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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 8247 6219
afom@racp.edu.au
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AFOEM e-Newsletter 23rd January, 2008 |
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News and Events
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AMC Review |
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Many of you may know that we are going to be reviewed by the Australian Medical Council in August 2008, as a follow-up to the college accreditation process initiated in 2004. The current review is to see how much progress the various college departments have made in addressing areas identified by the AMC in 2004 as requiring further work.
The Faculty committees ably assisted by David Goddard are working very hard to put things in place and we would appreciate regional lists of training meetings and other educational events. We are also seeking training sites from each of the regions that can be visited by the AMC team in the second week of August. If you can help, please contact the Faculty soon!
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Combined AFRM/AFOEM ASM 2008 and RACP Congress 2008 |
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The combined AFRM/AFOEM ASM for 2008 will be held in Adelaide from 6th-9th May, 2008. Registration is currently open. For information on the ASM, and to register, go to the following link:
http://www.afoem.racp.edu.au/page/news-and-events/asm-2008
The RACP Congress for 2008 will commence on 11th May, 2008, after the AFRM/AFOEM joint conference. For information on the RACP Congress, go to the following link:
http://www.racpcongress.com/
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AFOEM Education Project Officer |
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We are delighted to announce Dr David Goddard has just joined us as AFOEM Education Project Officer, for a period of 2 years. Those of you who already know David will confirm how perfect he will be in this role.
David Goddard has had a long and varied career in Occupational Medicine, being Fellow of the Faculty since its inaugration in 1994, and member of ACOM before that. Since 1990, David has been Senior Lecturer at the Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine at Monash University.
In an earlier life, David worked with with Victorian Railways, State Department of Labour and WorkCare. However teaching has been David’s abiding passion, culminating with Monash University’s Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Teaching in 2001. David was spontaneously nominated for this award by his medical undergraduate class who cited his “enthusiasm and ability to make a dull subject interesting” as being major reasons for the nomination.
Although David has written extensive material to aid the studies of undergraduate and post graduate students in occupational medicine and public health, he has given an enormous of time to the Faculty in preparing over fifty OSCE stations over the last 14 years, and helping faculty trainees prepare for the Fellowship Exam. David has also contributed to many medical journals, and was the principal author of Workers Compensation Reform, an early publication of the former Australian College of Occupational Medicine, now the Faculty.
In 2004, David spent seven weeks at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa where he facilitated a group of ten medical students with varied cultural backgrounds for problem-based learning.
David’s next challenge will be to review the AFOEM post-graduate education, curriculum and training processes and develop and initiate an educational strategic plan in liaison with the Faculty Education Committee and the RACP Deanery; and to assist in the development and delivery of training and assessment materials. We look forward to working with him, and see this as a huge step forward for the AFOEM training program.
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Fellows Notice |
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Trainee Notices |
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Annual Training Meeting
Registration is now open for the Annual Training Meeting, to be held in Adelaide on 10th-11th May, 2008. To download a registration form, go to the following link:
http://www.afoem.racp.edu.au/page/news-and-events/asm-2008
Fees 2008 The trainee fees for 2008 have now been released and there has been a small increase in the cost. You can download the subscription form at the AFOEM website homepage at: http://afoem.racp.edu.au/
Ramazzini presentations 2008
Planning for the Ramazzini presentations is well under way for 2008. If you have contacted the faculty to express your interest there are two important dates to remember:
1) Sign off of research project due 31 January 2008
2) Submission of Ramazzini abstract due to faculty by 29 February 2008
Six monthly reports
Six monthly reports are now available to download from the website. This year there are some additional survey questions added to the report which we would like you to complete. To download the current status report, go to the following link under the heading "Forms":
http://www.afoem.racp.edu.au/page/training-program/trainee-resources
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2008 Blake Dawson inside OHS awards |
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Occupational physicians who've implemented initiatives to improve workplace health and safety are invited to enter the 2008 Blake Dawson Inside OHS Awards before 5pm AEST March 10, 2008.
First prize includes a trip to an international OHS congress in South Africa or South Korea and a 12-month subscription to an independent news service covering OHS, workers' compensation and environmental management, among other specialist disciplines.
Become the inaugural Blake Dawson Inside OHS Professional of the Year 2008. Tell us how you have spearheaded or significantly contributed to delivering practical initiatives in your field. The winner will receive a 12-month email subscription to a Thomson premium news service of their choice for their organisation.
You can find out more at:
http://www.thomson.com.au/resources/ohs-awards/?utm_source=url_ohsawards&utm_medium=customurl&utm_campaign=%20OHS-Awards
or email miranda.flint@thomson.com for an entry form.
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MABEL: Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life |
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The Australian Longitudinal Survey of Doctors
The MABEL survey will track a random sample of around 15,000 doctors over an initial four-year period. This will include GPs, private specialists, hospital doctors and doctors in specialist training. The first wave of the study is planned for May 2008.
The research will examine the changing patterns of doctors' working lives over time in order to better understand doctor shortages and surpluses and the pivotal role of doctors in the health care system.
The MABEL survey has been funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council and is to be conducted by researchers from the University of Melbourne and Monash Universities.
For further information go to: http://www.mabel.org.au/contact.html
For enquiries contact: enquiries@mabel.org.au
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Psychological Injury and Stress in the Workplace Conference 2008 |
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The 3rd Annual Psychological Injury and Stress in the Workplace Conference will be held from 30th April- 2nd May 2008 at the Sydney Marriott Hotel in Sydney.
This conference is an essential source of information for workers compensation, OHS, and health and wellbeing managers.
Early bird registration is open until 29th February 2008. For further information:
Phone (02) 9080 4080 quoting GYPWZZF, fax (02) 9299 3109, or email jwilson@iir.com.au.
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Tele-Derm and Radiology online - now available to all rural and remote doctors |
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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) has announced that both Tele-Derm and Radiology Online are now available to all rural and remote doctors in Australia.
Tele-Derm is an internationally-recognised online resource designed primarily to allow rural doctors to submit de-identified cases for free specialist advice on diagnosis and management by Dermatologist Dr Jim Muir. Online cases studies, tips and cases of the week are also available.
Radiology Online is a similar online service moderated by Dr Tony Lamont, Chief Radiologist at the Townsville Base Hospital in Queensland. Doctors enrolled in Radiology Online are able to submit digital x-ray images of cases and personalised feedback from Dr Lamont.
Both sites are hosted through ACRRM's Rural and Remote Medical Education Online (RRMEO) at www.rmeo.com
Registration is free for all rural and remote doctors.
For more information, ring ACRRM on 1800 223 226 or email rmeo@acrrm.org.au
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