Organization

Organizational structures of
Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health

This page describes administrative and functional organization of the IOEH. It also provides overlook of general tasks for all structural parts of IOEH. Follow the links to acquire more information on organizational functions of each structure of IOEH.

Administration	Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Finances	Laboratory of Hygiene and Occupational Diseases
	Centre of Occupational and Radiological Medicine Department of Occupational and Radiological Medicine Outpatient Department Latvia State Register for patients with occupational diseases and Chernobyl liquidators Laboratory for detection of heavy metals in biosubstances

Administration

Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health is structural and administrative part of Medical Academy of Latvia (AML) which is the only educational institution providing higher medical education in Latvia. Therefor all administrative matters of IOEH are closely related with the administrative departments and officials of AML. However credentials of the IOEH Director allows the IOEH to be quite independent and self administrated as far as this doesn't conflict with the general interests of AML.

IOEH is administrated by it's Director - Professor Maija Eglite. All official correspondence and rights for a final judgement and approval of any matter is her responsibility. Administration of the structures of IOEH is done by the corresponding persons in charge of each structure. You can find their names and contact addresses simply by following the links from sections describing each structural unit. Office work at IOEH is done by its administrative staff.

Finances

Financially IOEH is very much dependent from AML as a structural part of it. Certain budget is allocated to IOEH from the overall budget of AML in order to insure training of students (both clinical and pre - clinical) and physicians as well as some research and scientific work. Due to the changing economical circumstances in our country governmentally funded educational institutions like AML is not receiving sufficient funding and it is certain that these funds can not fully cover the expanding functions and targets set by the IOEH.

This is the reason why during last years IOEH has been extensively working in order to promote funding other than from AML (state) budget. Several approaches has been used in order to rise funds for researh, information and promotion of occupational and environmental health in Latvia. Different projects on research, education and information as well as direct support from empoyers should be mentioned as most typical. Expert services and hygienic measurements also counts for a significant income to the IOEH.

Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Head of the Department - Prof. Maija Eglite

Main tasks of the Department:

to provide students of Medical Academy of Latvia with basic knowledge in the field of Occupational and Environmental Health;
to provide high quality teaching materials in the field of Occupational and Environmental Health;
to carry out postgraduate training of occupational hygienists, occupational physicians and other occupational health professionals, postgraduate students and general physicians as well as occupational nurses in the field of Occupational and Environmental Health

Total staff: 5 teachers, 3 - technicians

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Laboratory of Hygiene and Occupational Diseases

Head of the Laboratory - Dagmara Sprudza, Dr. med., Leading researcher - Mara Bake, Dr. med.,

Main tasks of the Laboratory:

to carry out scientific work on questions related to the workers health;
to estimate and analyze the impact of environmental factors to human health;
to work out sanitary standards for chemical substances, pharmaceutical substances, microorganisms and etc.;
to carry out toxicological and hygienic expertise for:

different chemical and domestic substances used in different industries and daily life, i.e. paints, creams, cleaning liquids and lacquers etc.;

biopreparates;

building materials;

medical products

to estimate concentrations of harmful chemical substances in air of workplaces, in atmosphere, in water and in biomaterials (blood, hair, urine and etc.);
to carry out measurements of harmful physical environmental factors (noise, vibration and etc.).

Total staff: 5 researchers, 1 engineer, 1 - technician

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Centre of Occupational and Radiological Medicine

Centre of Occupational and Radiological Medicine is located in the P. Stradina Clinical Hospital of Medical Academy. It serves as a clinical basis for the IOEH contributing to almost all main tasks of the IOEH including training and clinical research on different aspects of occupational health & safety. It also contributes significantly in provision of expert services on clinical aspects of occupational health & safety.

The Centre consists of 4 important structural parts, all working in a joint team, however each performing different tasks.

Main tasks of the Centre:

to provide training for students and postgraduates on Occupational and Environmental Medicine as well as training for different occupational health & safety professionals (physicians, nurses, labor inspectors and etc.);
to provide occupational patients and persons with high risk factors with qualified consultations and treatment;
to create and maintain data base about health statuss of Latvian occupational patients and persons that have received ionizing radiation after the Chernobyl accident;
to provide General Health Care system of Latvia with early diagnostics, treatment and rehabilitation of work related diseases;
to coordinate scientific investigations in order to work out and implant new methods of treatment and diagnostics in occupational health services of Latvia;
to coordinate and supervise the work of all occupational medicine services in Latvia

Department of Occupational and Radiological Medicine

Head - Tatjana Farbtuha, Dr. med.,

This department mainly provides practical treatment, investigations and rehabilitation of occupational patients. It also serves as a training basis for clinical skills in occupational, environmental and radiological medicine.

Total staff: physicians - 4, nurses - 12, junior medical staff - 12.

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Outpatient Department

Head - Elvira Curbakova, M. D.

This Outpatient Department provides care and follow-up of occupational patients and persons with high risk factors. It serves as consultative body for diagnosis and treatment of occupational patients.

Total staff: physicians - 12, nurses - 3.

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Latvia State Register for patients with occupational diseases and for patients that have received ionizing radiation in Chernobyl and for the children of Chernobyl clean-up workers

Head - Elvira Curbakova, M. D.

Latvian State Register maintains data base on health statuss of Latvian occupational patients and persons that have received ionizing radiation after the Chernobyl accident. All the data are collected on personal files and later feedded into computer.

Total staff: physicians - 2, nurses - 1, engineers - 2.

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Laboratory for detection of heavy metals in biosubstances

Head - Dr. Valija Makena,

This laboratory deals with detection of different heavy metals on biosamples of occupational patients. These data are used both for treatment and scientific research purposes.

Total staff: physicians - 1, technicians - 2.

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Last update on 10th of September 1999 by Ivars Vanadzins