She worked as nurse for 19 years in different countries like Austria, USA and the Netherlands. Currently, she is a senior lecturer – researcher at Maastricht University and Zuyd University of Applied Sciences. She is involved in the teaching of nurse practitioners. She has a key role in the implementation of interprofessional education in the Faculty of Healthcare at Zuyd University where seven bachelor programmes are involved: language and speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, creative therapy, nursing, biomedical sciences and midwifery.