Occupational Health 2025: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Don’t miss this opportunity to present your work to national and international colleagues. Accepted abstracts will be published in Occupational Medicine – the official journal of SOM
The Society and Faculty of Occupational Medicine invite the submission of abstracts for either oral, oral poster or standard poster presentation.
We are keen to receive abstracts relating to any aspect of Occupational Health, from both academic and practitioner delegates. Abstracts relating to original research, clinical audits and service evaluations are encouraged. The theme of the Conference is “Leading OH into the Future” and abstracts relevant to this topic are especially welcome, as are submissions from overseas, trainees and medical students. We encourage submissions from medical, nursing and allied health professionals.
We have a range of generous prizes available:
The Morris Cooke Prize – for undergraduate medical students
The Morris Cooke Prize – for undergraduate medical students
A prize for excellence in either a poster or oral presentation by an undergraduate medical student at the Annual SOM/FOM Conference.
Established in 2021 by Dr Roger Cooke in memory of his father, Professor Morris Cooke, who was a previous Association of Industrial Medical Officers President.
This annual prize seeks to promote research by undergraduate medical students.
Aim: To promote and reward research in Occupational Health by an undergraduate medical student.
Format: Successful poster or oral presentation at the Conference.
Judging: The winner will be decided by the Prize Committee (drawn from the Conference Organising Committee).
The winner will be announced at the Conference.
Prize:£250
Eligibility: Any medical student in the UK or globally.
The Ewan Macdonald Prize – for the Best Poster Prize (Standard or Oral Poster)
The Ewan Macdonald Prize – for the Best Poster Prize (Standard or Oral Poster)
Aim: To promote and reward innovation, quality improvement or best practice in the field of work and health through research or a clinical governance activity (including audit).
Format: Submission of a poster/oral poster to the SOM/FOM Annual Conference which meets the above criteria and published requirements for a poster/oral poster.
Judging: The winner will be decided by the Prize Committee (three members to be drawn from the Conference Committee).
It will be presented at the Conference by Professor Macdonald or a representing member of the Scottish Group.
Prize:£250
Eligibility: Any SOM member or associate member in good standing.
The Best Oral Presentation Prize for trainees – kindly supported by FOM
The Best Oral Presentation Prize for trainees – kindly supported by FOM
A prize for excellence in an oral presentation by a trainee delegate presenter at the Annual SOM/FOM Conference.
Judging: The winner will be decided by the Prize Committee (three members to be drawn from the Conference Committee).
Prize: 250
Eligibility:An Oral Presenter who is a trainee.
Time has been specifically allocated within the programme for oral presentations and oral posters. Standard posters will be located in an easily-accessible area for viewing during all break times. For the third time, oral poster presentations are scheduled within the programme, to be presented with slides.
All delegates are encouraged to present material that will stimulate debate, raise issues of concern or highlight quality work being carried out by teams or individuals. This is an excellent opportunity to present to an audience from UK and abroad.
Please note: ALL Presenting Authors must register to attend the Occupational Health 2025 Conference, which will be an in-person event.
Instructions for Registration will be included in the result correspondence.
How to submit:
1. Follow this button for the Online Submission System: Submit Here
The minimum browser settings for this system are: Chrome version 22.x or higher, Firefox version 16.x or higher, Internet Explorer version 9.x or higher
2. All submissions must be received by 9am on 1st March 2025. Late submissions will not be accepted.
3. In order to submit (any number of submissions) you will need to set yourself up as a New User and provide your contact information.
4. Select “Submissions” to add your submission(s) to the system. The system will prompt you for the required information.
5. Your abstract must be submitted in English.
6. You will be asked for your preference of presentation format.
7. You will be asked about any disclosures and whether or not Ethical Approval was sought.
8. You will be asked for the title, authors and designations before the text of your abstract.
9. Your abstract itself must not exceed 250 words (this excludes the title, authors, designations and references).
10. Your abstract must be structured into Background, Aims, Methods, Results and Conclusions.
11. If you wish to include tables, these must form part of what you insert into the “Abstract Text” box and these will count within your 250 word limit. Tables MUST NOT be scanned into the abstract, but typed in using Word. Note: When an abstract is accepted, only the text will be published.
12. References can be given, up to a maximum of 5 and these will NOT form part of the 250 word count.
13. In addition to your abstract, please provide a statement as follows:
What is already known about this subject? In a maximum of three bullet point sentences (no more than 50 words each), please summarise the state of knowledge on this topic before your study was initiated and say why this study needed to be done.
