Elevate the management of your healthcare institution with PADIS – Senior Management Programme for Healthcare Institutions, from AESE Business School.
This reference programme in Portugal is specifically designed for healthcare sector leaders seeking to strengthen their management and leadership skills, in a collaborative and high-level environment.
AESE Campus Lisbon
7 April to 30 June 2026
Tuesday: 1:00 PM (lunch), 2:15 PM » 7:30 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM » 1:10 PM
AESE Campus Porto
29 September to 15 December 2026
Monday: 1:00 PM (lunch), 2:15 PM » 7:30 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM » 1:15 PM
218 hours
In-person training: 130h
Preparation work: 88h
Senior Executives of Healthcare Institutions in the public, private and social sectors, namely:
– Members of Executive, Clinical and Management Boards
– Department Directors, Heads of Service or equivalent.
Portuguese and Spanish
In a sector as dynamic and demanding as healthcare, effective leadership is essential to address current and future challenges.
PADIS is the key to transforming managers into visionary leaders, prepared to optimize resources, make critical decisions and promote excellence in healthcare services.
Objectives
Development of advanced skills
Strengthening leadership, strategic management and decision-making.
Practical and collaborative learning
Through the Case Method, analysis of real situations with direct impact on management.
High-level networking
Access to an exclusive network of healthcare sector decision-makers.
Global vision with international experience
Participation in an immersion at Clínica Universidad de Navarra.
Testimonials
Programme
Designed for senior executives of Healthcare Institutions (Primary, Hospital and Continuing Care; Supervisory and Technical, Ethical and Operational Oversight Bodies) in the public, private and social sectors, such as:
- Executive and Clinical Boards of ACES
- USF Coordinators
- Hospital Management Boards
- Department Directors and Heads of Service
- Human Behaviour in Organizations
- Strategic Operations Management and Service Excellence
- Healthcare Information Systems
- Management Control, Economics and Finance
- Commercial Policy and Marketing
Leadership can only be learned… by leading.
Through real business cases, participants face complex decisions in contexts similar to their own.
Inspired by the models of Harvard Business School and IESE, the Case Method follows 3 phases:
- Individual Study: Analysis of facts, alternatives and decisions
- Group Work: Different approaches based on experience
- General Session: Discussion led by professors, aligning theory and practice
Cases integrated into the ECCH database, a global reference in management education.
Strategic Management in a Hospital Context
Simulation of a Hospital Emergency Department with real problems, diagnoses and concrete improvement strategies.
(Awarded Best Paper Award – ICOM 2019, Abu Dhabi)
Golden Valley
Business management simulation: investments, hiring, economic-financial performance and market strategies.
Immediate feedback enables realistic and dynamic learning.
Faculty and Guest Speakers
Partnerships
PADIS is accredited by the Portuguese Medical Association for the purposes of access to Competence in Health Services Management.
The programme has a partnership with Clínica Universidad de Navarra (CUN), a world-renowned institution that enables contact with different institutional cultures, new ways of doing and thinking about organizational details, as well as learning about the innovative management methods of this healthcare unit, which excels in humanization and the quality of the services it provides.
International Dimension
Includes:
- Three-day international programme at Clínica Universidad de Navarra (CUN) — a global reference in innovative and humanized management
- Visits to national healthcare institutions in Lisbon and Porto, tailored to the location of each edition
Tuition and Admissions
€8,667
+VATIncludes: documentation, support materials, catering, parking, travel and accommodation at Clínica Universidad de Navarra.
