Education, Training & Support
Lunch and Learn Seminars 2026
PATients’ views of Health and WORK advice (PATcHWORK) study presented by Dr Kathleen Lin. 10th February 2026 (Part 1)
Lunch and Learn Seminars 2025
Analyses on the risk factors for long term sickness absence and economic inactivity among older workers presented by Stefania D’Angelo, University of Southampton. 22nd October 2025
Structured Health Intervention For Truckers (SHIFT) programme. Presented by Professor Stacy Clemes, School of Sport, Exercise, and Health Sciences, Loughborough University. 22nd July 2025
Experience of doctors and dentists working private practice presented by Marleen Reinke, Affinity Health at Work, and Kevin Teoh, Birkbeck, University of London. 7th May 2025
Work Participation Intervention in People with Physical Long Term Conditions: Findings from a Scoping Review. Robert McNay, Barts Health. 18th February 2025
Lunch and Learns
The London Centre for Work and Health is a cross-institutional partnership involving clinical and academic researchers from Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Imperial College London, King’s College London, Queen Mary (University of London), University College London, University of Southampton, Affinity Health at Work and other external partners. The centre runs regular virtual Lunch and Learn webinar sessions which are open to all. Sessions will be recorded and made publicly available. Upcoming events are listed below
Upcoming Webinars
The Quick Study: Quantifying the impact of chronic pain on paid work with Dr. Ann Stagg. 15th May 2023
PHD opportunities for health and non-health professionals at KCL and more broadly with Dr Sharon Stevelink. 4th October 2023
The mental health and wellbeing of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic with Dr Danielle Lamb. 8th November 2023
Job exposure matrices, occupational exposures and respiratory health. What are the gaps? with Valentina Quintero Santofimio, Dr Jo Feary, Dr Andre Amaral. 6th February 2024
Models of delivering health and wellbeing services (HWS) to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK: Results from a scoping review presented by Dr Georgia Ntani, University of Southampton. 14th May 2024
The Adverse Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Dust on the London Underground presented by Ms Justie Mak, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College (Part 1). 13th June 2024
Working the night shift and living with type 2 diabetes - summary results from the Shift Diabetes Study. Presented by Dr Rachel Gibson, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics from King’s College London. 10th September 2024
Lunch and Learn Seminars 2023
What personal funding awards are available for Work and Health research?. Q&A Session. Presenters: Faheem Makda, Suzanne Coombs, Dr Jayne Woodside from NIHR. Tash Heydon from The Colt Foundation. 25th February 2025
A modern epidemic of silicosis in artificial stone workers. Part 2 Presenter: Dr Johanna Feary. 13th March 2025
Why workplace wellbeing interventions don't work (Part 2). Presented by Kevin Teoh, Birkbeck, University of London. 29 April 2025
Date: 17th March 2026
Time: 12.30 - 13.15
Topic: : Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, and mental health outcomes among people with severe mental illnesses: a linked administrative data study.
Presenter: Dr Dionne Laporte
To join on your computer, mobile app or room device click on the link below
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/32591488605947?p=5dbspFMU4t2Cnx1rTJ
Date: 23rd June 2026
Time: 12.30 - 13.15
Topic: Support2Work: Emerging qualitative evidence on the impact of Employment Advisers in NHS Talking Therapies.
Presenters: Annie Irvine, Jane Suter and Levana Magnus, University of York
To join on your computer, mobile app or room device click on the link below
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/37323797234251?p=JsuPqYq73dCxDq8WAY
Date: 15th September 2026
Time: 12.30 - 13.15
Topic: The MORE (Mortality study of former professional footballers in England and Wales) study.
Presenter: Prof Damien Mcelvenny
To join on your computer, mobile app or room device click on the link below
PATients’ views of Health and WORK advice (PATcHWORK) study presented by Dr Kathleen Lin. 10th February 2026 (Part 2)
More than a mental health issue: broadening understandings of capacity for work. Presented by Dr Annie Irvine, University of York. 13th January 2026
Neurodiversity in the workplace presented by Professor Megan Freeth, University of Sheffield. 18th November 2025
From Service to Census, research into the health of veterans presented by Alexandria Smith, King’s College London. 16th September 2025
Doctors in their darkest hour. Presented by Dr Donna Willis (Part 1) 22nd January 2025
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Benefit receipt among mental health service users: initial results from data linkage with Dr Sharon Stevelink. 13th December 2023
Date: 12th May 2026
Time: 12.30 - 13.15
Topic: Results from the IMPPACT (Improving work participation in patients with physical long-term health conditions) Study.
Presenter: Dr Jo Feary
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Long Covid amongst healthcare workers with Dr Brendan Dempsey 16th January 2024
Developing an integrated model of sustainable return to work following mental health-related sickness absence with Dr Jo Yarker. 11th July 2023
G-induced loss of consciousness with Michael-Luke Jones. 25th April 2024
What influences the timing of middle-aged people retirement following the first UK national lockdown? Results from a qualitative study. Presented by Stefania D'Angelo (PhD student) from the University of Southampton. 18th July 2024
The Adverse Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Dust on the London Underground presented by Ms Justie Mak, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College (Part 2). 13th June 2024
Doctors in their darkest hour. Presented by Dr Donna Willis (Part 2) 22nd January 2025
What personal funding awards are available for Work and Health research?. Presenters: Faheem Makda, Suzanne Coombs, Dr Jayne Woodside from NIHR. Tash Heydon from The Colt Foundation. 25th February 2025
A modern epidemic of silicosis in artificial stone workers. Part 1 Presenter: Dr Johanna Feary. 13th March 2025
Why workplace wellbeing interventions don't work (Part 1). Presented by Kevin Teoh, Birkbeck, University of London. 29 April 2025
Lunch and Learn Seminars 2024
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Occupational Respiratory Disease training programme Courses run by LungsAtWork
Spirometry Training Courses for Occupational Health
Lung Function Testing in the Workplace - intermediate level
A one-day course (accredited for 5 CPD points) for OH professionals with an interest in the use of spirometry in the workplace. Please note this is not a practical spirometry course and a working knowledge of spirometry is required.
Topics:
• individual variation, interpretation, abnormalities, longitudinal changes
• case-based discussions
• the role of spirometry in health surveillance
• use in pre-placement screening/fitness to work, its use and utility
Dates:
• Thursday 6th March 2025
• Thursday 26th June 2025
• Thursday 13th November 2025
Support
Centre members can offer practical advice, signposting and potential supervision to individuals who are interested in pursuing work and health research. We can support individuals to develop their research ideas and research proposals. Contact us if you would like more information.