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Occupational Lung Disease: Keeping Up to Date

22 September, 2015

Images of Dr Clare Gilham (LSHTM - invited speaker), and Dr Jo Szram and delegates at the ‘Occupational Lung Disease – Keeping Up to Date’ study day, held at the National Heart and Lung Institute, London SW3 - 22 September 2015 at the

‘Occupational Lung Disease – Keeping Up to Date’ was held on Tuesday 22 September at the National Heart and Lung Institute (Imperial College), London SW3.  £175 registration fee. 

Brief description:

Update your knowledge of contemporary occupational lung disease at our one day conference.  Hear from experts in their field, covering themes relevant to current occupational health practice, addressing diverse topics such as “new” occupational respiratory diseases, threats to respiratory health in the workplace and controversies in current management of the lungs at work.  Designed for and delivered by practising occupational health practitioners, respiratory and allergy specialists.  Covering key competencies in occupational and respiratory medicine and allergy.

Invited speakers:

We were delighted to welcome:  Professor Sherwood Burge (Birmingham Heartlands Hospital): ‘Out of Practice? – Adventures in Occupational Lung Disease’; Dr Sally Coomber (Public Health England): ‘Working with PHE – Tales of the unexpected’; Dr Clare Gilham [pictured] (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine): ‘Asbestos in the 21st century’; Dr Guy Scadding (Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust): ‘Who nose? Nasal allergy and the lungs’.