Celebrating IOM at 50
In celebration of our 50th anniversary, Rob Aitken (CEO), is presenting a keynote at OH2019; ‘The IOM
Celebrate our company milestone this year in Brighton at the BOHS OH2019 conference. Following Rob Aitken’s keynote listen to members of our research team discuss emerging health risks in 21st-century workplaces. You can also meet our Laboratory team at our exhibition stand.
Day 1 Tuesday 2 April
15:25 Session 4 – Keynote Lecture
‘The IOM at 50, lessons from the past and directions for the future.’
16:10 Session 5c
Understanding emerging health risks in 21st-century workplaces.
What should we tell shift workers to do to reduce their cancer risk?
Prof Damien McElvenny, Principle Epidemiologist, IOM
Exposure of professional athletes to head impacts and the risk of neurodegenerative diseases.
Prof John Cherrie, Principle Scientist, IOM
What can biomonitoring and the exposome bring to occupational health?
Dr Miranda Loh, Senior Scientist, IOM
Robots and automation – new ways of working causing old problems for humans
Dr Joanne Crawford, Head of Ergonomics and Human Factors, IOM
The full programme can be found at the OH 2019 website.