic Project (Part Time: Mon)
Heidi Williams
Heidi.Williams@racp.edu.au
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Dates For Your Diary |
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NSW Regional Committee Meeting
- Friday 10, July 2009
- via teleconference
- Dinner to follow
AFOEM Executive Committee Meeting
- Wednesday 22, July 2009
- 8.15 - 9.30AM
Trainee Training Session With David Goddard
- Wednesday 15, July 2009
- 2.00PM - 6.00PM
- RACP Sydney, 52 Phillip St,
- Topics covered: basics of critical appraisal, principles of toxicology, principles of occupational hygiene
Remote Area Trainee Teleconference
- Thurday 16, July 2009
- Midday - 1.30PM (Brisbane local time)
Training Status Report Deadline
- Friday 31, July 2009
- Report for January to June 2009
- Download the form and forward to Supervisor and DoT with cc to faculty office
Assessment Subcommittee Meeting
- Friday 7, August 2009
- via teleconference
Written Examination
- Saturday 5 - Sunday 6, September 2009
- Various locations (TBA)
Practical Examination
- Saturday 7 - Sunday 8, November 2009
- Royal Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC
2010 Annual Training Meeting & Faculty Training Day
- Saturday 20 - Sunday 21, March 2010
- Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC
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External Events |
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SSRS: Webinar
- Tuesday 21, July 2009
- A one-hour education session on Diabetes and the use of insulin in the remote context will be held via webinar (internet and teleconference)
- 8.00PM (QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS)
- 7.30PM (NT, SA)
- 6.00PM (WA)
- Presenter: Dr Ashim Sinha
- This session is sponsored through the SSRS, a program of the Australian Government and the Committee of Presidents of Medical Colleges (CPMC)
- RSVP: Melinda Keresztes by Monday 13, July 2009
Health Insurance Summit
The Disability & Age Discrimination Law Reform Summit
ANSZOM 2009 ASM
- Wednesday 12 - Saturday 15, August 2009
- Hyatt Coolum Resort, QLD
- RE: Fit to work
- View the Flyer
National Workplace Safety Summit
- Thursday 27 - Friday 28, August 2009
- Brisbane Marriott, QLD
- AFOEM President Ross Mills will be guest speaking on "Presenteeism, absenteeism and barriers to RTW"
- Click for flyer
- Click to register
SimTech Health 2009 Simulation Conference
- Monday 7 - Friday 11, September 2009
- Hilton on the Park, Melbourne, VIC
- RE: Beyond technical skills
- Click for further details
Know Cancer in the Workplace - National Forum
- Thursday 10, December 2009
- University House, Australian National University, Canberra
- Further information contact education@cancerwa.asn.au
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2010 AFOEM ATM / Faculty Training Day |
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Saturday 20 - Sunday 21, March 2010 | Melbourne
The 2010 Annual Training Meeting / Facutly Training Day will be held in March 2010 at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC. Saturday 20, March 2009 will be dedicatd to AFOEM trainees with the theme being "Environment".
Sunday 21, March 2009 will be open to all AFOEM members and will include Ramazzini presentations, Annual Members Meeting and a presentation by the 2010 Fergurson-Glass Orator Dr John Osman. The program for both days will be finalised and distributed in the upcoming month.
Following the RACP Ceremony, the Annual Faculty Dinner will be held on the Sunday evening at The Terrace.
Note: The Annual Scientific Meeting will be run in conjunction with WCIM 2010.
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WCIM 2010 Melbourne |
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20 - 25 March, 2010
The World Congress of Internal Medicine 2010 Melbourne in conjunction with Physicians Week is coming around quickly. With an exciting and educational program in development this is a Congress that you should be sure not to miss.
Abstract Submissions and Registrations are both now open.
Ensure that you don't miss out on early registration and register as soon as possible. Be sure to submit your abstract for consideration in either the WCIM 2010 Melbourne or Physicians Week 2010 programs before the deadline of 30 August 2009.
For more information on registration, abstract submissions and the exciting social program on offer, we encourage you to continue visiting the website. To receive regular updates on WCIM 2010 Melbourne in conjunction with Physicians Week, please visit the website and register your interest now.
Please be aware that the 2010 AFOEM Annual Scientific Meeting is part of the WCIM 2010 program.
Don't Forget to Submit Your Abstract
Abstract submissions for WCIM 2010 Melbourne are now open at the WCIM website. All Fellows are encouraged to submit and abstract for consideration in the program to show the world the great talent of Australia and New Zealand's physicians. Don't miss the opportunity to be a part of the biggest internal medicine congress in the Southern Hemisphere in 2010. As a host of WCIM, the Royal Australasian College of Physicians would like to showcase the knowledge and expertise that the RACP has to offer our international delegates.
Abstract submissions close on 18 September 2009, however, make sure you get in early so you don't forget and miss your opportunity!
We hope to receive your abstract soon!
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Lead Fellow CPD |
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Chair of Continuing Professional Development, AFOEM
Dr James Ross is our new Chair of CPD for the faculty. James takes over from Ian Gardner who has stepped down from the role. James brings a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to the role. James was the Chair of the Board of CPD for the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine from 2004-2007. James is very keen to see additional opportunities for development coordinated through the faculty and broader College. James is also a member of the College Working Party on Climate Change.
