CDORO for Health Sector

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Lead the Future of Digital Resilience in Healthcare

Digital transformation has reshaped modern healthcare — connecting hospitals, laboratories, insurers, and patients in ways once unimaginable. But this connectivity has also created unprecedented dependency, exposure, and accountability.

Today, every healthcare leader is expected to safeguard not only systems, but lives, trust, and care continuity.

The CDORO–Health programme is Europe’s first executive certification that bridges clinical operations, ICT resilience, and regulatory compliance.

Designed and delivered by Paul C Dwyer and the EU Cyber Academy, this two-day, in-person course empowers senior leaders to translate regulation into strategy and strategy into measurable resilience.

Under frameworks such as NIS2, the European Health Data Space (EHDS), and the emerging digital-resilience mandates across Europe, healthcare organisations face the same expectations as financial institutions once did under DORA.

Failure to adapt now risks not only penalties, but patient safety, public trust, and operational viability.

CDORO–Health equips you to:

Understand and meet resilience obligations under NIS2 and EHDS.
Strengthen governance, oversight, and board accountability.
Build, test, and sustain resilient ICT and clinical operations.
Collaborate effectively across national and sectoral boundaries.
Lead with confidence when disruption strikes.

Certification & Continuing Value

Upon completion, participants undertake the CDORO–Health online certification exam via the EU Cyber Academy platform.
Graduates receive a digital credential and certificate recognising them as Certified Digital Operational Resilience Officers – Health, joining a growing international community of resilience leaders.

Post-course benefits include:

A live follow-up session for Q&A and peer networking.
Access to the Extended Learning & Executive Toolkit, including deeper dives on NIS2, EHDS, and resilience testing.
Continued engagement with the ICTTF and EU Cyber Academy community.

Who Should Attend

Hospital and Health-System CIOs, CISOs, and Risk Officers
Compliance, Governance, and Clinical Operations Leaders
Regulators, Health Authorities, and National Agencies
Insurers, MedTech, and ICT Service Providers supporting the health sector

If you are responsible for ensuring patient-centred digital resilience — this programme is designed for you.

Your Learning Experience

This is not a lecture series — it’s an immersive executive experience.

Across two days, participants engage in:

Expert-led sessions blending regulation, governance, and practice.
Real-world case studies from hospitals and health networks.
A live tabletop simulation testing cyber-incident and clinical-continuity response.
Exclusive insights from guest contributors representing regulators, insurers, and technology innovators.
Guided reflection and post-course coaching to embed the learning.

You’ll leave equipped with a practical framework, shared language, and a clear roadmap for leading digital resilience in your organisation.

Course Highlights

Strategic Governance: Define leadership accountability for digital resilience.
Regulatory Alignment: Translate NIS2 and EHDS into actionable frameworks.
Risk Management: Apply ISO/IEC 27005 and NIST CSF 2.0 to healthcare environments.
Crisis Response: Manage disruption through structured incident classification and reporting.
Simulation: Experience a live cyber-resilience exercise tailored to healthcare.
Supply Chain Assurance: Manage ICT and medical-device dependencies.
Collaboration: Strengthen cross-sector information sharing and trust.
Sustainability: Build resilience maturity and culture beyond compliance.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for senior leaders and decision-makers across the healthcare ecosystem who are accountable for digital operational resilience, governance, and regulatory compliance.
It’s ideal for those who must interpret, implement, and evidence resilience obligations under NIS2, the European Health Data Space (EHDS), and related national regulations — in a way that is both proportionate and practical.

Typical attendees include:

Hospital and health-system CIOs, CISOs, and IT/Operations Directors
Chief Risk, Compliance, and Governance Officers
Clinical Operations, Data Protection, and Business Continuity Leads
Regulators, Insurers, and MedTech / ICT Service Providers supporting healthcare delivery
Members of executive leadership teams or boards responsible for digital resilience strategy

Pre-requisites

There are no formal prerequisites.
A working understanding of your organisation’s governance, risk, and incident response processes will help you get the most from the programme.
Prior certifications such as DCCS – DORA Certified Compliance Specialist or NIS2 Professional are beneficial but not required.

Tip

For the tabletop simulation and applied sessions, bring (or have access to):

Your organisation’s incident response plan
Key ICT supplier and outsourcing terms
Any relevant business continuity or clinical resilience procedures

These will help you directly map course insights to your organisation’s real-world context.

How Will I Learn?

You’ll learn through a dynamic mix of expert-led briefings, interactive discussions, and health-sector case studies — all designed to turn regulatory requirements into practical resilience strategies.

Live sessions:
Receive clear, board-level guidance on NIS2, the European Health Data Space (EHDS), and related frameworks, supported by interactive Q&A and peer discussion.

Hands-on practice:
Take part in a 2-hour tabletop simulation that tests real-world decision-making under pressure — covering cyber incidents, system outages, and clinical service disruption.

