Barbara Couper

Barbara Couper is a nurse with experience in project management, paediatric health-care education, change management, program evaluation, process improvement and Lean Methods. She is currently the manager of the Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Ambulatory programs, including Chronic and Transitional Pain and pre-anesthesia clinics at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). Barbara is currently completing a Doctor of Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, with research focused on patient and family engagement in paediatric care, locally at SickKids and internationally in low-resourced settings.

Education and experience

• 2023–Present: Clinical Manager Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Perioperative Services, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2020–Present: Doctor of Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
• 2022–2023: Project Manager, Perioperative Services, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2018–2022: Interprofessional Education Specialist, Centre for Global Child Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2010–2020: Registered Nurse, 6AB Multi-Organ Transplant and Medical Specialties, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2016–2018: Academic Fellow, Centre for Global Child Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2015–2017: Masters of Nursing, Clinical Focus, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing and Community Development Collaborative Program Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2015–2017: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Trent University

Achievements

• 2020: Alma Rae Nursing Scholarship Award, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

1. Salehi, R. de Young, S., Asamoah, A., Esaka Aryee, S., Eli, R., Couper, B., Smith, B., Djokoto, C., Agyeman, Y.N., Zakaria, A-F., Butt, N., Boadu, A., Nyante, F., Merdiemah, G., Oliver-Commey, J., Ofori-Boadu, L., Kaba Akoriyea, S., Parry, M., Fiore, C., Okae, F., Adams, A., & Acquah, H. (2023). Evaluation of a continuing professional development strategy on COVID-19 for 10 000 health workers in Ghana: a two-pronged approach. Human Resources for Health. 
2. Couper, B., de Young, S. Douglas, M., Aryee, S. E. Salehi, R., Djokoto, C., & Asamoah, A. (2022). Creating and Implementing Objective Structured Clinical Exams for Use in Pediatric Nursing Education in Ghana: Reflections and Lessons Learned. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice.