Developed for professionals
The continuing professional education Care from the Heart was developed almost eight years ago by a team of medical professionals, HR professionals, and trainers who have been contributing to the healthcare landscape for many years. Through this program, they provide healthcare professionals with insights and tools by means of accredited continuing education activities aimed at professional development and re-registration of specialists.
Within this unique training program, these objectives are achieved by carefully aligning and interweaving various educational formats. We offer a broad range of components, including a scientific component in the form of a lecture, effective communication training, personal performance training in which theory is combined with interaction and a pre-completed questionnaire, intervision based on the Balint method, and body and mind workshops such as breathing practices.
This continuing education program consists of five days in a beautiful environment in southern Portugal. The central theme of the program focuses on stress management for physicians themselves and on how, despite external pressures, they can continue to provide safe and sustainable care within an ever-changing context. We observe that an increasing number of physicians take too little time to reflect on their own functioning. During this program, reflection on one’s own professional practice is highly valued, offering participants insight into their personal strengths that can be applied in the service of high-quality patient care. All of these elements call for both personal and medical leadership.
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What will be covered?
An important first step for the medical professional is to know how his or her life, thought patterns and assumptions work.
During this 5-day Care from the Heart program, physicians will gain insights that will help them see with fresh eyes what works and what doesn't in their lives and how this affects the communication of healthcare professionals, both with patients and fellow professionals.
One "wakes up," awakening from old thoughts and stuck patterns. Awakening means becoming alive, gaining consciousness. This enables the physician to make safe choices, allowing them to look at patterns in communication with clarity.
If the physician is able to break his or her patterns, he or she is able to be there for others, i.e. patients and colleagues, thus enabling safe and socially responsible care to be provided.
Program components
The above is achieved through unique tuning of various components.
The Balint Intervision method is alternated with Science about the determinants of diseases and health promotion and effective communication training modules .
In addition, there is room for Mind & Body sessions and the training takes place in a unique natural location in Portugal (Algarve).
Other information
You can receive 21 accreditation points for this continuing education program through ABAN.
For Care from the Heart the maximum number of participants is 16 people .
(Please wait to book your flight until you have received final confirmation from us. You will receive this information as soon as you have registered.)
Start dates in 2026
You can still participate in the following periods:
2026
Price: € 2495,-
- March 18 to 22, 2026 PT (full)
- October 7 to 11, 2026 PT ( 6 spots left )
- November 4 to 8, 2026 PT ( 2 spots left )
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Investment
2495 euros (VAT exempt)
Inclusive
✔️ 4 nights in shared double or triple rooms, or tiny houses
✔️ Breakfast, lunch and dinner, with fruit, coffee, tea and water in between.
✔️ Transport between Faro airport and location, provided you are present at a time to be determined.
Exclusive
✖️ Flight ticket for edition in Portugal
✖️ Travel, cancellation, accommodation insurance, accident insurance
✖️ Activities outside the program, such as mountain biking, massag
The center
The center has 3 spacious double rooms with private bathrooms, a dorm for 1-4 participants and a number of beautiful Tiny Houses that have two single bedrooms and a luxurious bathroom shared.
These tiny houses have a private terrace with a view from the mountain over the south coast.
The center has an organic pond, which is located in the beautiful flower garden, in which various retreat areas are nestled.
There is also a saltwater swimming pool where you can relax for parts of the day.
The location has a yoga room both indoors and on a deck where sessions can take place in good weather.
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