Programme
Tuesday 6 February 2024
- 9.25
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Registration
- 9.30
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Introduction and welcome
Dr John Ballard, Occupational Health [at Work]
OH LAW PART ONE
- 9.35
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OH ethics – legal update
Prof Diana Kloss, barrister
- Consent and confidentiality
- Knowledge of disability – practical implications
- The employee wants to carry on working despite work related ill health
- Covert surveillance
- GMC Good Medical Practice 2024
OH PRACTICE PART ONE
- 10.25
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OH consultation times, targets and restrictions
Dr John Ballard, Occupational Health [at Work]
- Findings of our exclusive survey of OH professionals
- Recommendations for practice
- 10.50
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Coffee
OH LAW PART TWO
- 11.10
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Legal hot topics
Nick Hanning, Anthony Gold Solicitors
- Posting disabled workers abroad
- Medical evidence in mental health cases
- Disability-related dismissals
- Flexible working
- 11.55
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Legal Q&A
- Your chance to ask your OH legal questions to our legal experts
OH PRACTICE PART TWO
- 12.15
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Work retention and return to work in mental health
Dr Greg Couser, Mayo Clinics, USA
- Why remaining in work is good for health
- Assessing fitness for work in mental health cases
- Determining when sickness absence is advisable
- Addressing employee concerns and negative beliefs
- Recommending adjustments to work schedule/hours/tasks
- Planning the return to work
- 12.55
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Mental health Q&A
Dr Greg Couser, Mayo Clinics, USA
- 13.10
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Lunch
- 14.00
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Why are so many disabled people disappointed with occupational health?
Diane Lightfoot, Business Disability Forum UK
- The Great Big Workplace Adjustments Survey
- What disabled people (and their employers) had to say
about OH - Where is the disconnect and how can we make it work
better? - Questions from and discussion with the audience
- 14.40
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Smart adjustments and informed disclosure decisions
Dr Monique Gignac, Institute of Work and Health, Canada
- Episodic disabilities
- Disclosure decisions
- Research findings
- The Job Demands and Accommodation Planning Tool
- 15.20
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Tea
- 15.40
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Forum on artificial intelligence in occupational health
With Dr Monique Gignac, Institute of Work and Health Canada, Dr Nerys Williams, independent occupational physician, Dr Steve Boorman, Empactis, and, Prof Diana Kloss, barrister
Chair: Dr John Ballard, Occupational Health [at Work]
An opportunity to discuss the opportunities and challenges, legal and ethical issues posed by artificial intelligence in occupational health
- 16.20
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Final questions
- 16.30
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Close of day
Benefits of attending
You will gain:
- An update on key professional practice issues, from mental health job retention and return to work to the new area of artificial intelligence – and its potential impact on occupational health.
- A vital update on legislation and recent case law, taking you through the complexities of the legal and ethical issues in disability discrimination, consent and confidentiality, employment and mental health law. You’ll be sure you know your obligations, and how to meet them.
- Knowledge of the legal dos and don’ts in some of the most difficult areas affecting OH professionals’ practice.
PLUS – you will receive printed documentation to keep for future reference.
This event is designed for:
• OH professionals and allied health professionals
• HR managers
• H&S practitioners
• Case managers
