{"id":7404,"date":"2025-02-03T15:31:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T14:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bioib.org\/uncategorized\/bioib-promotes-health-in-the-hospitality-industry-an-innovation-project-that-puts-the-health-and-welfare-of-workers-at-the-center-of-the-future-of-tourism-in-the-balearic-islands\/"},"modified":"2025-02-03T17:50:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T16:50:53","slug":"bioib-promotes-health-in-the-hospitality-industry-an-innovation-project-that-puts-the-health-and-welfare-of-workers-at-the-center-of-the-future-of-tourism-in-the-balearic-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bioib.org\/en\/news\/bioib-promotes-health-in-the-hospitality-industry-an-innovation-project-that-puts-the-health-and-welfare-of-workers-at-the-center-of-the-future-of-tourism-in-the-balearic-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"BIOIB promotes ‘Health in the Hospitality Industry’, an innovation project that puts the health and welfare of workers at the center of the future of tourism in the Balearic Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Por primera vez, el\u00a0Cl\u00faster Biotecnol\u00f3gico y Biom\u00e9dico de Illes Balears (BIOIB)<\/strong>\u00a0re\u00fane a un equipo multidisciplinar de expertos para consensuar una propuesta integral que mejore la calidad de vida de los trabajadores de la hosteler\u00eda, reduzca el absentismo laboral y fortalezca la sostenibilidad del turismo a trav\u00e9s de la salud.<\/p>\n\n

Liderado por BIOIB y con el asesoramiento de\u00a0BioSmart Data<\/strong>\u00a0y\u00a0CIMA20<\/strong>, el proyecto inicia ahora su\u00a0primera fase de investigaci\u00f3n y consenso<\/strong>. Durante este a\u00f1o, se analizar\u00e1n las principales problem\u00e1ticas de salud en el colectivo de camareras de piso y, junto a los actores involucrados, se dise\u00f1ar\u00e1n soluciones innovadoras basadas en evidencia cient\u00edfica para optimizar el proceso asistencial.<\/p>\n\n

Palma, January 30, 2025<\/strong>– The Biotechnology and Biomedicine Cluster of the Balearic Islands (BIOIB)<\/strong> celebrates the kick<\/em> off meeting of the project“Optimization of Occupational Health and Reduction of Absenteeism in the Hotel Sector of the Balearic Islands: Analysis of Secondary Data and Improvement Proposals for Sustainable Tourism<\/em>“. This initiative, funded by the Ministry of Tourism of the Government of the Balearic Islands<\/strong>, within the framework of the European Union’s Next Generation EU Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, seeks to improve occupational health in the hotel sector. <\/p>\n\n

This first meeting marks the beginning of a pioneering project<\/strong> that addresses, from a comprehensive perspective, the chronic pain of musculoskeletal origin<\/strong> that significantly affects the group of housekeepers<\/strong>. To this end, a team of twelve experts <\/strong>from different fields will work on a 360\u00ba vision of this problem, whose impact goes beyond the health of the workers, also influencing the efficiency of the health system and the productivity of the sector, which is compromised by absenteeism. <\/p>\n\n

The relevance of tourism<\/strong> as the main economic engine of the Balearic Islands and the challenge of contributing to the sustainability of employment, promoting better occupational health conditions for its majority group of workers, are the starting point of this project, which will be scaled up in future phases. “The Balearic Islands is a benchmark in tourism, but we also want to be a benchmark in how we take care of the people who make this industry possible. As a biosanitary cluster, our commitment is to lead innovation in biotechnology, biomedicine and health, promoting solutions that really make a difference in the sector,” stated the Dr. Zara Pons <\/strong>Managing Director of BIOIB<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

In this first phase, which runs through 2025, the main problems will be identified, solutions<\/strong> will be designed based on scientific evidence<\/strong> and a consensus will be built<\/strong> among key stakeholders. Pons pointed out that the aim of this project is to give a voice to all the actors involved, promote dialogue and work on the search for consensus solutions with the intention of presenting them to the competent authorities. In 2026, the second phase will make it possible to validate the proposals through a pilot project<\/strong>. Finally, in a third phase, the measures<\/strong> will be implemented<\/strong> across the board<\/strong> in the hotel sector, with the possibility of extending them to other areas of work. <\/p>\n\n

The project, coordinated from BIOIB by Crist\u00f2fol Soler, Rosa Falc\u00f3n and Irene Mir, will be advised by Juan Cifre, COO at BioSmart Data<\/strong>, a reference company in biotechnology and digital health, recognized in 2024 as Start-Up of the Year<\/strong> in the Company of the Year Awards of Banco Sabadell<\/strong>. Cifre will bring his experience in Innovation and Technology. For his part, Mateu Oliver, CEO of CIMA20<\/strong>, will offer scientific and clinical advice in occupational health. His team is completed with the participation of Marta Perez, medical specialist in this field. <\/p>\n\n

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To ensure a multidisciplinary approach<\/strong>, BIOIB has brought together leading health professionals in the Balearic Islands<\/strong> to participate in the project, reaffirming its commitment to innovation in the sector. In this regard, the managing director of BIOIB, stressed that “the health of workers is key to the sustainability of tourism in the Balearic Islands. From BIOIB, we have identified the need to improve the health of our population, most of whom work in the tourism sector, and optimize the health system to provide more effective responses to their needs.” <\/p>\n\n

Among the specialists in Anesthesiology and Pain Therapeutics<\/strong>, the following are included Dr. Raquel Pelaez <\/strong>of the Chronic Pain Unit of the Hospital Universitario Son Ll\u00e0tzer, and Dr. Hermann Ribera<\/strong>, his counterpart at the Hospital Universitario Son Espases. The medical team is also formed by Dr. Joan Toribio<\/strong>, specialist in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology and head of service at Son Ll\u00e0tzer; Dr. Hermann Ribera, his counterpart at the University Hospital Son Espases. Dr. Mireia Garc\u00eda <\/strong>a specialist in Physical Medicine and Medical Rehabilitation, also from Son Ll\u00e0tzer; the Dr. X\u00e8nia Chela <\/strong>Dr . Rafael Palmer<\/strong>, a political scientist and member of the Research Group on Primary Care and Promotion (GRAPP-CAIB), who already addressed this issue in his doctoral thesis; and Dr. Rafael Palmer<\/strong>, occupational physician and head of the occupational medicine team at the Balearic Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IBASSAL).<\/p>\n\n

In addition, the project has the collaboration of the Hotel Federation of Mallorca (FEHM),<\/strong> represented by its executive vice-president, M\u00aa Jos\u00e9 Aguil\u00f3<\/strong>, and its first vice-president, In\u00e9s Batle<\/strong>, as well as the collective of chambermaids, through the president of the Association of Kellys Uni\u00f3n Balear, Sara Del Mar Garc\u00eda.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

BIOIB works to remain a leader in research, technology transfer and innovation in health and biotechnology<\/strong>. Its work ranges from the development of new drugs and therapies, to the creation of medical devices, digital health and the optimization of healthcare processes, always with a global vision of human, environmental and animal health, and is working on future projects to continue driving innovation in the biotechnology field. <\/p>\n\n

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