From problem to product
Understand users and workflows, turn health problems into requirements, and work across clinical, public health and technology teams.
LifeDev Digital Health Academy
Learn digital health
Learn digital health
by doing it.
Understand how digital health solutions are designed, built and implemented. Put your learning into practice with hands-on exercises and a project of your own.
No coding experience required for the flagship programme.
Developed byLifeDev Health Technologies
Industry practice meets
practical learning.
Learning delivered throughBorderless Skills (opens in a new tab)
Why the Academy exists
See how the pieces
See how the pieces
come together.
Digital health is more than apps, telemedicine and AI. It is people, workflows, data and decisions working together to solve real health problems.
We connect the concepts to practice, drawing on LifeDev’s work in product development, research and health-system implementation.
Data and connected systems
Explore health-data quality, APIs and interoperability, including how HL7 FHIR helps systems exchange information.
Responsible technology
Evaluate AI use cases and human oversight. Understand how privacy, security, ethics and governance shape digital health.
Implementation in practice
Plan for readiness, training and adoption. Learn how products are piloted, monitored, improved and scaled in real health settings.
Start here
One programme. The whole picture.
A practical pathway from understanding a health problem to planning a digital solution.
Our flagship programme
Digital Health Product & Implementation Programme
Work through product design, data, APIs, interoperability and AI, then plan how your solution could be implemented responsibly in a real health environment.
- Duration
- 8 weeks
- Learning pathway
- 11 modules
- Final project
- Portfolio capstone
View the full curriculum, programme fee and enrolment details. Learning is delivered through Borderless Skills.
What you’ll put into practice
- Make your first API request
A guided, hands-on exercise using Postman.
- Work with health data
Assess data quality and plan a useful dashboard.
- Explore FHIR and interoperability
Walk through how health systems exchange information.
- Evaluate AI and prioritise features
Weigh benefits, risks and real user needs.
- Build a portfolio-ready capstone
Bring your product concept and implementation plan together.
Earn a Certificate of Completion when you meet the required lessons, assessments and capstone requirements.
How learning works
Build understanding. Then put it to work.
Each step gives you something to carry into the next.
- 01
Learn
Short, focused lessons explain the concepts in clear language.
- 02
Apply
Try each concept in a realistic digital-health scenario.
- 03
Build
Develop your thinking, documentation and product skills through assignments.
- 04
Demonstrate
Turn a health problem into a practical solution concept for your capstone.
- 05
Progress
Strong learners may be considered for our selective Practicum or Talent Pool.
Who it’s for
Bring your experience.
Exploring training for your team?
Bring your experience.
Build a new perspective.
You don’t have to be a developer to understand digital health. The Academy brings health, public health and technology perspectives into the same conversation.
Health & public health
Doctors, nurses, pharmacists, public health professionals, health administrators and health-system managers.
Research, data & programmes
Researchers, academic teams, M&E specialists, data professionals and programme teams.
Product & technology
HealthTech founders, startup teams, product and project managers, and software and data professionals moving into health.
Students & emerging professionals
Students exploring digital health, health informatics and the next step in their careers.
Keep learning
More ways to go deeper.
We’re expanding the Academy with focused programmes. Start with the flagship, then explore the areas that matter to your work.
Health Data Analytics
Prepare, analyse and visualise health data to support better decisions.
AI in Healthcare
Explore responsible AI across care, public health, operations and research.
FHIR & Interoperability
Understand healthcare data exchange, FHIR resources and APIs.
Digital Health Product Management
Take products from discovery and requirements through delivery and adoption.
Health Informatics
Connect health information systems, data standards and digital workflows.
Digital Health Research
Design research and evaluate evidence for digital-health interventions.
Healthcare UX
Design around the needs of patients, health workers and health-system users.
Health Financing Technology
Explore eligibility, claims, payments and healthcare financing workflows.
Reserve your place in the upcoming cohort.
Explore the Digital Health Product & Implementation Programme.
Beyond the programmePractical experience.
Practical experience.
Clear expectations.
Outstanding learners may be considered for the LifeDev Digital Health Practicum or Talent Pool, with opportunities to contribute to supervised simulations, internal initiatives or selected implementation activities.
A selective next step
Selection depends on performance, professionalism, suitability, confidentiality requirements and project availability.
Academy participation does not guarantee employment, an internship, client-project access or admission to the Practicum. Talent Pool membership does not guarantee work or compensation.
Frequently asked
questions.
Do I need to be a software developer?
No. The flagship programme is designed for health and public health professionals without coding experience. Technical learners can go deeper through optional activities. Basic computer literacy and reliable internet access are recommended.
Where do I access the course?
Learning is delivered through Borderless Skills, LifeDev’s digital learning and workforce-development platform. View the programme for the full curriculum, fee and enrolment details.
Will I receive a certificate?
Learners who complete the required lessons, assessments and capstone requirements receive a Certificate of Completion.
Will I work on LifeDev client projects?
Not automatically. Outstanding learners may be considered for supervised project experience or internal initiatives. Selection depends on performance, professionalism, confidentiality requirements and available opportunities.
Can organisations enrol teams?
Yes. Institutional cohorts can be arranged for healthcare organisations, universities, NGOs, public-health programmes and other teams that need structured digital-health capacity building. Enquire about institutional training.
Still have a question?
Talk to our team
Understand the technology.
Apply it to real health problems.
Start with the Digital Health Product & Implementation Programme and build a practical foundation for your work in digital health.