Tools & templates:
Gain practical artefacts you can take back to your organisation, including resilience assessment tools, governance templates, and a demonstration of how CyberPrism supports readiness and oversight.

Online learning:
Enjoy 30 days of post-course access to slides, templates, and extended materials via the EU Cyber Academy platform, allowing you to revisit and deepen key concepts at your own pace.

Assessment:
Complete an open-book online certification exam (50 MCQs, 80% pass mark, up to 3 attempts) to consolidate your learning and achieve the CDORO–Health credential.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this programme, participants will be able to:

Interpret and apply regulatory requirements under the NIS2 Directive, the European Health Data Space (EHDS), and related national frameworks — translating them into actionable digital resilience strategies.
Define board and executive accountability for digital operational resilience within healthcare organisations, ensuring governance structures align with best practice and regulatory expectations.
Develop and operationalise ICT risk management frameworks (including ISO/IEC 27005 and NIST CSF 2.0) tailored to clinical, technical, and operational environments.
Design and test incident management and crisis response procedures that protect patient safety, data integrity, and service continuity during digital disruption.
Assess and manage third-party and medical-device risks, establishing proportionate oversight and reporting mechanisms across the supply chain.
Lead cross-sector collaboration and information sharing, engaging effectively with regulators, CSIRTs, and partner organisations to enhance sector-wide resilience.
Measure, evidence, and report digital resilience maturity to boards, regulators, and insurers — demonstrating compliance and leadership readiness.
Embed a culture of continuous improvement, enabling healthcare organisations to evolve from compliance-driven to resilience-led operations.

Your Instructor: Paul C. Dwyer

Global Authority on Digital Operational Resilience, Cybersecurity & Critical Sector Compliance
Author | Advisor | Educator | Entrepreneur | Thought Leader

Paul C. Dwyer is recognised as one of the world’s foremost experts in cybersecurity, cyber risk, and digital operational resilience. With over 35 years of international experience, Paul has worked extensively with healthcare organisations, governments, financial institutions, and critical infrastructure operators — helping them design and implement resilience strategies that protect systems, data, and lives.

As President of the ICTTF – International Cyber Threat Task Force and CEO of Cyber Risk International, Paul has advised the UK Government’s Defence Committee (DefCom), NATO, and the National Counterterrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) on countering hybrid and cyber threats. His work in the health sector includes guiding national health services, hospital groups, and insurers in embedding digital resilience frameworks aligned with NIS2, EHDS, and emerging EU and UK regulatory standards.

Paul is also the creator and head tutor of the DCCS – DORA Certified Compliance Specialist course, now the global benchmark for understanding and implementing the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). He is the author of Navigating DORA: A Financial Executive’s Roadmap to Compliance and Resilience — widely regarded as the definitive reference for executives tackling digital resilience challenges.

A Fellow of the Irish Computer Society, certified by Harvard University in Higher Education Teaching, and a qualified governance and risk practitioner (ISC², ISACA, CGI), Paul combines deep technical mastery with strategic, board-level insight.

Through CDORO–Health, he brings that experience directly to the healthcare sector — empowering leaders to understand, implement, and sustain digital resilience in one of the world’s most critical and high-stakes environments.

The CDORO–Health certification combines two days of in-person executive learning in Dublin with online follow-up and assessment via the EU Cyber Academy platform.
Across interactive sessions, live case studies, and a healthcare-specific tabletop simulation, you’ll engage directly with experts and peers to translate regulation into real-world resilience leadership.
You’ll also have 30 days’ post-course access to slides, templates, and the Extended Learning & Executive Toolkit.

Following completion of the live programme, participants complete the CDORO–Health online certification exam — an open-book, multiple-choice assessment (50 questions, 80% pass mark, up to 3 attempts).

The exam assesses your understanding of key principles and your ability to apply them in practice.
Successful candidates receive a digital certificate and credential, formally recognising their status as a Certified Digital Operational Resilience Officer – Health.

Yes. The CDORO–Health certification is issued by the EU Cyber Academy and the ICTTF – International Cyber Threat Task Force.
It builds upon the internationally recognised DCCS – DORA Certified Compliance Specialist certification, which has already certified over 15,000 professionals worldwide.

Our certifications are also endorsed and recognised by leading professional bodies, including the International Compliance Association (ICA) — reflecting their credibility, rigour, and alignment with global standards of governance and compliance education.

The CDORO–Health credential is trusted by regulators, insurers, and major organisations across critical sectors as a benchmark for digital resilience leadership, helping participants demonstrate both technical competence and strategic oversight in highly regulated environments.

Gain a globally recognised certification in digital operational resilience.

Understand how to meet NIS2 and EHDS obligations in practice.

Build leadership confidence to manage digital risk and disruption.

Access practical resilience frameworks and templates for immediate use.

Learn directly from one of the world’s leading experts on resilience and compliance.

Connect with peers and guest contributors across Europe’s healthcare ecosystem.