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Society 5.0 and a Human Centred Health Care

2021; Springer International Publishing; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/978-3-030-87845-0_9

2195-271X

Violeta Bulc, Bret Hart, Margaret Hannah, Barbara Hrovatin,

Health, psychology, and well-being

The concept of Society 5.0 is inviting us to move towards a human-centred society. It is balancing economic, political, societal and personal developments within the collective awareness, building on our interdependencies and capacity to deliver solutions collectively. We argue that Society 5.0 needs a human-centred health ecosystem, Health 5.0, with a high level of transparency, and integration of digital and artificial intelligence solutions as supporting tools. It is the authors’ humble intention to encourage and curate the progressive development of such an ecosystem. We believe that ITC and AI are a must in the world of medicine and healing, yet we argue that they need to serve not dictate. The intention of this chapter is, therefore, firstly, to explain the political framework within which the Health 5.0 is evolving. Secondly, to show how elements of systemic thinking are developing in medicine through person-centred care approaches and the new paradigm of personalized or precision medicine. Thirdly, we describe the “clinical gaze” which provides the cognitive frame for healthcare practices. We explain how this frame poses limits to the value of technological solutions for achieving positive outcomes in health. We offer pathways towards more integrative solutions. Fourthly, we use a real-life example to show the challenges and benefits of a human-centred health system. The authors argue that there is no turning back. We hope you will walk and co-create the human-centred future with us.