Barbara Wilson-Keates

Originally from British Columbia, Barbara has a nursing clinical background in intensive care, as well as medical and surgical areas in both urban and remote Canadian and American healthcare settings. For more than 20 years, her teaching and research interests have concentrated on simulation-based learning experiences to help prepare healthcare professionals to provide safe, high-quality patient care.  In addition to being the simulation centre coordinator at Vancouver Island University, Barbara is currently a board member of Simulation Canada and co-chair of CASN Advisory Board for Clinical Practice and Simulation Learning. As a national and international researcher, educator, and leader in simulation, she has collaborated with simulation researchers and educators across Canada and in Pakistan and Chile. Barbara received her BScN from University of Toronto, a Master of Science from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia with a focus on development of a state-wide trauma system, and her PhD in Nursing Health Systems from University of Toronto. She is also a Certified Canadian Simulation Nurse Educator and Certified Canadian Nurse Educator. Barbara warmly welcomes nursing students to the VIU Simulation Centre as they apply classroom and lab knowledge to simulated clinical practice.