**1. Introduction: new ways of understanding approaches to health and technologies**

New technologies have affected our insight to health, including new ways of understanding approaches to health research systems [1]. The definition of health technology is according to World Health Organization (WHO) **"**the application of organized knowledge and skills in the form of devices, medicines, vaccines, procedures and systems developed to solve a health problem and improve quality of life." [2]. As a subcategory assistive technology is defined by WHO as "the application of organized knowledge and skills related to assistive products, including systems and services" [3]. Traditionally, in public health services, both principles and approaches have varied through time [4, 5]. From a philosophy of science perspective, both quantitative and qualitative methodological approaches have been used [6]. Participation and co-creation are needed to ensure that users, such as health professionals and patients, can take part in and influence new and improved solutions [7]. It is often an aim to develop methods in health where patients should be included in the validation of results before scaling up technology, for example, in advanced technology such as radiography [8]. From a technological perspective, there is a need for new thinking in education because new practices emerge with innovative technology [9]. An example is artificial intelligence, which is currently influencing higher education and the health sector. Critical reflections on new technologies and solutions are important to adapt to a new working life, where innovations are needed both locally and globally [10]. Due to general growth in societal complexity, the need for interdisciplinary education is growing [11] as well as knowledge about collaboration and co-creation [10]. Challenges in this matter are that professions change and therefore there is a need for critical studies about how to succeed in this matter. One way to achieve this is through a salutogenic approach, a concept introduced by Antonovsky [12]. Historically, this included the ability to use the resources available, as a sense of coherence. Today, Antonovsky's theory has influenced several societal practices, including both health and technology [13]. The use of Antonovskys theory and ontological position can be valuable in future health research as it integrates people in interaction with their environment as well as experiencing chaos and change as a normal state of life [13]. The salutogenic approach will contribute to flexible choices and possibilities for adopting to change for health professionals in a complex society.
