I hope nobody minds if I let members of the list know of a couple of
meetings coming up at the RSM.  Details and bookings can be done via the
web site at http://www.rsm.ac.uk/academ/smtoccup.htm

The second meeting on work/life balance may appeal to some of our HR
colleagues I suspect.

Tuesday 24 May
Global occupational health

Exploring global OH issues and the key elements of a successful global OH
programme. Assessing risks to the overseas traveller

5.30 pm Registration
6.00 pm Chairman's introduction
Dr Mary Sherry, President, Section of Occupational Medicine, Royal Society
of Medicine
6.05 pm The risks to the overseas traveller
Dr Charlie Easmon, Travel Screening Services
6.45 pm Global occupational health
Dr John Cooper, Unilever

Tuesday 21 June
Work/life balance - better ways of working?

A joint meeting with the Open Section
Changing patterns of work and how to achieve improvement in overall health
and well-being in the workplace

1.30 pm Registration

Session One

2.00 pm Setting the scene
Professor Malcolm Harrington, Chairman, UK National Occupational Health
Forum

2.20 pm Emerging patterns of work organisation in Europe
Professor Peter Totterdill, Director of Partnership Development,
Nottingham Trent University

2.55 pm Workplace trends and impact on health
Mr Steven Bevan, Director of Research, The Work Foundation

3.30 pm The impact of flexible working - employer's perspective
Ms Kate Groucutt, Policy Adviser - Absence and Health Issues, CBI

4.00 pm Tea

Session Two

4.20 pm 'Choosing Health' - working across boundaries
Dr Jenny Lisle, President of the Open Section, Royal Society of Medicine

4.40 pm The 'Health Matters' programme at PwC
Ms Veronica Frohock, Policy, Legal and Advisory Senior Manager,
PricewaterhouseCoopers

5.10 pm What works best?
Dr Bill Mitchell, Consultant Psychologist, The Mitchell Practice

5.40 pm Where does occupational medicine fit in?
Mr John Ballard, Editor - Occupational Health at Work, The At Work
Partnership

6.10 pm panel discussion
Led by Dr Mary Sherry, President of the Occupational Medicine Section,
Royal Society of Medicine

6.30 pm Close of meeting and drinks reception

7.00 pm Dinner
Advance bookings only

Hope to see some of you there.

David Bulpitt