The department's major program areas focus on a broad range of activities related to occupational and environmental health, laboratory services, research, and education.
The Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Medicine provides clinical occupational health services for the University of Kansas Medical Center, other Kansas state agencies, and clients in the community. The mission of the department is to provide employers with the medical services needed to maintain a healthy and safe work environment for their employees.
Services the department provides include preplacement examinations, OSHA-mandated medical surveillance examinations, program development for non-OSHA mandated surveillance in special workplace exposure situations, medical consultations for accident investigations, evaluation and treatment of work-related injuries and illnesses, and workers' compensation case management.
Other services include urine drug testing programs that comply with industry and Department of Transportation regulations, computerized tracking systems, epidemiological evaluation of data for workplace injury illness prevention, and outcome analyses.
The department's medical staff consists of physicians trained in occupational medicine, nurse practitioners, occupational health nurses, and a nurse case manager. All personnel are dedicated to providing up-to-date occupational and environmental health needs based upon federal and state laws and current medical information. The department works closely with other center divisions and departments at the University of Kansas Medical Center to provide quality customer service.
The department offers industrial hygiene and environmental health services to assist health-care providers, government and industrial agencies, and patients/customers in understanding the health risks associated with exposure to toxic substances. The division offers customers environmental health services, ranging from industrial hygiene and telephone consultations on possible toxic exposure problems, to onsite monitoring, support and intervention services.
Information
For additional information, please call, write, or e-mail:
H. William Barkman, M.D., M.S.P.H.
Director,
Occupational and Environmental Health
University of Kansas Medical Center
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, Kansas 66160-7417
Tel (913) 588-7188 • Fax (913) 588-7160 • wbarkman@kumc.edu
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