TFOM is delighted to announce that the Foundation has cleared the last administrative hurdle for providing training scholarships to Tasmanian doctors wishing to become Occupational and Environmental Physicians under the RACP Training Scheme. All donations to TFOM are now tax-deductible. We [...]
TFOM is pleased to advise we are partnering with AILA to present a webinar "Validity of Telehealth IME Assessments" on 02 February 2021. We are looking forward to sharing our insights into what we have learnt from our COVID19 experience, and [...]
COVID19 Updates: New Tasmanian Contact Tracing App - Launched 1st December 2020 The Check-in-TAS app is a free, contactless, secure and convenient wat for customers to sign into Tasmanian workplaces and venues. Use of this app will help authorised [...]
TFOM was proud to present at the TAVRP's COVID19 safety conference to Tasmanian Rehabilitation professionals. Guests ranged from GPs, to Physios, Lawyers and even insurers themselves. Dr Peter Sharman laid down his analysis on what he has learnt in Tasmania, and [...]
TFOM were the proud partners of The Australian and New Zealand Society of Occupational Medicine's (ANZSOM) Annual Scientific Meeting 2020 (ASM 2020) with our president Barry Gilbert hosting the virtual conference for the first time. The event was marketed as four [...]
At last, it seems that the COVID 19 outbreak in Victoria is coming under control with under 200 new cases reported on most days now. The number of Health Care Worker (HCW) infections is also coming down (down to 476 active [...]
Tasmania, and indeed all of Australia, is watching the evolving situation with COVID 19 in Victoria. There is a sense of unreality combined with nervousness with the realization “that could be us” at any time. Doctors are no different to the [...]
Until the recent developments in Victoria, I thought Australia had fared better with COVID19 than many other countries. Luckily, and with good management, Tasmania seems to have recorded almost no new cases for a considerable period. Some aspects of business and [...]
These are strange times indeed! The COVID-19 pandemic affects every aspect of our lives while highlighting important basic principles such as the importance of maintaining social connection in times of confusion and uncertainty, while adhering to social distancing requirements. COVID-19 presents [...]
From the President - Dr Barry Gilbert Welcome to the new Website and Newsletter of the Tasmanian Foundation for Occupational Medicine. The Foundation has been established specifically to support training and research in occupational and environmental medicine in Tasmania. It is [...]