Our instructors are highly skilled individuals in the health sector
All our trainings are online, you can learn at your own pace
The timing for our courses is flexible, you decide when you want to learn.
All our resources and materials are available online
Leading and managing a modern health system requires training beyond technical knowledge.
Specifically, it requires practical knowledge, skills sets and proficiency in the Leadership, Management and Governance processes and practices. Unfortunately, many health managements teams have limited capacity and experience of fulfilling a management role.
The CPD Academy is online self-study educational platform created by the Initiative for Health Accountability and Transparency, a Non-Government Organization to provide learning resources for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) of Health Professionals on Leadership, Management and Governance.
ALL categories of health professionals at ALL levels have remarkable stake in leadership and management role and are targeted for Leadership, Management and Governance development by the Academy.
CPD Academy is maintaining exceptional standards and multiple accreditations to meet the needs for Continuing Professional Education through the Regulatory Institutions such as the:
In addition, we are collaborating with a Technical Agency and Consulting firm, Integrated Healthcare Strategies and Analytics Limited in the development and Implementation of our Training Programmes.
CPD Academy is a flagship programme of the Initiative for Health Accountability and Transparency, a registered Non-Governmental Organization founded to promote good governance and accountability in the health system in Nigeria.
Effective Leadership, Sound Management and Transparent Governance in healthcare has been relatively emphasized in recent years as a key to better health outcomes. It is reported that mere presence of health resources may not necessarily lead to desirable outcomes if management processes and practices are poor (World Bank 1998).
Considerable inadequacies are known to exist in leadership, management and governance processes and practices among health professionals. Consequently, many well intended health programmes do not achieve set goals. CPD Academy was established to provide a readily accessible and sustainable platform for training the next generation of health Leaders and Managers to effectively manage available health resources for better health outcomes have become most compelling and urgent.
Our Goal is to support stakeholders at all levels to enhance the leadership and management capacity of critical stakeholders and making substantial contribution towards improving the performance of the health system, health outcomes and the achievement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
The primary targets are current and future health leaders and managers, and all those aspiring for leadership and management role in the health system. This includes all cadres of health professionals – Medical Doctors, Nurses and Midwives, Pharmacists, Environment Health Officers, Laboratory Scientists and Community Health Practitioners; and students of health sciences.
Our courses are designed to:
The benefits of capacity building of health professionals on Leadership, Management and Governance include the following:
CPD Academy is a One-Stop Resource Hub for Continuing Professional Development on Leadership, Management and Governance.
The CPD Courses are Accredited by Relevant Professional Regulatory Institutions.
Upon completion of any of our courses and payment of necessary fees, participants will receive verified Course Completion Certificate and CME Credits where applicable.
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