Gender-affirming health services are offered in Prince Edward Island. What is gender-affirming health care? “Gender-affirming care can be understood as the processes through which a health care system cares for and supports an individual, while recognizing and acknowledging their...
Diagnostic Imaging uses specialized equipment to produce images of the inside of the body for the diagnosis and treatment of injury, disease, and medical conditions. These services give health care providers important information to make decisions about your care and treatment...
Chief Executive Officer Melanie Fraser Melanie Fraser is the Chief Executive Officer of Health PEI, where she leads the province’s health authority with a focus on innovation, equity, and system-wide transformation. With over two decades of senior public sector leadership...
Hemodialysis is when blood is cleaned outside of the body using a machine and an artificial kidney filter. Treatments are usually done three times a week in a centre (also called a unit or clinic) with dialysis machines. Where can I get hemodialysis on PEI? There are four...
The PEI Colorectal Cancer Screening Program offers and promotes cancer screening for Island residents. Colorectal cancer often begins as polyps which are abnormal growths in the colon or rectum that can turn into cancer over time. There are often no warning signs. Finding and...
Regular cervical screening is the best way you can protect yourself from cervical cancer. HPV (human papillomavirus) testing has replaced Pap tests to screen for cervical cancer on PEI. There are no symptoms to let you know a test is needed. Current guidelines recommend women...
Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine that focuses on the digestive tract, gallbladder, liver, bile ducts, and pancreas. A professional who specializes in these fields is called a gastroenterologist/GI Specialist or doctor, or gastroenterologist/GI Nurse Practitioner. Our...
Barium Enema Two days before your appointment: Purchase the following from your pharmacy: 1 bottle of magnesium citrate oral solution; 3 Bisacodyl tablets; and 1 suppository. Do not eat anything after 6:00 pm. On the day before the examination: Breakfast Clear liquids only. Clear...
What is Palliative Care? Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and families facing life-limiting illnesses. This approach covers all stages of a life-limiting illness. It starts with diagnosis, through the disease journey and includes the...
Prince Edward Island is working with federal and provincial governments, as well as other stakeholders to implement and evolve integrated Electronic Health Records (EHR) across the province. An EHR is a secure, integrated and comprehensive view of a person’s health information...