About Us

We are an exclusive health leadership development & healthcare advisory service

For Healthcare Leaders
By Healthcare Leaders

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Who we are

We are an exclusive, specialist-run organisation dedicated to advancing the leadership capabilities of Boards, Executives, Directors, Managers, and all Clinician and non-Clinician Leaders and teams across all private and public healthcare sectors.

Our programs are developed in close collaboration with you & your teams, and delivered by practicing specialist healthcare executives & preeminent sector consultants who have been specifically selected for their ability to engage, connect & share learnings & insights.

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What we do

Practical, relevant & bespoke programs, courses, and webinars exclusively designed and developed by clinical leaders to meet the distinct learning goals and leadership training requirements of healthcare professionals, healthcare leaders and board directors.  

 

Healthcare consultancy and advisory services to improve clinical governance, clinical services planning and operational effectiveness of public and private healthcare services. 

 

Thought leadership, industry analysis and horizon scanning  to support healthcare leaders with business and leadership intelligence.

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Our Team

Dr Sidney Chandrasiri
Chief Executive

"The AIHE value proposition is in elevating your executive leadership capability to a higher standard."

Prof Luis Prado
Chief Academic Officer

"AIHE moves away from the 'cookie-cutter' approach and works with individuals & teams."

Stella Scheikowski
Director, Operations

Vidoula Uckiah
Director, Innovation

Dr Jemma Hogan
Director, Education

Our
Commitment

The Australian Institute of Health Executives (AIHE) was founded by an aspiration to provide uniquely individualised & genuinely relevant health leadership training and consultancy services that stands out from generic offerings.

Our commitment is to elevate & strengthen executive leadership across the Australian healthcare landscape, by working together with one individual and one healthcare team at a time.

Our Institute values active listening, continuous reflection and authentic collaboration in partnering with our clients on their healthcare leadership journeys.

We offer tailored, practical and highly relevant leadership training and consultancy services for healthcare professionals and services that go beyond the generic solutions. We pride ourselves on delivering a truly personalised and meaningful offering.
We are dedicated to enhancing and empowering clinical and executive leadership and board directorship within the Australian healthcare sector, to drive value-based transformation.  

We focus on the implementation of practical clinical governance that is data-driven, patient-centred and informed by actionable insights.

At AIHE we teach a hands-on, practical and implementable approach, using our exclusive ‘real-life’ case-based teaching methodology and AIHE trademarked material, to ensure impactful and meaningful results for healthcare leaders, board directors and clinicians leading change.

Who is AIHE for?

Wherever...

You are in your leadership journey

Whichever…

Area of healthcare you work

Whatever.…

Your role is in healthcare
  • Health Service Board Directors
  • Executives
  • Managers
  • Operational Leaders
  • Medical & Nursing Leaders
  • Allied Health Leaders
  • Non-Clinical Health Leaders
  • New Graduates & Trainees
  • Healthcare Students
  • Health Service Boards
  • Executive Teams
  • Management Teams
  • Operational Teams
  • Medical & Nursing Teams
  • Allied Health Teams
  • Non-Clinical Health Teams

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Dr. Sidney Chandrasiri

Chief Executive
CHANDRASIRI, Dr Sidney
MBBS MHM FCHSM FRACMA CHIA GAICD CHE

Dr Sidney Chandrasiri MBBS MHM FCHSM FRACMA CHIA GAICD CHE, is a Certified Health Executive (CHE), a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (FRACMA), a Fellow of the Australasian College of Health Service Management (FCHSM), a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD), and holds a Masters in Health Management (MHM) and Certification in Health Informatics (CHIA). She is a graduate of the highly selective Harvard Business School Intensive course on Value Based HealthCare, has held multiple Board Director roles and has worked in both private and public sector executive medical leadership roles across metropolitan, regional and community health services in five Australian jurisdictions.

