Kristen Driesen - Blanckers has extensive experience in nursing and healthcare leadership. Currently serving as Teamleider Kliniek Cardiologie en Short Stay Cardiologie at VieCuri Medisch Centrum since October 2021, Kristen is involved in several projects, including the Zorg innovatie centrum and serves as a werkgroepvoorzitter for the conversion of HIX. Additionally, Kristen is a core team member of JongVieCuri. Since July 2018, Kristen has also worked as an SEH Verpleegkundige at Laurentius Ziekenhuis, where responsibilities include serving as a werkbegeleider for the SEH opleiding and involvement in a quality aspects working group. Previous roles include SEH Verpleegkundige at Zuyderland and various nursing positions at Laurentius Ziekenhuis and Proteion. Kristen holds a Master of Science in Innovatie in Zorg & Welzijn from HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht and a Bachelor's degree in Nursing from Zuyd University of Applied Sciences.