Ron Peters

Hello, I'm Ron Peters and I'm a healthcare planning & evaluation consultant. For further details, please see http://ca.linkedin.com/in/ronpetersconsultant

Ron Peters is an Aboriginal person (Tsimshian, Hartley Bay band) with a Masters in Business Administration and 30 years experience in healthcare planning & evaluation. Ron Peters' primary interests are whole-system redesign for healthcare effectiveness and sustainability, innovative best practice service models, integration of healthcare services (e.g., public services and primary care), mental health and addiction services, and the successful provision of healthcare services to diverse communities (multicultural, refugee, Aboriginal, LGBT, women, etc.). See also: re.vu/Ron_Peters

Healthcare Planning & Evaluation Consultant at Self-Employed

April 2009 - Present | Vancouver, British Columbia

Specializing in healthcare systems redesign, Aboriginal health, and Mental Health and Addictions services. Program planning, program evaluation, strategic planning, indicators & scoreboards, business cases, measurement tools, literature synthesis.

Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University

2006 - 2012 | Vancouver, British Columbia

Consultation with the Centre for Applied Research on Mental Health and Addictions.

Director Health Services Planning at Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

2001 - 2009 | Vancouver, British Columbia

Prepare annual Health & Service Plan for the Ministry of Health. Primary liaison to Mental Health & Addictions Services (strategic planning, strategic implementation). Consultation and advice on the regional Aboriginal health plan. Primary liaison to the population-based healthcare group (strategic planning, strategic implementation, indicators, business plans).

Simon Fraser University

2002 – 2004

Masters of Business Administration

Concentration: Finance, Strategy, Managerial Economics, Marketing

Activities: Thesis on Cost-Benefit Analysis of Assertive Community Treatment at Vancouver Coastal Health.

Vancouver Community College

1990 – 1991

Managers of Nonprofit Agencies Certificate

Concentration: Finance for Nonprofits, Management of Nonprofits, Strategic Planning, Program Evaluation

University of British Columbia

1974 – 1979

Bachelor of Arts

Concentration: Psychology

Activities: Teaching Assistant, Statistics and Experimental Design; Research Assistant to several professors.

Whole-system redesign for healthcare effectiveness and sustainability, innovative best practice service models, integration of healthcare services (e.g., public services and primary care), mental health and addiction services, and providing effective healthcare services to diverse communities (multicultural, refugee, Aboriginal, LGBT, women). Leisure-time: reading, writing, music (listening), taking photos, walking, cooking (semi-seriously).