Geke Dijkstra

Geke Dijkstra serves as Associate Professor at the Talmalectorate (NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences) since May 2020 while concurrently holding a Senior Researcher position at the University Medical Center Groningen's Applied Health Research department. Her dual roles focus on elevating elderly care's societal profile through knowledge development and professional collaboration.

Her educational pathway includes:

• In-service A nursing training (1977)
• Shortened HBO-V program (Bachelor of Nursing)
• University program in Nursing Sciences, University of Groningen

Research centers on transforming elderly care perception through innovative models like European art-integration initiatives (e.g., "Dance on prescription" for Parkinson's patients) and the Stichting Academische Verpleeg(t)huiszorg Nederland project developing new nursing home concepts. She emphasizes elderly care's multidisciplinary complexity, arguing it demands greater recognition as a field engaging all human senses and integrating diverse medical/social disciplines.

Scientific Awards: None mentioned in source material.

Actively secures funding streams through collaborations with the Province of Fryslân and Dutch care organizations. Leads pilot projects for innovative nursing home care while mentoring students via NHL Stenden's HBO-V and Social Work programs, though specific advisees aren't listed. Strengthens regional ties with Friesland's care organizations and the five national Talmahuizen.

Co-leads the Talmalectorate on Living, Well-being and Care in Old Age with Professor Evelyn Finnema, fostering international research networks to exchange European best practices in elderly care innovation.