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Congress and Conference Presentations & Documents

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Congresses

SASOM Congress 2018
Dr Jim teWaterNaude – Asbestos 1: The original nano-particle Dr Greg Kew – A review of audiometric screening techniques to identify early noise induced hearing loss (NIHL): A need for new ideas to solve an old problem Dr Jan Lapere – An update of SASOM Guideline 3: Management of absenteeism due to illness or injury Prof Anton Stoltz – Infectious Diseases Sapience Prof Rajen Naidoo – Occupational Health: Is history shaping our future? Ms Jeanne-Marie Tucker – Development of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Service Benefits Framework: Taking the first step in defining the path to Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in SA Dr Andy Thomson – Applying South African experience to a state-of-the-art chemical manufacturing complex in Saudi Arabia Dr Jim teWaterNaude – Asbestos2: Designing fibre-free futures Dr Sebolelo Seape – Screening for mental illness in the workplace Dr Hetta Gouse – Addressing HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders in the workplace Dr WAJ Meintjes – An update Dealing with radiation as a hazard
SASOM - MEDICHEM Joint Congress 2019
Dr Paul Gannon (UK / Switzerland) – Global mergers and acquisitions in the chemical industry: What is the impact for Occupational Health? Dr Tee Guidotti (USA / Cananda) – From Environmental Toxicology to safe chemical production Prof Kenneth Mundt (USA) – Global old and emerging issues: The epidemiology of it all – Asbestos / Silica / Tuberculosis Dr Murray Coombs (South Africa) & Dr Maren Beth-Hübner (Germany) – Guides on Occupational Disease – Best practice Germany: Examples of silica and nanotechnology Dr Willie van Niekerk (South Africa) – Environmental Toxicology: South African experiences / case studies – old or emerging issues? Prof Leslie London (South Africa) – The Rights to Enjoy the Benefits of Scientific Progress for small farmers facing pesticide hazards Dr Custódio Muianga (Mozambique / USA) – Occupational Hygiene practice in developed and developing countries: Experience from the United States and Mozambique Prof Cas Badenhorst (South Africa) – Occupational Hygiene in Mining in Africa

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Conferences

SASOM AGM & Conference 2018
Emeritus Prof. Rodney Ehrlich – Grappling with the question: “What is an occupational disease?” Dr Izak Loftus – Ethics in occupational health practice Prof Mohamed Jeebhay – Recent developments in occupational asthma research Dr Shahieda Adams – Occupational cancer: A leading cause of work-related mortality Dr Nicholas van de Water – Workers’ compensation for occupational tuberculosis in health workers in South Africa: A survey and qualitative study Dr Blanche Andrews – Hepatitis B vaccinations among employees at Tygerberg Academic Hospital
SASOM AGM & Conference 2019
Dr Greg Kew – Fit or Not-Fit to Work: An all-inclusive decision Dr Haidee Williams – Medical surveillance versus medical diagnosis and the decision of employee impairment Dr Blanche Andrews – Training in the assessment of impairment and disability in the South African context

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