What does this study add? In a maximum of three bullet point sentences (no more than 50 words each), provide a succinct answer to the questions “What do we now know as a result of this study that we did not know before?” and “What key message do you want to share with readers?”
What impact may this have on practice or policy? In a maximum of three bullet point sentences (no more than 50 words each) please provide a brief statement on the possible impact this may have on day to day occupational medicine practice and/or policy.
After Submission
a) The online system will enable you to add multiple submissions to your profile.
b) All submissions will be acknowledged by automated E-Mail. If you have not had a confirmation of receipt within 3 working days of your submission, please contact the Conference Secretariat via ohabstracts@indexcommunications.com
c) The Abstract Review Panel will review all abstracts and their decision on the acceptability of the abstract and format of the presentation will be final. No correspondence on their decision may be initiated by the author(s). While preferences for oral or poster presentations will be considered, the Reviewers may offer the alternative format.
d) Instructions on the duration of oral presentations, oral posters and the format and size of posters, will be given in the result correspondence which is planned for issue in early April 2025.
e) If an abstract cannot be presented at the Conference, the Secretariat must be notified in writing ahead of the Conference to save gaps in the programme and unnecessary costs.
Please contact our Conference Secretariat team if you have any queries at all regarding abstract submission: T: + 44 (0) 1794 511332; E: ohabstracts@indexcommunications.com
Call for Abstracts Submission Deadline: 9am on 1st March 2025
Occupational Health 2023: ABSTRACTS
For 2022, we are moving to an online submission platform, so please take time to read these new Instructions for Submission:
How to submit:
1. Follow this button for the Online Submission System: Link to follow
The minimum browser settings for this system are: Chrome version 22.x or higher, Firefox version 16.x or higher, Internet Explorer version 9.x or higher
2. All submissions must be received by 9am on 1st March 2024. Late submissions will not be accepted.
3. In order to submit (any number of submissions) you will need to set yourself up as a New User and provide your contact information.
4. Select “Submissions” to add your submission(s) to the system. The system will prompt you for the required information.
5. Your abstract must be submitted in English.
6. You will be asked for your preference of presentation format.
7. You will be asked about any disclosures and whether or not Ethical Approval was sought.
8. You will be asked for the title, authors and designations before the text of your abstract.
9. Your abstract itself must not exceed 250 words (this excludes the title, authors, designations and references).
10. Your abstract must be structured into Background, Aims, Methods, Results and Conclusions.
11. If you wish to include tables, these must form part of what you insert into the “Abstract Text” box and these will count within your 250 word limit. Tables MUST NOT be scanned into the abstract, but typed in using Word. Note: When an abstract is accepted, only the text will be published.
12. References can be given, up to a maximum of 5 and these will NOT form part of the 250 word count.
13. In addition to your abstract, please provide a statement as follows:
What is already known about this subject? In a maximum of three bullet point sentences (no more than 50 words each), please summarise the state of knowledge on this topic before your study was initiated and say why this study needed to be done.
What does this study add? In a maximum of three bullet point sentences (no more than 50 words each), provide a succinct answer to the questions “What do we now know as a result of this study that we did not know before?” and “What key message do you want to share with readers?”
What impact may this have on practice or policy? In a maximum of three bullet point sentences (no more than 50 words each) please provide a brief statement on the possible impact this may have on day to day occupational medicine practice and/or policy.
After Submission
a) The online system will enable you to add multiple submissions to your profile.
b) All submissions will be acknowledged by automated E-Mail. If you have not had a confirmation of receipt within 3 working days of your submission, please contact the Conference Secretariat via ohabstracts@indexcommunications.com
c) The Abstract Review Panel will review all abstracts and their decision on the acceptability of the abstract and format of the presentation will be final. No correspondence on their decision may be initiated by the author(s). While preferences for oral or poster presentations will be considered, the Reviewers may offer the alternative format.
d) Instructions on the duration of oral presentations, oral posters and the format and size of posters, will be given in the result correspondence which is planned for issue in early April 2023.
e) If an abstract cannot be presented at the Conference, the Secretariat must be notified in writing ahead of the Conference to save gaps in the programme and unnecessary costs.
