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The Making the Connection Conference 2025 is Wednesday, October 29 and Thursday October 30, 2025 at the Rodd Royalty in Charlottetown PEI. This is an educational opportunity for individuals working to improve care of older adults in long-term care sponsored by the Department of Health and Wellness, Health PEI and the Nursing Home Association of Prince Edward Island. This year’s program will include interactive presentations on several important topics in long term care homes: Caring for residents with behavioral and psychosocial symptoms of dementia Balancing autonomy, rights and safety Ageism...

You can request a correction to your personal health information if you believe there is an error in the information contained in your health records at a Health PEI facility. The Health Information Act outlines specifically what Health PEI is permitted to change in these records, and what is not permitted to change, including professional opinions or observations in your health records. How do I request a correction? To request a correction, complete a Request to Correct Personal Health Information form (see button at the bottom of this page). Your request must include a detailed description...

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...

The Prince Edward Island (PEI) Department of Health and Wellness has partnered with Saskatchewan Polytechnic to deliver the Transition to Registered Nursing in Canada (TRNC) program to internationally educated nurses with the essential education, skills and training required for a successful transition to registered nursing in Canada. This program is also available to Canadian Educated nurses looking to re-enter the workforce as a Registered Nurse (RN). To be considered for the TRNC PEI Program, a decision from the College of Registered Nurses and Midwives of Prince Edward Island (CRNMPEI)...

Regular cervical screening is the best way to protect yourself from cervical cancer. HPV (human papillomavirus) testing has replaced Pap tests to screen for cervical cancer on PEI. Use this online form to request an appointment for a cervical screening test at a cervical screening clinic in PEI. You can also request an appointment by calling the number for the clinic on the Cervical Screening Clinics web page. For more information about cervical screening see HPV Screening and Cervical Cancer Prevention. What do I need to request an appointment? You will need your PEI Health Card and your...

Any community or organization with an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) for public use is encouraged to register the life-saving device with Emergency Health Services. The AED registry allows bystanders and emergency responders to quickly locate the closest defibrillator when someone calls in a sudden cardiac arrest. Using the online database, a 9-1-1 dispatcher can direct the caller or bystander to retrieve the nearest device and instruct its use until paramedics arrive. There is no cost to register an AED in PEI. Quick access to a defibrillator combined with CPR increases the chance of...