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11th EWDTS Symposium – London 2019
The scientific part of this symposium starts tomorrow [09May19] and concludes on Friday. Based at the Doubletree by Hilton Tower of London, the programme has an interesting range of speakers and presentations. In the past some submissions have been made available via...
Health and Wellbeing @ Work
I am delighted to be speaking at the NEC Birmingham on Wednesday 06 Mar 2019 [12.10] on the subject of the Latest Drugs to Look Out For. A guide to the newer illegal drugs available such as new/novel psychoactive substances [NPS], cannabis oil and opioids will be...
MSc Workplace Health and Wellbeing at University of Nottingham
Looking forward to my visit to the University of Nottingham on 21 Feb 2019. I will be presenting material on drug and alcohol policies and testing inc a special section on CBD oil, CBD vaping and other current issues regarding cannabis. This will be a contribution...
Medicinal Cannabis Lecture on 21 Jan 2019
Medical cannabis was not far from the headlines in 2018, with a number of high-profile cases challenging current UK law. But what constitutes a cannabis derived medicinal product? How do the active ingredients work? What conditions could be treated? And who should be...
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, 26 June
Celebrated each year on 26 June, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime uses the commemorative day to highlight the dangers of drug use and their illegal trade. In addition it provides educational material to teachers and public officials all over the world to help spread...
World Accreditation Day, 9 June 2018
The annual World Accreditation Day as a global initiative, jointly established by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), to raise awareness of the importance of accreditation. This year’s theme...
Helen is speaking at the SOM/FOM Conference
Delighted to have been asked by the Society of Occupational Medicine and Faculty of Occupational Medicine to chair and present at the 25-27 June 2018 Conference held in the Regent's University, London. I am speaking on 26 June and will be looking at what is new in the...
Special Interest Group – Drugs and Alcohol
The Society of Occupational Medicine wishes to set up the above group to discuss best practice, useful resources and sharing individual issues that will cover drug and alcohol issues, including drug driving; novel psychoactive substances; the new ISO 17025:2017...
Helen is speaking at the At Work Partnership Conference Feb 2018
Delighted to have been asked by the At Work Partnership to contribute to their central London Conference. Speaking on Drug and Alcohol Testing – getting it right. Hope to see you there. Event info here: Feb 2018 Conference & Booking Info Speaker info here: Feb...
