Healthcare Innovation for Improving Patient Care
Overview
Are you a healthcare professional, researcher, or innovator looking to drive meaningful change in patient care? This one-day university course will equip you with the skills to design, implement, and scale innovative solutions in healthcare.
Healthcare systems worldwide are under increasing pressure due to aging populations, rising chronic disease burdens, and workforce shortages. The HSE Sláintecare Report emphasizes the urgent need for innovation-driven, patient-centered solutions to improve care efficiency and outcomes.
Learn Design Thinking to solve real-world challenges, apply the Lean Canvas framework to develop practical, scalable solutions, and master innovation adoption strategies to navigate barriers in clinical settings. Gain insights into digital health tools, AI, and medtech trends while enhancing your leadership and change management skills.
Whether you work in hospitals, startups, pharma, or policy, this CPD course will help you accelerate innovation, improve patient outcomes, and advance your career. It will introduce you to practical insights on real-world healthcare innovation, providing you with confidence in designing and developing your own ideas to improve healthcare services and delivery.
Topics
What is innovation? How to develop our ideas:
- The Case for Healthcare Innovation
- Design Thinking in Healthcare
- Exploring Innovation Adoption in Clinical Settings
- Lean Canvas for Healthcare Innovations
- Leading Innovation in Practice
Who is this Course For?
Healthcare Professionals with an interest learning Design Thinking to solve real-world challenges, apply the Lean Canvas framework to develop practical, scalable solutions, and master innovation adoption strategies to navigate barriers in clinical settings. Gain insights into digital health tools, AI, and medtech trends while enhancing their leadership and change management skills.
This CPD course will help participants to accelerate innovation, improve patient outcomes, and advance their career. It will introduce practical insights on real-world healthcare innovation, providing confidence in designing and developing new ideas to improve healthcare services and delivery.
Who Teaches the Course?
Alison Keogh, Assistant Professor (Clinical Medicine Tallaght), TCD
Time, Date, and Place
Date: Friday 24th April 2026
Time: 9am-5pm
Venue: TCD main campus, room/building confirmed following registration
Closing date for registration: 1st March 2026
CPD Accreditation
This course is CPD Approved by the Royal College of Physicians Ireland.
CPD Accreditation - 6 CPD Credits
Course Fees
Employer-Funded Rate: €900
(For participants whose registration is paid by their employer or organisation)
Self-Funded Rate: €550
(For participants whose registration is not paid by their employer or organisation – discount applied)
Apply/Enrol
Here is our Eventbrite link to apply:
For queries please contact MedCPD@tcd.ie
Get in Touch/ Email
Dr Alison Keogh alison.keogh@tcd.ie for academic queries
Ms Kristal MacNamara MedCPD@tcd.ie for administrative queries