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SSRS Residential Research Weekend |
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Friday 30, October - Monday 1 November, 2009
Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Terrigal NSW
Open to all rural and remote physicians and specialists, spaces are limited so get in quick!
Commencing on Friday 30, October with a dinner, the weekend aims to improve rural and remote specialists skills in the areas of service development and research. The residential workshop will be run in conjunction with the Academic Rehabilitation Medicine Subcommittee of the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine.
Please contact Jayne Lakeland for further information and registration.
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Expressions of Interest |
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University Partnership Project / University of Sydney Working Party
The President and the Dean would like you to nominate up to three senior Fellows to represent your Division or Faculty on a short term working party. Three senior clinicians from the RACP will be selected to join three senior academics from the University of Sydney on this working party. The purpose of this working party is to explore greater relationships between the University of Sydney and the RACP in the development and/or delivery of some of our education programs.
The University Partnerships Project was initiated by the RACP Board two years ago. A scoping exercise was undertaken between the RACP and the Universities of Sydney, Monash and Flinders. This scoping paper came up with a series of options as to how the RACP and the Universities could cooperate in postgraduate medical education. Various initiatives were explored including; greater support for our supervisors, a medical academic stream of training and the provision of modules of content by the universities that will contribute to the Colleges training programs.
To progress this project, the University of Sydney is keen to develop a short term working group to further clarify these objectives and to make a recommendation to the Board.
Please send your expression of interest to Andy Messner by Friday 17, July 2009.
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Trainee Research Awards |
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$1500 Up For Grabs
All Trainees of the College (Divisions, Faculties and Chapters) are eligible. The NSW State Committee will be judging the presentations on Tuesday 13 October to select two NSW representatives - one Adult Medicine and one Paediatrics & Child Health - to present their research at the World Congress of Internal Medicine 2010, in conjunction with Physicians Week, in Melbourne from 20 - 25 March 2010, to compete for the Trainee Research Prizes in each category of $1,500.
Abstracts should be submitted electronically by Friday 25 September 2009 to nsw.statecommittee@racp.edu.au. In the meantime, please contact Nola Van Huissteden if you intend to submit an abstract. Submission guidelines and a sample abstract are also attached for your information. If more than four abstracts are received in either Division, the decision as to which may be presented on the night will be made by the judging panel.
This is a valuable opportunity for Trainees to enhance their presentation skills and experience.
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Internal Medicine Journal |
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Extra Extra! Read All About It
The Internal Medicine Journal (IMJ) is the official journal of the Adult Medicine Division of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP).
All members of RACP have free member access to current and past IMJ articles - to access the journal via electronic database using your RACP login please click here. For access via the RACP website, please click here.
The journal has a sub-specialty editors in (Occupational and Environmental Medicine/Public Health Medicine/Palliative Medicine), as well as ethics and continuing medical education. Papers from all areas of medical practice and science are considered.
If you wish to receive a hard copy of the journal, please send your request to the Internal Medicine Journal.
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Review of Transport Medical Standards |
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Information Bulletin No. 1
NOTE: The attached bulletin is for information only, the Faculty has already responded to the National Transport Commission (NTC) request.
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Climate Change and Health |
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Doctors for the Environment Australia
The World Health Organisation estimates that one quarter of global disease and one third of that in children is due to modifiable environmental factors. If humanity is to make progress in solving the major issues of our time, all sections of the community will need to contribute.
Doctors for the Environment Australia aims to utilise the skills of members of the medical profession to address the ill health resulting from damage to the natural environment at local, national and global levels. Our concerns range from the health aspects of climate change to the environmental aspects of children’s health and to the local cardio-respiratory effects of transport pollution.
Doctors for the Environment Australia is a voluntary organisation of medical doctors in all states and territories. We work to address the diseases – local, national and global – caused by damage to the earth’s environment. For example, climate change will bring to Australia an increased burden of heat stroke, injury from fire and storm, infectious diseases and social disruption and mental illness, whilst in the developing world it will bring famine and water shortage.
The medical profession has a proud record of service to the community. This record not only includes personal clinical care, but also involvement in global issues that threaten the future of humanity. We aim to use our scientific and medical skills to educate governments and industry, the public and our colleagues by developing educational materials such as Policies and Posters and by direct contact, in the endeavour to highlight the medical importance of our natural environment. To our patients we try to provide a role model in the care of the environment for this is part of a preventative health ethos.
The College has formed a Working Party on Climate Change with their first meeting next week. Our representative on the Working Party is Dr James Ross.
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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.
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Competition Time |
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We Need You
We are seeking submissions for a catchy tagline that reflects the essence of occuational and environmental medicine.
Criteria for the catchphrase:
- No more than ten words
- Need to encapsulate the essence of the Australasian Faculty of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
- Be unique and represent the speciality of OEM
The AFOEM Council will make a decision on the best submission and the author of the winning catchphrase will receive an AFOEM tie and lapel pin.
Competition closes COB Friday 17, July 2009.
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