Preschool occupational therapy is offered to children from infancy until entry into kindergarten. Occupational therapy services are often initiated by a referral from a health care professional. However, anyone may make a referral, including parents. Occupational therapy services...
We all know that exercise and activity are important for good health and healing. That’s why a new program is being used to help bring the benefits of working-out to Island residents during their stay in hospital. As part of a senior-friendly hospital approach being piloted on...
Strengthening mental health services A mental health walk-in clinic is now available in Charlottetown – and other clinics are expanding in Prince County – to strengthen mental-health services for Islanders. Similar to existing clinics in Prince County, the new Charlottetown walk...
“I don’t know if there was ever a time in my life when I wasn’t thinking about being a physician,” said Dr. Trina Stewart, a family physician in Summerside. “I grew up in Perth-Andover, New Brunswick. When I was in Grade 11, I sent letters to medical faculties all over Canada and...
The PEI Research Ethics Board (REB) safeguards the rights, safety and well-being of participants in all human subject research involving Health PEI and the Department of Health and Wellness and their patients, staff, resources or data. Research is reviewed to ensure that it is...
A new program will help fund sensors that allow people with diabetes and their health care team better monitor their sugar levels. Over 15,000 Islanders live with diabetes, a chronic disease where the body is unable to produce insulin or properly use the insulin it produces. On...
Everyone who receives treatment through Health PEI has a health record. Health records contain information such as reports from care providers, results of tests such as blood work and diagnostic imaging (X-ray, MRI, etc.), and prescribed medications. Health records can be in paper or electronic format, or a combination of both. Your personal health information is confidential and protected against loss, theft, and unauthorized access and will be kept for as long as required by law. You can request: a copy of your own health record(s) and/or the health record(s) of a person who does not have...
If you are living with diabetes or at risk of developing diabetes, the Provincial Diabetes Program can provide you with education, support and management advice. What can the Provincial Diabetes Program do for me? The Diabetes Program can offer you information and support on...
Health PEI Mental Health and Addictions (MHA) Research and Education aims to advance knowledge and understanding of mental health and addictions to support top-tier, evidence-based Mental Health and Addictions Services. MHA Research and Education is staffed with a director...
A few years back, nurse practitioners (NPs) were a new concept in Prince Edward Island’s health system. Today, a network of NPs in the West Prince region work in collaboration with other health care team members to provide residents in the area with access to timely, personal...