A New Health Service: Global Trends Emi Kiyota, Ph.D.President, Ibasho

What happed to healthcare as society ages ?

• Increased number of elderly• Changes in patients profiles• Changes in disease patterns

Needs for healthcare and its physical environment in our society is changing…

New approach to healthcare in the aging society

• Holistic approach• Relationship focused care• Advanced technologies • Medical service that supports elders’ psychosocial need

HOW CAN WE TRANSFORM OUR HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT?

Re-defining the concept of

HealthSafety

Re-defining the concept of

HealthSafety

Mindset change: Acute care vs. Elderly care

Acute Elderly

Cure Live with disabilities

Return to social responsibility Return to familiar lifestyle

Saving life End of life with dignity Obj

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Re-defining the concept of

HealthSafety

Where are our society going?• Care vs. Lifestyle• Care vs. Empowerment• Inter-dependency• Sense of ownership• Multi-generational community• Re-defining elders’ social role• Community integration• Moving toward resilient community

Disability?

Disability is not an inherent attribute of the individual but, rather, is the result of the interaction of the individual with the environment, including social norms.

(IOM, 2009)