Résumé
Le changement climatique représente une menace majeure pour la santé publique. Ses
répercussions sur les activités du personnel soignant sont encore peu explorées. L’étude présentée vise à
identifier ces effets, de manière prospective, et à évaluer le degré de conscience de ces phénomènes
dans les établissements de soins. Elle est fondée sur une démarche Delphi, auprès d’experts scientifiques,
et d’entretiens avec de responsables d’institutions de santé et de services gouvernementaux en charge
de la santé publique, en Suisse. Le projet, en cours, aboutira à une typologie de ces effets, des facteurs
contextuels susceptibles de les modérer, et des mesures d’adaptation et d’atténuation qu’il convient de
mettre en oeuvre. Les premiers résultats constituent une invitation, pour les ergonomes actifs dans le
secteur sanitaire, à se saisir de cette thématique. Leur expertise en analyse de l’activité et en animation
de démarches participatives constitue une ressource précieuse pour accompagner l’évolution des
pratiques cliniques et des modes de fonctionnement institutionnel.
Climate change is a major threat to public health. Its impact on the activities of health care workers has not yet been fully explored. This study aims to identify these effects in a prospective manner and to assess the degree of awareness of these phenomena in health care institutions. It is based on a Delphi approach with scientific experts and interviews with managers of healthcare institutions and government departments in charge of public health in Switzerland. The project, which is currently underway, will result in a typology of these effects, of the contextual factors likely to moderate them, and of the adaptation and mitigation measures that should be implemented. The initial results constitute an invitation to ergonomists working in the health sector to take up this issue. Their expertise in activity analysis and in the facilitation of participatory approaches is a valuable resource for supporting the transformation of clinical practices and institutional processes.
Climate change is a major threat to public health. Its impact on the activities of health care workers has not yet been fully explored. This study aims to identify these effects in a prospective manner and to assess the degree of awareness of these phenomena in health care institutions. It is based on a Delphi approach with scientific experts and interviews with managers of healthcare institutions and government departments in charge of public health in Switzerland. The project, which is currently underway, will result in a typology of these effects, of the contextual factors likely to moderate them, and of the adaptation and mitigation measures that should be implemented. The initial results constitute an invitation to ergonomists working in the health sector to take up this issue. Their expertise in activity analysis and in the facilitation of participatory approaches is a valuable resource for supporting the transformation of clinical practices and institutional processes.