On 21 April 2023, the Faculty of Occupational Medicine welcomed attendees to No. 6 Kildare Street for its annual Spring Conference.
The event, which could also be attended virtually, featured lectures around the theme of ‘Focusing on the Future.’
Speakers delved into a variety of different topics under this theme, including legal and HR issues, and advances in the areas of obesity, gender, lifestyle medicine and viral infections.
Prof Martie Van-Tongeren, Dr Sheelagh O’Brien, Dean of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, Ms Marie Daly and Dr Tommy Smyth.
The programme included:
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Employment, Protect disclosures and Data Protection Law Updates - Ms. Marie Daly
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Employers and Occupational Health: A HR Perspective- Mr. Tom Smyth
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Emerging Infectious Disease- Dr. Paul McKeown
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The Health and Occupational Research network (THOR) in Ireland and the UK- Professor Martie Van–Tongeren
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Lifestyle Medicine- Professor Robert Kelly
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Gender: A Series of Firsts- Professor Donal O’Shea
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Obesity: “It affects my entire life"- Dr. Michael Crotty
The event closed with a lively panel discussion with all of our speakers, who took questions from attendees on the day.