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      Propelling Health Care into the Twenties

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      S. Karger AG
      Health policy, regulatory, Member states, Innovation, European Commission, Incentives, Personalised medicine, Precision medicine, Preventive medicine, Public health, Pharmacoeconomics, Health economics, Frameworks, Reimbursement, Personalised health care, Diagnostics, Biomarkers, optimal, Real-world data, Data-translational research, Empowerment patient, Citizens, Access

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          The scope and potential of personalised health care are underappreciated and underrealised, often because of resistance to change. The consequence is that many inadequacies of health care in Europe persist unnecessarily, and many opportunities for improvement are neglected. This article identifies the principal challenges, outlines possible approaches to resolving them, and highlights the benefits that could result from greater adoption of personalised health care. It locates the discussion in the context of European policy, focusing particularly on the most recent and authoritative reviews of health care in the EU Member States, and on the newly acquired spirit of readiness and pragmatism among European officials to embrace change and innovative technologies in a new decade. It highlights the attention now being given by policymakers to incentives, innovation, and investment as levers to improve European citizens’ prospects in a rapidly evolving world, and how these distinct and disruptive themes contribute to a renaissance in thinking about delivering optimal health care in Europe. It explores the chances offered to patients by specific initiatives in health domains such as cancer and antimicrobial resistance, and by innovative science, novel therapies, earlier diagnosis tools, and deeper understanding of health promotion and prevention. And it reflects on how health care providers could benefit from a shift towards better primary care and towards deploying health data more effectively, including the use of artificial intelligence, coupled with a move to a smoother organisational/regulatory structure and realigned professional responsibilities. The conclusion is that preparing Europe’s health care systems for the inevitable strains of the coming years is both possible and necessary. A more courageous approach to embracing personalised health care could guarantee the sustainability of Europe’s health care systems before rising demands and exponential costs overwhelm them – an exercise in future-proofing, in ensuring that they are equipped to withstand whatever lies ahead. A focus on the potential and implementation of personalised care would permit more efficient use of resources and deliver better quality health-preserving care.

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                Journal
                BMH
                BMH
                10.1159/issn.2296-6870
                Biomedicine Hub
                S. Karger AG
                2296-6870
                2020
                May – August 2020
                27 May 2020
                : 5
                : 2
                : 508300
                Affiliations
                [_a] aEuropean Alliance for Personalised Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
                [_b] bBioCampus, Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
                [_c] cCIHR Institute of Genetics, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
                [_d] dThe European Institute for Innovation through Health Data (i-HD), Gent, Belgium
                [_e] eQueen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
                [_f] fIRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Regina Elena, Rome, Italy
                [_g] gUZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
                [_h] hIstituto dei Tumori Giovanni Paolo II, Bari, Italy
                [_i] iErasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
                [_j] jDepartment of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
                [_k] kApplied Research Division for Cognitive and Psychological Science, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
                [_l] lEstonian Genome Center, Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
                [_m] mDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
                [_n] nLaboratory of Onco-Haematology, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
                [_o] oSezione di Igiene, Dipartimento Universitario Scienze della Vita e Sanità Pubblica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
                [_p] pDepartment of Woman and Child Health and Public Health – Public Health Area, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
                [_q] qCancerCore Europe, Paris, France
                [_r] rDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
                [_s] sBulgarian Alliance for Personalised and Precision Medicine, Sofia, Bulgaria
                [_t] tStockholm School of Economics (SSE), Stockholm, Sweden
                Author notes
                *Denis Horgan, European Alliance for Personalised Medicine, Rue de l’Aqueduc 88, BE–1050 Brussels (Belgium), denishorgan@euapm.eu
                Article
                508300 Biomed Hub 2020;5:508300
                10.1159/000508300
                415b4971-9fa8-4a5a-830b-3bc522602f32
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                History
                : 19 March 2020
                : 29 April 2020
                Page count
                Figures: 20, Tables: 3, Pages: 53
                Categories
                Editorial

                Oncology & Radiotherapy,Geriatric medicine,Cardiovascular Medicine,Clinical Psychology & Psychiatry,Public health
                Innovation,Diagnostics,Real-world data,Citizens,Public health,Pharmacoeconomics,Personalised health care,Empowerment patient,Access,Reimbursement,European Commission,Biomarkers, optimal,Health policy, regulatory,Precision medicine,Frameworks,Preventive medicine,Health economics,Personalised medicine,Member states,Data-translational research,Incentives

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