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PEI Research Ethics Board: General Guidelines
Guidelines on the submission and review process for the PEI Research Ethics Board.
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Community Mental Health Services
Need Help Now? Mental health care is offered in community health facilities across the province. Bilingual services are available in some locations. What is available for me at Community Mental Health Services? The first step in service is screening. When you talk with an intake...
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Health PEI Public and Patient Engagement
Bringing Islanders’ perspectives to health care services and planning Public and patient engagement is an important responsibility of a developing and responsive health care system. Engagement with patients and members of the public ensures: the health care needs of Islanders are...
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Pregnancy and Postpartum (Perinatal) Mood Disorders
Pregnancy and life with a new baby may not always be what you expect. Pregnancy, the birth of a baby, or an adoption brings physical, emotional, and social changes. Adjustments to new roles and relationships are not always easy. It can be a time of emotional change and transition...
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Quitting Smoking: Support for People with Cancer
The PEI Cancer Treatment Centre offers a Tobacco Cessation and Relapse Prevention Program to help patients quit smoking. This program is available free of charge to both patients and caregivers of patients who smoke cigarettes, vape, or use other tobacco products. Is it to late...
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Organ Donation: Giving - and receiving - the gift of life
The gift of life is something most parents give their child only once. But not Crystal Ogden. “People tell me I gave her life twice.” In 2013, Ogden donated part of her liver to her daughter Cadence, who was just five years old when she learned she needed a liver transplant. At...
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COVID-19 vaccine appointments still available for this week, including some walk-ins
Health PEI is advising of nearly 750 appointments still available at clinics across the province tomorrow and Friday for Islanders to get vaccinated against COVID-19, including walk-in appointments at dedicated booster dose clinics. There are more than 280 appointments available...
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PEI on track to be first province to eliminate hepatitis C
By making treatment easily available to the approximately 1,000 Islanders suffering from hepatitis C, Prince Edward Island is on track to be the first province in Canada to eliminate the hepatitis C virus (HCV) among its population. To reach its goal to eliminate HCV by 2025...
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Cannabis Use in Health PEI Facilities and Services
Health PEI has developed a cannabis (marijuana) policy to guide staff, patients, clients, residents and visitors on the use of cannabis products in facilities and on property of Health PEI. Health PEI recognizes that adults may choose to use cannabis for medical or recreational...
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Know the signs of a stroke
World Stroke Day – October 29 – is a good time for Islanders and health care providers to talk about risk factors, signs of a stroke and the importance of seeking emergency care. “These conversations can save lives and make a difference in outcomes following a stroke,” says...