New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory
2026 Meetings
- Thursday 26 March 2026 - Branch Dinner Meeting
- Saturday 1 August - Weekend Meeting
- Wednesday 25 November - Christmas Dinner Meeting
In case you missed it....
Recordings from previous presentations can be accessed below
NSW/ACT Branch Council Members
Chairperson: Dr Catherine Field
Secretary: Dr Sarah Moss
Treasurer: Dr Prasad Abeydeera
Event Organiser: Ms Amanda Tompson
Nurse Representative: Ms Amanda Tompson
AFOEM Trainee Representative: Dr David Le
Council Members: Dr Louise Crowle, Dr Maggie Goldie, Dr Tania Rogers​
UPCOMING EVENT
NSW/ACT Branch Weekend Meeting & AGM
Join us for our 2026 Weekend Meeting at IXOM Chlorine Plant, Botany Industrial Park for a full day on Saturday 1 August 2026.
The meeting will feature a site visit to the IXOM Chlorine Plant, an interactive session with respiratory and sleep physician Dr Brian Jarvie, and a case discussion focused on ethics and professional behaviours (CPD Category 2).
The day will also provide opportunities for AFOEM trainees to complete a DOFS assessment following the site visit, as well as time to undertake Annual Conversations for CPD. The meeting will also include the NSW/ACT Branch AGM (refer details below).
Follow the links below for more information about the program and to register.
Date: Saturday 1 August 2026
Time: 9am to 4pm (AEST)
Venue: IXOM Chlorine Plant, 16-20 Beauchamp Rd, Matraville
Cost: $90 for ANZSOM members and AFOEM Trainees, $100 non-members
(Includes morning tea, lunch, site tour, talks and CPD program)
RSVP: Book online by Friday 24 July 2026
Important notice: All visitors are required to complete a health questionnaire. A link to the questionnaire will be sent with the TryBooking confirmation. Please send your completed questionnaire to Amanda Tompson (ajtompson@optusnet.com.au) by Friday 24 July.
About the presenter
Dr Brian Jarvie is a Respiratory and Sleep Physician with extensive experience in respiratory health, sleep medicine and occupational medicine. Over a career spanning more than 40 years, he has provided care to patients across
a wide range of clinical settings and has made significant contributions to medical education and mentoring. Widely respected for his commitment to high-quality patient care, Dr Jarvie was recognised in 2017 by Prince of Wales Hospital resident medical officers as their Most Inspirational Medical Consultant. In the same year, an award was established in his name in recognition of his lasting impact on generations of doctors
PREVIOUS PRESENTATION RECORDINGS
Obesity management - where are we heading? The return to work checklist
Dr Mark Magdy
NSW/ACT Branch Dinner Meeting
Date: Thursday 26 March 2026
Leveraging the law to promote a healthy psychosocial workplace
Dr Maggie Goldie
NSW/ACT Branch Weekend Meeting
Date: Saturday 2 August 2025
This educational meeting was proudly sponsored by VitalSignRx
A return to work case study of a worker with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Carla Presbury
NSW/ACT Branch Weekend Meeting
Date: Saturday 2 August 2025
This educational meeting was proudly sponsored by VitalSignRx
Recent advances in coal mine dust lung disease and asbestos-related lung disease
Dr Anthony Johnson
NSW/ACT Branch Weekend Meeting
Date: Saturday 2 August 2025
This educational meeting was proudly sponsored by VitalSignRx
The implications of anticipated future climate change on occupational and emergency health systems supporting deployed, remote and offshore, and austere conditions
A/Professor David Hestlop
NSW/ACT Branch Educational Meeting (Stephen Ng Memorial Lecture)
Date: Wednesday 27 November 2024
This educational meeting was proudly sponsored by VitalSignRx
Medicinal cannabis update
Dr Sarah Moss
NSW/ACT Branch Weekend Meeting
Date: Saturday 24 August 2024
Occupational sensitisation and allergy in laboratory animal workers
Dr Catherine Field
NSW/ACT Branch Weekend Meeting
Date: Saturday 24 August 2024
Routine medical examinations: For whose benefit are they?
Dr Warren Harrex
NSW/ACT Branch Weekend Meeting
Date: Saturday 24 August 2024
A Turbulent Flight - a personal and professional reflection on a doctor's role inside the airline industry during the COVID-19 pandemic
Dr Sara Souter, Medical Officer at Qantas Airways
ANZSOM & AFOEM NSW/ACT Christmas Meeting
Date: Wednesday 8th December 2021
Recording available
This educational meeting was proudly sponsored by Blugibbon:
Medicinal cannabis occupational implications
Dr Bill Isles
ANZSOM & AFOEM NSW/ACT Branch Christmas Meeting
Date: Wednesday 2nd December 2020
Recording available
This educational meeting was proudly sponsored by Blugibbon:
Update on the NSW coal industry health surveillance scheme
Dr David Meredith
NSW/ACT Branch AGM
Date: Wednesday 20 October 2021
NSW/ACT Branch Winter Scientific Meeting
Dr Peter Hobbins, Dr Ian Cheng, Dr Louise Crowle & Amanda Tompson
NSW/ACT Branch Winter Scientific Meeting
Saturday 29th August 2020
Topics included:
- The risks and rewards of practising medicine in quarantine
by Dr Peter Hobbins, Medical Historian - COVID-19 and occupational risk management of hospital staff
by Dr Ian Cheng, Occupational Physician, Royal North Shore Hospital - Nobby's story: the personal impact of COVID-19 & keeping a large petrochemical plant safe in the COVID era
by Dr Louise Crowle and Amanda Tompson