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Earlier this month, 32 graduates celebrated completing this year’s MSPEI Leadership Development Program. Over the past eight months, these 19 physicians and 13 health administrative leaders embarked on a learning journey, as they collaborated on identifying solutions to some of […]

PEI Neurologist Dr. Tiffany Townsend diagnoses someone with epilepsy at least once a month. She estimates about 25 per cent of her patients have some form of epilepsy. That percentage is high considering it is one of more than 600 […]

Medical associations from coast to coast are deeply concerned about any government proposal that would restrict access to evidence-based medical care for patients, including for the transgender population. Canadians have the right to make personal choices about their health with […]

Specializing in women’s health provides the diversity that Dr. Gina Colbourne was seeking when she first earned her medical degree. As an obstetrician and gynecologist on PEI, she has the opportunity to work in the labour and delivery unit, outpatient […]

When Dr. Gaynor Watson-Creed stands in front of a group of physicians to talk about oppression within the healthcare system, the room is silent. They’re not just listening to her speak, they’re absorbing her words as they begin to question […]

Dr. Tessa Bendyshe-Walton British Columbia native Dr. Tessa Bendyshe-Walton is a long way from her immediate family, but the first-year medical resident isn’t alone on PEI; she’s surrounded by a different kind of family now that she’s a part of […]

Dr. Martha Carmichael and Dr. Huy Nguyen go to work each day knowing the bulk of their time will be spent caring for Islanders who have dementia. While this is a population commonly misunderstood due to their difficulty in concentration, […]

It’s been more than 200 days since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 pandemic officially over. While many people would like to put it behind them and forget what happened, there continues to be a significant amount of time […]

Physicians and other health care providers have consulted with one another for many years, but long waitlists and busy schedules are making it increasingly difficult to find that time together with ease. That’s why Virtual Hallway, a relatively new online […]

What are Patient Medical Homes? PMH is a model adapted from the College of Family Physicians of Canada that describes team-based collaborative care. The idea is the patient always has access to someone— the right provider at the right time—and […]