South African Society of Occupational Medicine
SASOM is a Professional Society, registered as a special interest group with the South African Medical Association and affiliated to the International Commission of Occupational Medicine (ICOH).
Annual Congress 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT
After not holding and annual congress over the past two years (2020 and 2021) due to the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic, SASOM will hold a CPD-accredited virtual annual congress over four months in 2022 and offer its members four congress sessions with individual themes, with four presentations in each session.
The session programmes are under development and more details will be shared with members soon.
29 July 2022
Session 1: Updates on chemical exposures and medical surveillance
13h00 – 17h00
26 August 2022
Session 2: Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic
13h00 – 17h00
16 September 2022
Session 3: Updates on ergonomics, musculoskeletal disorders, and physical factors at work
13h00 – 17h00
28 October 2022
Session 4: Updates on occupational health and medicine: Workplace legislation, ethics, and compensation
13h00 – 17h00
What we do
Vision
Mission
- To promote, protect and enhance the health of the working population of South Africa.
- To further all aspects of occupational health in South Africa.
- To be the guardian for ethical and medical standards of Occupational Medicine.
- To be the professional information resource on occupational health matters.
Policies
Safety Promotion
SASOM Logo use by other organisations
- In principle, no one other than SASOM is allowed to display its logo.
- SASOM Chair have the authority to allow ad hoc displays; e.g. display stands at congresses, Occ Health magazine etc.
- Any use of the logo is limited to written authorisation by the SASOM Chair.
SASOM Approved
Our Partners Nationally & Internationally.
SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIETY OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE
Contact Us
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Contact Info
Office Hours
Mondays – Fridays: 9am – 4pm
Saturdays – Sundays: Closed
Public Holidays: Closed
Get in Touch
Email: info@sasom.org
Tel: +27 (0) 87 288 0893
WhatsApp: +27 (0) 66 070 5396