The Academic Collaborative Center HumanTotalCare–Amsterdam UMC aims to contribute to high scientific quality and impact within the field of work, health and occupational healthcare. The focus of the Academic Collaborative Center is on data-driven absence and prevention research, education and occupational healthcare.
Objectives
- To bring together occupational health scientists, occupational health professionals and occupational healthcare data
- To contribute to high scientific quality and impact within the field of work, health and occupational healthcare
- To increase, disseminate, implement and use knowledge in this field, with specific attention for data-driven absence and prevention in occupational healthcare
Partners
- HumanTotalCare; one of the largest occupational health services in the Netherlands taking care of approximately 1.4 million workers with authority in the field of absenteeism and sustainable employability
- Amsterdam UMC, department Public & Occupational Health
Examples
Of activities in the field of education and training
- HumanTotalCare professionals contributing to occupational health education for Health Sciences
- Mutual learning by HumanTotalCare professionals and Amsterdam UMC researchers during symposia
Of activities in the field of research
- PhD project Responsible AI in occupational healthcare
- National NWO-funded research project Autism Works
Of activities in occupational healthcare
- Research by a scientist-practitioner into the timing of the first consultation in case of mental sickness absence. Provides nuanced insights for practice and input for the revision of the NVAB guideline on psychological complaints.
The Academic Collaborative Center HumanTotalCare–Amsterdam UMC has been established in 2025.
It concerns a structural cooperation, in first instance for a five-year term.
Coordinators
Both partners of the Academic Collaborative Center have a coordinator. Dr. Astrid de Wind (a.dewind@amsterdamumc.nl) coordinates from the side of Amsterdam UMC and Dr. Robin Kok (r.kok@humantotalcare.nl) coordinates from the side of HumanTotalCare.
Part of Division 10
This Academic Collaborative Center is embedded within the department Public & Occupational Health of Amsterdam UMC. As such it belongs to Division 10.