RCOH 2011

Conference Programme

23rd June 2011: Pre-Conference
	Workshop 1	Workshop 2	Workshop 3
	MEDICAL IMPAIRMENT ASSESSMENT Dr.Mohamed Azman Aziz Mohamed Prof K.G Rampal Dr. Abu Hasan Samad	OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGIES Prof. David Koh Dr. Sylvia Teo Dr. Harvinder Singh	CHEMICAL HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT - A REVIEW OF CHANGES TO COME Dr. Abed Onn Ir. Anuar Mokhtar

24th June 2011: Conference Day 1
Plenary 1 Nanoparticles: A Media Hype or an Occupational Health Concern? Dr. Michael Nasterlack BASF AG, Germany
Opening ceremony Officiated by YB Senator Datuk Maznah bt Mazlan The Deputy Minister of Human Resource, Malaysia
Morning tea break
Keynote Address : Changing Health Paradigm @ Work Dr. Lokman Hakim, Deputy Director General of Health (Public Health), Malaysia
Poster session
Lunch break
SYMPOSIUM 1: Occupational Medicine Occupational Asthma Dr. Sylvia Teo Ministry of Manpower, Singapore Isocyanates and Burden of Work Related Disease Dr. Stefan Webendoerfer BASF AG, Germany Rubber Latex Allergy among Health Care Workers in the Asia Pacific Assoc. Prof Naesinee Chaiear, Khon Kaen University, Thailand	SYMPOSIUM 2: Infectious Disease At the Workplace Tuberculosis among Health Care Workers A/P Dr. Retneswari Masilamani University of Malaya HIV at the Workplace - Sharing Experience Dr. Pg. Khalifah Ismail Ministry of Health, Brunei Leptospirosis Dr. Anita Suleiman Selangor Health Department, Malaysia
Tea Break
SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Sponsored by Sanofi Pasteur Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit of Influenza Vaccination in The Workplace; A Review of the Literature Dr. Mark Simmerman , Thailand

25th June 2011: Conference Day 2
Plenary 2 Rubber wood dust and respiratory diseases- A recent health concern? Assoc. Prof Naesinee Chaiear, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Morning tea break
FREE PAPER 1	FREE PAPER 2	FREE PAPER 3	FREE PAPER 4
SYMPOSIUM 3 Ergonomics Designing Work Equipment Prof A. Shukor Abdullah Universiti Selangor Designing Work Stations A/P Dr. Evelyn Tan Universiti Sains Malaysia Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Dr. Abed Onn Malaysia		SYMPOSIUM 4 Occupational Epidemiology Biomarkers of Exposure Prof David Koh National University of Singapore Occupational Diseases among Cashew Factory Workers in South India Prof. Ramachandra Kamath Manipal University Reporting Systems in Occupational Health Prof K.G Rampal Perdana Graduate University KL
Lunch break
SYMPOSIUM 5 Ethics in Occupational Health Sickness Absence Dr Sharkawi Jaya Malaysia Medico Legal Confidentiality Dato Dr Tharmaseelan Malaysian Medical Association Genetics in Pre - employment sreening. Is it Ethical? Prof Chia Kee Seng National University of Singapore		SYMPOSIUM 6 Office Tools in Occupational Health Pulmonary Function Test Dr Abed Onn Malaysia Audiometry with Quality Ms Darleena Abdul Aziz Prince Court Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur Neurobehavioural Testing Prof. Zailina Hashim Universiti Putra Malaysia
SYMPOSIUM 7 Psychosocial Hazards Burnout A/P Dr Stephen Jambunathan University of Malaya Sexual Harassment A/P Dr. Retneswari Masilamani University of Malaya		SYMPOSIUM 8 Industrial Hygiene IAQ: Is Our Workplace Air Good or Bad? Ms Thirumila Muthukamaru BASF Petronas Chemicals Sdn Bhd Respiratory Protection for Health Care Professionals A/P Dr. G. Jayakumar Perdana Graduate University KL
Prize giving & Closing Ceremony

The Society of Occupational and Environmental Medicine is the organising body of the Regional Conference of Occupational Health. The last conference was in the year 2008 , had attracted participants from throughout the South East Asian region.

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