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  • UAB Specialisation Course
  • Code: 4875/3
  • 3rd edition
  • Modality: Face to face
  • Credits: 9 ECTS
  • Start date: 29/10/2026
  • Finish date: 08/01/2027
  • Places: 10
  • Orientation: Professional
  • Price: 945 €
  • Teaching language: English
  • Location: Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR) Edifici Mediterrània, Passeig de la Vall d’Hebron 119-129, 2a Planta, 08035 Barcelona
The course Innovation Strategies, Models and Methodologies in Health aims to explore the ongoing innovation within the evolution of healthcare, in which strategic methodologies are used to foster transformative change. It focuses on understanding the innovation process, learning different innovation strategies, models and methodologies in order to identify and address healthcare challenges, and to develop and implement solutions that are effective, efficient and sustainable, delivering high‑value care for patients, providers, and the entire healthcare system.

Contents

- Innovation and High Value Healthcare
- Types of innovation
- Innovation Methodologies I
- Innovation Methologies I: Lean
- Innovation Methodologies II: Design thinking-Service design
- Innovation Methodologies III: Agile
- Innovation Methodologies III: Scrum & Overview methadologies
- Innovation Project Management and Implementation
- Innovation strategies and systems
- Innovation culture &sharing experiences

Itinerary

This course is a module included in the MFP 4850 Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship programme.

Career opportunities

- Innovation project management in innovation departments of public institutions or public–private consortia.
- Innovation project management in private companies within the healthcare sector (pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device industries, investment funds, consulting firms, etc.).
- Management and promotion of innovation within clinical services and units in hospitals.
- Product Manager: Your analytical skills, problem‑solving abilities and customer‑oriented mindset can be valuable for developing and managing health technology products.
- Healthcare consulting: Skills in analysis, problem solving and goal setting can be useful for providing healthcare consulting services to organisations and healthcare companies.
- Entrepreneurship in health‑related projects.
- Management or consulting in organisations that promote and support innovation and entrepreneurship in health.
- Strategic consulting in healthcare innovation and processes.

Scholarships and financial aid

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Coordinating centres

Valle de Hebrón Instituto de Investigación (VHIR)

Contact

Unitat de Docència VHIR

Phone: 673455376

Additional information

https://healthinnovationmaster.vhir.org/

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