Input wanted on Chronic Pain Strategy
The province is asking Islanders for input to help shape its first Chronic Pain Strategy to improve access to care and support for people living with long-term pain.
Chronic pain affects roughly one in five Canadians and has wide-ranging impacts on quality of life, families, and the health system. PEI’s draft five-year strategy focuses on three priorities: recognizing chronic pain as a provincial health priority in PEI, improving timely and equitable access to care, and ensuring the public knows how to access available resources.
“We know that chronic pain affects people in different ways and the best way to get this right is by listening. “We want to hear from Islanders who live with chronic pain, their families, and health care providers so we can build a strategy that reflects real experiences and needs.”
- Minister of Health and Wellness Cory Deagle
The following community consultation sessions will be held across the province:
- Prince County - Wednesday, May 20, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Loyalist Country Inn, 195 Heather Moyse Drive, Summerside
- Queens County - Thursday, May 21, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Rodd Charlottetown Hotel, 75 Kent Street, Charlottetown
- Kings County - Monday, June 1, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Montague High School cafeteria, 274 Valleyfield Road, Montague
- French language, virtual session - Wednesday, May 27, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., facilitated online
In-person focus group sessions will be held for people with lived experience including patients, family members, and caregivers:
- Queens County - Thursday, May 28, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Stratford Town Hall, 234 Shakespeare Drive, Stratford
- Prince County - Tuesday, June 2, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Microtel Inn and Suites, 515 Notre Dame Street, Summerside
Pre-registration is preferred for both the community consultation and focus group sessions. For more information or to register, visit www.princeedwardisland.ca/ChronicPain.
Media contact:
Marla Morrison
Department of Health and Wellness
marlamorrison@gov.pe.ca