Nadia Feerasta

Director

Nadia is a purpose-driven leader committed to positive influence across the healthcare sector.

With over 20 years of experience, Nadia has been trusted to lead influential engagements at the provincial, regional and local levels. Her intimate knowledge of health sector trends, policy directions, and funding contexts allows Nadia to offer innovative yet practical solutions to the most complex system challenges. Her clinical background and experience across the continuum of care builds instant credibility with policymakers, administrators, care providers and service recipients.

Influential work

Led the development of Health PEI’s first primary care policy within the interprofessional team context, which included a comprehensive literature and jurisdictional review and consultation with national and international interprofessional primary care experts, front-line providers, and government representatives

Determined adjusted panel sizes at the Primary Care Provider (PCP) and Patient Medical Home (PMH) level by adjusting for patient characteristics, health system usage (primary care, walk-in, ED, in-patient), provider characteristics, and administrative activities associated with supporting a patient panel

Led multiple clinical services engagements to design provincial/regional-level evidence-informed pathways of care in support of health system efficiency and better value for money, including the design of PEI’s perinatal system, New Brunswick’s trauma system, clinical services plan for bedded rehabilitation, and complex continuing care services within the Northeast (NE) and Waterloo-Wellington (WW) regions

Spearheaded multiple organizational reviews commissioned by Ontario Health, LHINs, and Canada’s largest teaching hospital, including a review of a community-based residential mental health provider, the NE CCAC, and a specialty neurology program at the University Health Network

Outside of Nous

Nadia believes in giving back to the community which has made her the person that she is today. Over the past few years, Nadia has volunteered at Hospice King-Aurora, provided evaluation support to the Aga Khan Health Board and volunteered as a principal at the Richmond Hill Enhanced Learning Centre, providing support to students in math and English.

Nadia holds a Master of Science (Health Administration), a Certificate in Dispute Resolution and a Master of Social Work from the University of Toronto, as well as a Bachelor of Social Work from McGill University. She is a Certified Health Executive through the Canadian College of Health Leaders and is a Registered Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers.