Femke Dijkstra
Femke Dijkstra is a lecturer at the Nursing Academy of Saxion University of Applied Sciences, where she is mainly involved in simulation-based education. She is also a PhD student at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, where she studies interprofessional healthcare teams in stressful situations, with a focus on teamwork and communication. Since February 2025, she has been working as project leader of the Experimental Labs within the DUTCH program.
Saxion
Session
In this presentation, I’ll take you inside the four cutting-edge Experimental Labs launched in 2025 under the DUTCH program. These labs test VR, AR, and other XR tools in real-world settings—bridging innovation and education to build a smarter, faster, and more hands-on way to train future healthcare professionals.