The Occupational Health, Safety & Wellness Team is a group of professionals dedicated to maximizing the wellness and safety of Health PEI employees.
Occupational Health, Safety & Wellness Contact List
Occupational Health, Safety & Wellness Org Chart
Occupational Health, Safety & Wellness Director
Responsibilities: To lead and coordinate the Occupational Health, Safety & Wellness Team to support Health PEI in the promotion of employee health, prevention of injury and illness, the design of early intervention programs to reduce or mitigate the impact of injury or illness, and actively support timely and safe returns to work.
Lara MacMurdo, PT
Email: lmacmurdo@ihis.org
Telephone: 902-303-7127
Sydney Warren
Administrative Assistant
Email: sewarren@ihis.org
Telephone: 902-394-0072
Provincial Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention (MSIP) Team
Mandate: Reduce/prevent musculoskeletal injuries; develop/support solutions to identified injury risks; and assist/support injured employees returning to work.
Lara MacMurdo, PT
Manager, Employee Support & Injury Prevention
Email: lmacmurdo@ihis.org
Telephone: 902-303-7127
Emma Moore, PT
MSIP Consultant - Long Term Care & Primary Care
Email: emoore@ihis.org
Telephone: 902-213-5293
Lucus Trainor
MSIP Kinesiologist
Email: lucustrainor@ihis.org
Telephone: 902-314-1987
Michael LeBlanc, OT
MSIP Consultant - Acute Care
Email: meleblanc@ihis.org
Telephone: 902-218-7588
Provincial Employee Health Nursing (EHN) Team
Mandate: Employee Health Nurses work closely with managers, supervisors and individual employees to maintain, promote and restore employee health, safety and well-being.
Lara MacMurdo, PT
Manager, Employee Support & Injury Prevention
Email: lmacmurdo@ihis.org
Telephone: 902-303-7127
Christa McAlduff
Employee Health Nurse - PCH
Email: camcalduff@ihis.org
Telephone: 902-438-4487
Lanea Harris
Employee Health Nurse - Central, MH&A
Email: lcharris@ihis.org
Telephone: 902-213-4792
Liza Townshend
Employee Health Nurse - East
Email: ldtownshend@ihis.org
Telephone: 902-213-3078
Natiya Rennie
Employee Health Nurse - West
Email: nmrennie@ihis.org
Telephone: 902-303-1556
Sarah Jones Clements
Employee Health Nurse - Central, LTC & Primary Care
Email: sbjonesclements@ihis.org
Telephone: 902-213-5438
Courtney Myers-Taylor
Employee Health Nurse - QEH
Email: csmyers-taylor@ihis.org
Telephone: 902-213-1188
Marina Darrach
Wellness Coordinator
Email: mrryan@ihis.org
Telephone: 902-303-3117
Employee Abilities and Return to Work Team
Mandate: To support timely and successful return to work for employees who have experienced a workplace injury or a prolonged absence from the workplace due to injury or illness.
JD Gilmour
Manager, Employee Abilities & Return to Work
Email: jgilmour@ihis.org
Telephone: 902-439-4298
Gayani Gunathilake
Employee Abilities & Return to Work Consultant - QEH & PCH
Email: ggunathilake@ihis.org
Telephone: 902-213-4779
Allan Woods
Employee Abilities & Return to Work Consultant - Primary Care, Public Health, Mental Health & Addictions, Provincial Programming
Email: allanjwoods@ihis.org
Telephone: 902-213-5148
Lindsay Praught
Employee Abilities &Return to Work Consultant - LTC, Home Care, 4 Community Hospitals
Email: limpraught@ihis.org
Telephone: 902-218-0621
Safety, Compliance & Violence Prevention Team
Mandate: To support Health PEI sites in their compliance with OH&S legislated obligations and to promote a culture of safety for our employees.
Jillian Nixon
Manager, Safety & Violence Prevention
Email: jnixon@ihis.org
Telephone: 902-916-0657
Kimberley McKenna
Safety Officer - East & West
Email: kimmckenna@ihis.org
Telephone: 902-394-7572
Wallace MacAusland
Safety Officer - Central
Email: wmacausland@ihis.org
Telephone: 902-916-0658
Nick Gallant
Safety Officer - Violence Prevention
Email: nickgallant@ihis.org
Telephone: 902-218-1845
Faizan Sajid
Safety Officer - Violence Prevention
Email: fsajid@ihis.org
Telephone: 902-916-1871
Margo King
Project Manager, Security & Violence Prevention
Email: mamking@ihis.org
Telephone: 902-213-8797
Lysa MacDonald, LPN
Occupational Health & Safety Licensed Practical Nurse
Email: lmmacdonald@ihis.org
Telephone: 902-315-0584
Ask HR Help Desk
Mandate: To support all Health PEI employees with questions concerning HR issues, such as benefits and payroll, or other policies and procedures through the Ask HR Help Desk platform.
JD Gilmour
Manager, Employee Abilities & Return to Work
Email: jgilmour@ihis.org
Telephone: 902-439-4298
Daphne Maclachlan
HR Help Desk Lead
Email: askhr@ihis.org
Telephone: 800-372-3529
Barbara Kalil
HR Help Desk Specialist
Email: askhr@ihis.org
Telephone: 800-372-3529