Mesa Rodona (I): Nuevos riesgos en el sector hospitalario. Higiene Industrial y Medicina del Trabajo Moderadora: Pilar García Lorda. Directora de los Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya.

1. Healthcare workers are exposed to a large number of concomitant risks such as:
 Biological risks, such as infections caused by needlestick injuries and other communicable diseases;
 Chemical risks, including from drugs used in the treatment of cancer and from disinfectants;
 physical risks such as from ionizing radiation;
 ergonomic risks, for example, during patient handling; and
 psychological risks, including violence and shift work.
The combination of these diverse risks makes healthcare a high-risk sector for workers.
New developments and
healthcare trends
Ageing healthcare Workforce
Growing use of technologies Overloaded healthcare systems
Demographic and
epidemiologic changes