Our speaker for 2012 will be Dr John Osman, Chief Medical Adviser and Head of Epidemiology Group, Health and Safety Executive. The topic for the lecture is Health Improvement and Health Protection.
The reception begins at 6.15pm and the lecture commences at 6.45pm. After the lecture there will be time for discussion and debate. Dinner is served at 8pm.
Put this date in your diary and book now so that you don't miss your opportunity to attend these important event. Download a booking form here.
Date for your Diary
20th Annual General Meeting and Good Practice Forum Tuesday, 20 November 2012 Union Jack Club, London
If you would like to take part in the Good Practice Forum in 2012 please tell us about what you have been doing and get your 20 minutes of recognition!
Sian Edwards (R7 Director) and Anne Newham (ex R1 Director).
Sian checking out the "chair"!
Kate Kyne (NHS Director) at the Cohort stand.
Sarah O'Hara (R6 Director) in deep conversation!
Louise Boston (R2 Director) at teatime.
17th Ruth Alston Memorial Lecture and Dinner Tuesday, 8 March 2011 Oasis Suite, Crowne Plaza BirminghamNEC
This year's lecture was given by Greta Thornbory and was entitled "Occupational Health Nursing and Professionalism".
Comments received from guests include:
"The topic and content of the lecture.... was most timely and apposite, in this time of changing attitudes to professionalism, and to how medical professionals do and should present themselves and their advice, to the public and to employers". Dr Henry Goodall, SOM President Elect
"I found the evening talk by Greta Thornbory extremely entertaining and thought provoking and my discussions with other guests helped reconfirm my own thoughts on the importance of occupational health in the battle against workplace ill health". Subash Ludhra, IOSH President Elect
Annual General Meeting & Good Practice Forum Tuesday, 23 November 2010 The Union Jack Club, Waterloo, London
A very successful AGM and Good Practice Forum took place on Tuesday, 23 November at the Union Jack Club, London.
Following some volunteers at the event the 2010/11 directors were confirmed as: Christina Butterworth – President Teresa Harrison – Vice President Louise Boston – Director – Region 2 (North East) Sian Edwards - Director - Region 7 (South West) Suzanne Elliott – Director – Region 3 (North West) Susanna Everton - Director - Region 5 (London) Anna Harrington – Director – Region 4 (Midlands) Sarah O’Hara – Director – Region 6 Anne Newham – Director – Region 1 (Scotland) Kate Kyne - NHS Director Greta Thornbory – Professional Development Director
Papers presented to the AGM can be downloaded by clicking the links below. All documents are password protected.
General The Association holds an annual Ruth Alston Memorial Lecture and sometimes its own conference in the early part of the year. The Annual General Meeting and Good Practice Forum/Occupational Health Update are generally held in October each year.
The AOHNP conference aims to provide good value, central location, many networking opportunities, interesting content and learning outcomes.
Ruth Alston was a passionate advocate of occupational health nursing. She frequently demonstrated this during her varied career that included working in industrial and commercial settings and teaching occupational health nursing students.
To many she is probably best known for her part in the development of the Hanasaari Model for occupational health nursing. This was one of the earliest examples of occupational health nursing in the UK mirroring the developments and moves towards an increased academic approach seen in nursing generally.
No model can ever capture the essence and humanity of Ruth. She was firm yet kind, assertive yet tolerant, warm yet business like and knowledgeable yet a life long learner.
Her tragic early death made us all poorer but richer in that we have the opportunity to remember her during the annual Ruth Alston Memorial Lecture.
One of Ruth’s last kind acts for her AOHNP(UK) colleagues was to agree that this annual lecture be held in her name. She requested only that there should somehow be a link between occupational health nursing and the business world. This has given opportunity for a wide brief and diverse topics for past speakers.
Sian Edwards (R7 Director) and Anne Newham (ex R1 Director).
Sian checking out the "chair"!
Kate Kyne (NHS Director) at the Cohort stand.
Sarah O'Hara (R6 Director) in deep conversation!
Louise Boston (R2 Director) at teatime.
