IXcel-BAZ: Ontwikkeling en validatie van immersieve leeromgevingen voor schaalbaar en overdraagbaar opleiden in de regionale Basis Acute Zorg

Training within Basic Acute Care (BAZ) is under pressure from rising demand for care, staff shortages and high workloads. At the same time, comparable competencies are currently taught and assessed differently across departments (ICU, A&E, CCU, AOA), leading to inefficiency and limited transferability of skills. There is therefore a need for a scalable, transferable training approach that systematically structures generic and context-specific competencies. The IXcel-BAZ project develops and validates a modular training model for regional acute care, in which EPA-based competencies are divided into generic and context-specific components. This model is supported by immersive learning environments (IX), which allow skills to be trained safely, consistently and repeatedly. The project follows a practice-oriented, iterative approach: analysing existing training practices, co-designing the training model with stakeholders, implementing it in a real-life training setting, and systematically evaluating its effectiveness and applicability. This looks not only at learning outcomes, but also at implementation, adoption and scalability. The expected results are a validated methodology for structuring EPA competencies, a transferable training model, and an implementation approach for IX in acute care. These results will be applied directly within the region and actively shared through existing healthcare networks. The project contributes to more efficient, safer and more scalable training for healthcare professionals, and delivers practical knowledge for the wider implementation of immersive technology in the public sector.