Complex OH Cases in Practice – Half-day PM

Thursday 27 November, PM (Half-day), A Virtual Event

An afternoon exploring different case studies, giving you the opportunity to discuss complex cases with our expert tutors, and with your peers, and to finesse your skills in managing cases.

Three complex cases have been selected, looking at mental health, neurodiversity and a long-term health condition. The case studies will illustrate how occupational health can best manage and progress the cases, and give evidence-based advice.

Attend this training workshop to learn how best to approach complex cases to ensure consistent, evidence-based decision-making and delivering OH advice that can provide the best support for the individual and the manager.

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Programme

13.25

Registration

13.30

Welcome and introduction from the chair

Dr John Ballard, Occupational Health [at Work]

13.35

Case study 1 – Long term health conditions
Dr Nadia Sheikh, Health Partners

14.20

Case study 2 – Mental health
Julia McCrann, Network Rail

15.05

Tea

15.25

Case study 3 – Neurodiversity

Dr Sally Coomber, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

16.10

Panel session – discussion of other cases

Delegates can presubmit their own examples
of difficult OH cases and benefit from an
expert-led panel discussion of these

16.45

Close of day

Benefits of attending

Each case will explore some/all of the following areas:

An update on the latest evidence relating to the management of that condition
Diagnosis and prognosis – impact on fitness to work
Ongoing management (including adjustments)
Communication with stakeholders
Specific challenges for OH

This conference is designed for:

OH professionals
Other professionally registered practitioners working in OH

We welcome delegates from all over the world to the workshop, although please note that the cases discussed will be based around UK practice.

About our expert tutors

Dr John Ballard

John has been researching and writing on OH and disability issues for over 30 years. He edits the Occupational Health [at Work] journal from The At Work Partnership.

Dr Sally Coomber

Sally is a consultant occupational physician at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. She has more than 25 years’ clinical OH experience and is a past president of the Society of Occupational Medicine.

Dr Nadia Sheikh

Nadia is a consultant occupational health physician with Health Partners. She previously worked for the NHS and independent OH organisations. She has written evidence-based guidelines for the Faculty of Occupational Medicine.

Julia McCrann

Julia is the principal clinical manager for Network Rail occupational health services. She has a broad range of experience across public and private sectors spanning over 25 years.

Documentation

Please note that the documentation for this afternoon will be emailed as a PDF a couple of days before the event