She has been a sentinel event reviewer for the Victorian Department of Health, has lectured on health system management to postgraduate students at Monash university, is a speaker at multiple medical forums across Australia, and publishes widely in the field of medical leadership.

Dr Chandrasiri has established hospital governance systems for new technologies, developed a trademarked framework for Clinical Service Planning, implemented Advanced Age Practitioner Credentialing in private hospitals as an Australian first, and established a state-wide medical administration registrar training program in Victoria in her role as the Jurisdictional Coordinator of Training for RACMA. Her current portfolio encompasses executive health service leadership, clinical services design, strategic planning, medical workforce strategy and numerous areas across clinical governance and hospital operations of both public and private health services.

Prof Luis Prado

Chief Academic Officer
PRADO, Prof Luis
MBBS FRACGP FRACMA FACMQ FCHSM FACHE GAICD Grad Dip Sp Med

Dr Luis Prado is currently a Senior Medical Administrator in Queensland Health. Prior to this he was the Chief  Medical Officer of St John of God Healthcare  responsible for Medical Services and Clinical Governance. For over 30 years he has held a number of senior medical administrator roles across Queensland Health and in the private healthcare sector. He has over 20 years’ experience in the private hospital sector including roles as Chief Medical Officer and Executive Director of Academic and Medical Services at Epworth HealthCare; Director of the Medical Services at the Wesley Hospital, and Chief Medical Officer for Uniting Care Health. He is an experienced Board Director in both for and not for profit organisations.

He has also served as a medical officer with the Australian Regular Army, including deployments to the Western Sahara and Solomon Islands and commanded the 11th Medical Company at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane, and is a Major in Royal Australian Army Medical Corps.

Luis is an Adjunct Professor for Queensland University of Technology, Affiliate Professor for Deakin University and Associate Professor of the University of Queensland and  has been actively involved in leading medical education in the private sector. Luis is passionate about the opportunities and future directions for medical practice and supports his vision at a more practical level by continuing to work actively as a General Practitioner in the community. Luis has been a General Practitioner since 1993 and has a particular interest in Sports Medicine. He is a Fellow of RACGP, RACMA and the first Australian to become a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and American College of Medical Quality.

Stella Scheikowski

Director, Operations

Stella Scheikowski, Director Operations at AIHE, is currently completing a Bachelor of Psychological Science and Business with a major in Human Resources. She supports the organisation’s core operational functions, overseeing stakeholder engagement, operational execution, and cross-functional coordination of AIHE programs.
 
Stella is responsible for managing partner and faculty relationships, driving member engagement and experience, and overseeing financial management and resource allocation. She plays a key role in establishing scalable systems, governance processes, and operational frameworks that support sustainable growth, business efficiency and organisational effectiveness.
 
With a strong foundation in behavioural science and human-centred business practices, Stella brings a thoughtful, commercially informed approach to leadership. She is focused on building high-performing teams, strengthening organisational capability, and positioning AIHE for continued impact and operations within the evolving healthcare and business ecosystem.

Vidoula Uckiah

Director, Innovation 

Vidoula Uckiah LLM, GradCert(HlthAdmin), AFCHSM, CHM is a Health sector leader in strategy, transformation and systems innovation, with deep experience leading organisational restructures and complex change across Australia, the UK and Europe in the health, aviation and FMCG sectors. An admitted lawyer, Associate Fellow of the Australasian College of Health Service Management, accredited mediator and certified in project and change management, she brings a values-driven approach grounded in healthcare expertise, integrating governance, strategy and system-level insight to guide impactful development and innovation.  
 
Her experience spans service delivery, workforce planning and organisational reform, giving her a deep understanding of how different parts of the health system work together to improve care and outcomes.  
 
As Director Innovation, Vidoula helps shape AIHE’s future by turning ideas into practical programs, guiding strategic opportunities, and building partnerships that strengthen AIHE’s impact. She oversees programs from concept to delivery, directs strategic initiatives, and identifies opportunities to expand the Institute’s influence and relevance in the evolving health sector.