{"id":152,"date":"2020-11-10T22:08:42","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T22:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.uga.edu\/ohsp\/?page_id=152"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:37:07","slug":"preparing-for-your-appointment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.uga.edu\/ohsp\/preparing-for-your-appointment\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for Your Appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<blockquote><p><b>The Research Occupational Health and Safety Program (R-OHSP) Clinic is operated on a very limited schedule. Please be courteous and keep your appointments or cancel in a timely manner. <\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h2>Appointment Information<\/h2>\n<h3><b>What should I know before I make my occupational health appointment?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Services will only be provided as part of an R-OHSP enrollment risk assessment recommendation.<\/li>\n<li>You must be cleared for scheduling before you will be able to make an appointment in PEP.<\/li>\n<li>The clinic typically operates on Tuesdays and Thursdays.<\/li>\n<li>Please arrive on time and follow all posted directions regarding entry.<\/li>\n<li>You may be asked to sign additional documents or provide additional information that is legally required for the provision of certain services (e.g. vaccines)<\/li>\n<li>Please cancel if you are sick. This clinic does not see unwell patients.<\/li>\n<li>If you must cancel your appointment, do so at least 24 hours in advance in the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/pep.uga.edu\" rel=\"noopener\">Professional Education Portal.<\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li>Repeat no-shows may be barred from participation in the R-OHSP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Where should I go for my appointment?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>The Research Occupational Health Clinic is located on the UGA Health Sciences Campus at 109 Bowstrom Road.&nbsp; Free parking is available on site.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h3><b>How will my clinic records be maintained?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Preventative healthcare records associated with employment-related occupational health services are considered employee health records. They are handled in a confidential manner and securely stored.<\/p>\n<p>Electronic copies of occupational health records are maintained in PEP on the User\u2019s private Snapshot Occupational Health folder. This folder is only accessible by the individual and PEP administration.<\/p>\n<p>If a participant wants to share their records, they may print and distribute these records from their personal account. The R-OHSP program will limit the sharing of information to what is mandatory for research-related activities. Managers do not have access to their employee\u2019s occupational health folder in PEP. Managers are encouraged to contact the employee directly regarding any request for health records.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Research Occupational Health and Safety Program (R-OHSP) Clinic is operated on a very limited schedule. Please be courteous and keep your appointments or cancel in a timely manner. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Appointment Information What should I know before I make my occupational health appointment? Services will only be provided as part of an R-OHSP [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-152","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.uga.edu\/ohsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.uga.edu\/ohsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.uga.edu\/ohsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.uga.edu\/ohsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/76"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.uga.edu\/ohsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/research.uga.edu\/ohsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":349,"href":"https:\/\/research.uga.edu\/ohsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/152\/revisions\/349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.uga.edu\/ohsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}