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MyHealthPEI Education Resource – Pathology and Cytology
What is Pathology and Cytology? Pathology is when doctors look at body tissues and fluids under a microscope to help understand what’s going on inside your body. These samples can come from a small piece of skin or tissue (called a biopsy), organs, blood, or other body fluids...
Discussing end-of-life care is difficult, but important
On Advance Care Planning Day, Islanders are encouraged start the important and sensitive conversation about their own end-of-life care. Since 2012, April 16 has marked national Advance Care Planning Day in Canada. Last spring, Health PEI launched an online advance care planning...
PEI Diabetes Strategy 2014-2017
The PEI Diabetes Strategy 2014-2017 focuses on three overarching priority areas: enhanced prevention, detection and management of diabetes.
Problematic Substance Use That Impacts the Workplace - A Step-by-Step Guide & Toolkit to Addressing it in Your Business/Organization
This toolkit was developed to assist workplaces in addressing problematic substance use.
Healthcare system across PEI experiencing overcapacity and increased wait times
The healthcare system across Prince Edward Island is currently facing significant overcapacity resulting in limited bed availability. With the onset of the cold and flu season, healthcare facilities are anticipating an increase in patient volumes, which will further challenge the...
Patients will benefit from new nursing strategy
Prince Edward Island’s first-ever nursing strategy will help ensure a strong, dedicated workforce to care for Islanders. The Health PEI Nursing Strategy: 2017-2020 sets direction for nursing within the province’s publically funded health-care system. It was created after...
More Islanders matched with primary care provider
A recent effort to connect more Islanders with a primary health care provider has shown positive results. Approximately 3,500 Islanders have been removed from the provincial patient registry since October 2016, meaning that 96 per cent of Islanders now have a dedicated primary...
New tool will support Islanders diagnosed with breast cancer
Breast cancer survivor Maureen Garrity says she wishes a new patient information tool had been available back when she received her diagnosis. Health PEI has partnered with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, health care providers, and patient advisors on an information and...
Health PEI Annual Report 2024-2025 - Highlights
Highlights from the Health PEI Annual Report 2024-2025.