Category: Speakers

Owe Österbacka (Mr) Senior expert (Occupational Health), OHN, MHS, Vt Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) A major part of his work entails utilizing specialist knowledge of occupational health and cooperation on the provision of occupational health care for work life and workplaces, promoting and maintaining health, work ability and functional capacity for the working-age...

Miranda Loh is Director of Science and Engagement at the Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM). She leads the Research Team, which develops IOM’s research capabilities in hazardous substances exposure assessment, health and wellbeing at work, and air pollution and the built environment’s impact on human exposure and health. She is also interested in science communication...

Dr Natalie Green BM BCh MA (Oxon) MSc MFOM Managing Director, Cordell Health Ltd Natalie is the Managing Director of Cordell Health Ltd and an Accredited Specialist in Occupational Medicine. She started her medical career with anaesthetics training after completing her degree at the University of Oxford. She commenced specialist occupational medicine training at Guy’s...

Kamal Mahawar is a Consultant General/ Bariatric Surgeon, lead for Upper GI Surgery and corporate lead for invasive procedures safety at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust. He is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Sunderland. He has over 200 peer-reviewed publications and has an H index of 37. He is the...

Paul Grime Consultant Occupational Physician and Deputy Editor for Occupational Medicine Writing a paper for publication in Occupational Medicine Academic Forum Thursday 15 June 2023 Paul has been an NHS consultant occupational physician since 2001.  Paul has worked with NHS and independent OH providers in a range of contexts including the University of Cambridge and...

Christina is a senior occupational health nurse, with over 25 years experience of working in national and international organisations. She has led the occupational function in a number of high profile organisations putting into place systems and programmes that continuously improve the health of the workforce. With a special interest of quality and leadership in...

Dr Stephen J. Bourke MD, FRCP, FRCPI, DCH is a Consultant Physician in Respiratory and General Medicine, based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne. He is director of the Newcastle Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre which provides care for people with cystic fibrosis across the Northeast, Cumbria and Teesside. He undertakes research on clinical...

Elaine Wainwright is a Lecturer in the Epidemiology Group, University of Aberdeen, and has a particular interest in the impact of pain on work across the lifespan. Elaine is a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychology Society, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and has served as a Scientific Advisor to the Colt Foundation...

Lt Col Matt Yates is a Consultant Occupational Physician in the British Army. He is currently clinical lead for a team providing specialist occupational health services to soldiers in SE England and remote worldwide locations. A former Army GP, he has planned and delivered medical care on operations and training exercises on five continents. Prior...

Brief CV of Dr Ian Aston, BSc (Hons), FRCP, FFOM   Practising occupational physician for 38 years. Specialist Trained at, and worked for Boots Company PLC in Nottingham for 7 years. Then Head of Occupational Health at Glaxo Manufacturing Services for 5 years. Appointed as Consultant Occupational Physician at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust from 1995...