Please contact our Conference Secretariat team if you have any queries at all regarding abstract submission: T: + 44 (0) 1794 511332; E: ohabstracts@indexcommunications.com
Call for Abstracts Submission Deadline: 9am on 1st March 2023
POSTER LISTING (Standard Posters)
(in poster number order)
Click on the P number in the Poster Number column to view the abstract.
| Poster Title | Presenter's Surname | Poster Number |
| POSTER WITHDRAWN | P1 | |
| USING THE METHOD FOR CANCER RISK ASSESSING IN ESTABLISHING THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE MALIGNANT TUMOUR DEVELOPMENT WITH THE OCCUPATION (CASE REPORT) | Zlygosteva | P2 |
| BRADFORD SCORE: IS IT STILL RELEVANT? | Black | P3 |
| THE EFFECT OF USE OF MANAGERS’ SATISFACTION SURVEY WITH RESULTING FEEDBACK, ON THE QUALITY OF SICKNESS ABSENCE PROCEDURES | Wong | P4 |
| A NARRATIVE REVIEW EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS ON WORK PARTICIPATION AMONG PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (IBD) | Ali, Pious, Saliba | P5 |
| THE IMAPCTS OF POST-STROKE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPAIRMENTS ON LONG TERM WORK | Jani | P6 |
| POSTER WITHDRAWN | P7 | |
| TINNITUS: AN EARLY PRECURSOR TO HEARING IMPAIRMENT IN NOISE EXPOSED WORKERS? | Wynn | P8 |
| A CROSS-SECTIONAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE OCCUPATIONAL STRESS EXPERIENCED BY UK SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPISTS | Ewen | P9 |
| INNOVATION IN EDUCATION - INTRODUCTORY COURSE IN OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE USING 360 VISI WORKPLACE AIDS | Murphy | P10 |
| RETURN TO WORK AFTER CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE SURGERY WITH POST-OPERATIVE INTERVENTION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE | Tweedie | P11 |
| INNOVATION IN STAFF VACCINATION PROGRAMS – THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION (RPA) | Neale | P12 |
| MUSCULOSKELETAL SYMPTOMS IN HEALTHCARE WORKERS PERFORMING ULTRASOUND SCANS | Bell | P13 |
| REFLECTIONS OF A PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING PRACTITIONER WITHIN AN NHS OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE | Bennett | P14 |
| REVIEW OF ‘PHYSICAL OTHER’ CODING OUTCOMES FOLLOWING ASSESSMENT AFTER MANAGEMENT REFERRAL TO OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH | Moore | P15 |
| INNOVATION: USING STAFF FITNESS CENTRES FOR REHABILITATION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS WITH MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS | Cuthertson | P16 |
| NHS STAFF HEALTH CHECK - A PILOT OF A HUMAN BEHAVIOURS APPROACH | Pickles | P17 |
| MOBILISATION OF A NEW OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PHYSIOTHERAPY SERVICE – LESSONS LEARNT FROM STAKEHOLDER ENGAGMENT | Gowland | P18 |
| SHEFFIELD OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE: INTRODUCTION OF SAFER NEEDLES AND ITS IMPACT ON NEEDLESTICK INCIDENTS (RE-AUDIT FEBRUARY 2023) | Kroening | P19 |
| THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH VALUE OF AN NHS STAFF PHYSIOTHERAPY SERVICE | Kroening | P20 |
| PROMOTING INCLUSION & BELONGING IN AN ACUTE NHS TRUST: A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH INITIATIVE | Pattani | P21 |
| OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST-LED FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENTS ZERO IN ON MILITARY SKILLS | Catarro | P22 |
| BLUE RUBBER BLEB NAEVUS SYNDROME: A CASE REPORT FROM AN ARMY OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CLINIC | Yates | P23 |
| EVALUATION OF OCCUPATIONAL RISK IN ROTATOR CUFF SYNDROME: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AGE | Massoni | P24 |
| THE AGING IN THE WORK RELATED DIAGNOSIS OF THE OSTEOARTHRITIS | Massoni | P25 |
| WORK-RELATED LUMBAR DISCOPATHY. A STUDY ON RURAL AND BUILDING WORKERS | Massoni | P26 |
| CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME: AN AGE- OR WORK-RELATED DIAGNOSIS | Massoni | P27 |
| IMPROVING THE PROCESS FOR ISSUING FIT NOTES IN PRIMARY CARE | Hughes | P28 |
| POSTER WITHDRAWN | P29 | |
| UTILISING THE WORK ABILITY INDEX WITHIN ARMY OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH | Williams | P30 |
| POSTER WITHDRAWN | P31 | |
| POSTER WITHDRAWN | P32 | |
| MENTAL HEALTH OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH EMPLOYEES IN THE PEAK OF THE PANDEMIC 2020 | Ranka | P33 |
| ANALYSIS OF UK OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PHYSICIAN RESPONSE RATE TO SURVEY RESEARCH | Ranka | P34 |
| OLDER WOMEN’S WORKPLACE WELLBEING: BARRIERS, FACILITATORS AND THE COST OF LIVING CRISIS | Edge | P35 |