Physicians and Nurse Practitioners in Prince Edward Island can more easily access physician specialists to discuss patient care through Virtual Hallway, an innovative online consult platform, improving patient care and reducing the need for in-person specialist consults. The...
Health PEI is providing patients of Dr. Syed Naqvi access to the Unaffiliated Virtual Care program, offered through Maple. Dr. Naqvi is on medical leave for indeterminate amount of time. His practice serves more than 2,500 Islanders. “While this does not replace the need for...
Canadian citizens and permanent residents in PEI can receive training to become a respite care professional at no cost through a new program. In partnership with Holland College, Your Life Design Inc. will be delivering the Respite Care Professional (RCP) program. The 10-week...
New changes will allow Associate Physicians (APs) and Physician Assistants (PAs) to be licensed and practice in Prince Edward Island, providing more support to physicians and helping to improve access to care for Islanders. Through the partnership of government, the College of...
Read this page carefully to prevent unnecessary delays. For more specific guidance, call 902-894-2027, Monday to Friday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. If you require an emergent patient referral outside of these hours, page the appropriate on-call specialist as they do not provide support outside their trained specialty. The types of specialist providers accessible through PEICTC are: medical oncologist, radiation oncologist, or hematologist. The availability of on-call service for each specialty area is dependent on having a clinician available to provide coverage. To connect with the most...
At just 21 years old, Bertha Butler knew she wanted to be a nurse. Bertha began her career as an LPN in 1974 and never looked back. “Things looked quite different at the O’Leary hospital when I started,” she said. While the services may have changed at Community Hospital O’Leary...
This document provides a framework to support teachers in the implementation of physical and Health education curriculum in Grades 7 to 9.