Authors' objectives: The aims of this report are: 1. to provide information and suggestions on emerging and converging health sciences, technologies, products, and services and on arising challenges related to a changing perception of disabled people. 2. to evaluation the impact of emerging science and technology usage, research, and development on: -- health sciences and health technology; --the process and future tasks of health technology, health impact, health needs, parliamentary technology, and participatory technology asessment; --the concepts, models, and determinants of health, disease, wellness, and disability; and --the field of health promotion and public health. 3. to investigate the relationship between disabled people; the concept and determinants of health, disease, and well-being; emerging science and technology usage; research and development (R&D); and health technology, health impact, health needs, parliamentary technology, and participatory technology assessment.

Authors' recommendations: This report is intended as a discussion primer for two challenges increasingly faced by health technology assessment (HTA), health impact assessment (HIA), health needs assessment, parliamentary technology assessment (PTA), participatory technology assessment, policy makers in numerous areas, health care administrators, health workers and health care workes, government officials such as those from Alberta Health and Wellness, health researchers, medical and other academic researchers, Social Development Canada, people involved in the social well-being index, marginalized groups such as disabled people, and the general public. One challenge relates to the ever-increasing ability of science and technology research and development (R&D) products to modify the appearance and functioning of the human body beyond existing norms and species-typical boundaries and to modify the appearance of a third-generation model and determinants of health, disease, disability, and well-being, which incorporate, condone, and even support human performance enhancement beyond species-typical boundaries. The other challenge relates to the changing role of disabled people in the public and policy sphere from a passive recipient role toward an active, participatory, and shaping role.

Authors' methods: Overview

Project Status: Completed

Year Published: 2006

URL for published report: http://www.ihe.ca/advanced-search/the-triangle-of-enhancement-medicine-disabled-people-and-the-concept-of-health-a-new-challenge-for-hta-health-research-and-health-policy

English language abstract: An English language summary is available

Publication Type: Not Assigned

Country: Canada

Organisation Name: Institute of Health Economics

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Contact Name: djuzwishin@ihe.ca

Contact Email: djuzwishin@ihe.ca

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