Naslov
Engaging critical thinking around future possibilities - health 4.0. and the scenario method

Autori
Malešević, Anamaria ; Brgles, Miriam Mary ; Tomičić, Ana ; Čartolovni Anto

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Skup
European Congress of Qualitative Inquiry 2022

Mjesto i datum
Online ; Leuven, Belgija, 02.02.2022. - 04.02.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
digital health, scenario method, anticipatory ethics

Sažetak
Innovations in health strive to be helpful, functional, and efficient. Digital health technologies use platforms, sensors, software, and these tools can provide new options and opportunities to improve outcomes, accurate diagnosis, well-being, and care for the individual. Despite its potential, the digitalisation of healthcare also presents certain ethical, legal and social challenges. A group of researchers from the Digital healthcare ethics laboratory (Digit-HeaL) has designed a qualitative research project to analyse the ethical, social, and legal aspects of digital health technologies. Qualitative inquiry is concerned with the meanings and interpretations that participants attach to social action and experiences. This type of research relies on what the participants express in their own words to the researcher. Even though participants in this study are recognized as stakeholders in implementing digital technologies in healthcare in Croatia (patients, physicians, engineers, lawyers, hospital directors, and policymakers), their knowledge about this topic (such as artificial intelligence, big data, digital phenotyping, etc.) depends on previous experience. A stakeholder's voice is essential in identifying values and developing an ethical model for more responsible and socially acceptable digital healthcare development. Given their diverse backgrounds, we opted for the scenario method based on an anticipatory ethics. Two scenarios in written and visual form (Physician 4.0 and the future of medicine and Self-monitoring of biometric data) present an imaginary description of future possibilities. The first scenario focuses on the physicians' skills and on the relationship between the physician and the patient. The second scenario about biometric self- monitoring describes the use of smartwatches and how the public/private controversy can affect the prioritisation of values in cases of value conflicts. These strategies aim to draw users closer to these technologies, to develop imagination, and to encourage critical thinking. We will present both storylines in written and graphic format - which allows participants to follow the narrative and easily visualise the scripts – and reflect on how our research has benefitted from this methodological innovation.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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