The Faculty of Occupational Medicine held the 20th James Smiley Lecture on 16th November 2007. The speaker was Professor Robert L. Goldberg, Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, and Director of the UCSF Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program there. He spoke on the topic of "Recent Research in Ergonomics and Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders"

The lecture was preceded by presentations from 3 Faculty members. Dr. Gerard Kerr, Defence Forces, Collins Barracks, Cork discussed a Study on Injuries Sustained by Recruits During Basic Training; Dr. Tony Hochberg, Medical Director, Prime Health Group, Osborne Park, Western Australia gave a talk on "Telemedicine in Occupational Health" and Dr Clive Burges, Occupational Health Department, Tyrone & Fermanagh Hospital, Omagh spoke about Effects on Healthcare Staff of the Omagh Bombing.

In the evening the Faculty held its Admission Ceremony, conferring five Fellowships (one Honorary) and fifteen Licentiateships, and presented the James Smiley Medal to Professor Goldberg. The Annual Dinner dinner followed, and the Faculty was delighted to have Professor John Crown address them after dinner.