Occupational Health

Dr Ching Aw, Professor, University of Kent at Canterbury Dr Kerry Gardiner was the Acting-Director of the Institute ofOccupational Health (IOH), University of Birmingham, from mid-2000to early 2003. He joined the Institute in 1987, having gainedapproximately a year's field experience as a consultant in Londondirectly after graduating with a degree in Occupational Hygiene.His career at the IOH started as a Research Associate with specificresponsibility for a large trans-European respiratory morbiditystudy; from which he gained his PhD. Despite a multitude ofinterests his particular area of research revolves around the useof exposure data in exposure-response analyses. Over time, he wasappointed to a Lectureship, followed in 1997 by a SeniorLectureship. From March 2000 until April 2001, he was the Presidentof the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS); during thisterm he spent his time ensuring that the Society contributedactively to Securing Health Together and trying to persuade otherLearned/Professional Bodies to work actively together to addressthe essential tenet of disease/illness prevention. He is currentlyvisiting Professor at the University of Witwatersrand, SouthAfrica. Malcolm Harrington - CBE, BSc, MSc, MD, FRCP, FFOM, FFOM(1),FACE, FPHM, Emeritus Professor of Occupational Health, Univeristyof Birmingham.