[Viva] HIV update video of Dr. Montaner

Mon May 28 11:54:14 PDT 2018

Sorry I didn't reply sooner, Shelly.

Many years ago, I went to see Dr. Montaner and there was always a huge
lineup of gay men, I was one of the few women who went to see him. Now I
see more women in the waiting room and there are many other specialists:
Dr. Guillemi, Dr. Harris, who see patients too. I believe the Oak Tree
Clinic does have an incredibly important role to play. Everyone has certain
needs from their specialist and if they believe their specialist is a good
fit then that's great.  Our medical care is different than it used to be
and the patient voice is important.

Denise

On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 12:14 PM, Moyra Fielding <moyrajune at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I am one of the people who rely on clinics as these because Im so far from
> everything else....please can you call me shelly.....thanks .val nickleson
> has # if u dont thanks
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> On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 4:57 PM, shelly tognazzini <
> shetognazzini at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Also, I believe there are outstanding Docs who worked at Pender Street
>> Clinic, Bute Street and Three Bridges that comes to mind that offer lower
>> barrier, easy access care for some folks that want nothing to do with
>> either St.Pauls or OakTree and that is a very good thing. Rarely do you
>> hear about the work they do for some of the most marginalized populations.
>> BCCFE has exceptional funding in place for and because of Montaner. And
>> that's a good thing too.
>>
>> On Thu, May 17, 2018, 4:10 PM shelly tognazzini <shetognazzini at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey Denise,
>>>
>>> First off, I apologize for my reactionary response above, I was having a
>>> moment and tired of the same messages and updates being repeated in fancy
>>> hotels to basically the same folks who were at the last conference where
>>> all of that information was shared in another fancy hotel less than a month
>>> ago at a national conference. I am having a bit of a problem with the costs
>>> associated with all of these updates that seemingly repeat the exact
>>> information we have readily available online.
>>>
>>> I do realize it is a webinar available afterwards, I just wonder if a
>>> few bucks could be saved by just having a live webinar with a panel as we
>>> do for many updates with various organizations across the country and the
>>> globe.  I have met Dr. Montaner several times and have worked as you know
>>> at St. Paul's hospital in clinic and know the global signifigence and
>>> impacts of his contributions to HIV research. I have heard him speak many
>>> times.  He is a formidable contributor to the HIV/AIDS movement. I even
>>> find him charming at times. I am glad you are happy with his care and that
>>> he works for you!  I completely understand and meant no disrespect to him
>>> as a Dr.
>>>
>>> I just find the "entourage" of politics and media that surrounds him to
>>> be dominated with MSM concerns/comments and much less on women's and
>>> children's HIV care. Maybe that's the medias fault somewhat, but also it is
>>> most certainly the reason he is housed at BCCFE and St. Paul's hospital.
>>> The reality that we as women have a choice in the lower mainland to choose
>>> between women's centred care at Oak Tree clinic, or wrap around care with
>>> in house blood results (all blood results for the province come from St.
>>> Paul's I believe) at St. Paul's is a testament to the cutting edge care we
>>> have access too in this province. Both facilities are leading the way in
>>> HIV research and for that I am extremely grateful.  I believe in the need,
>>> in fact, necessity for Women's centred care and for that reason I get my
>>> care at OakTree. Somedays there can be a wait, but it's generally because
>>> someone is in need of extra time, so I can wait for the time when that
>>> might be me. Lately that hasn't been the case at all, and I rarely wait 5
>>> minutes past my scheduled time. I love it there and it works for me. I also
>>> completely respect, and whole heartedly understand your choice of care with
>>> Dr. Montaner and in no way meant to dismiss him as a Dr.
>>>
>>> I was mostly complaining how many times we update the recent updates...I
>>> was having a grumpy morning.  Thanks Denise, hope this lands better with
>>> you.
>>>
>>> Shelly☺
>>>
>>>
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>>> On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 2:39 PM, Denise Wozniak <
>>> deniseswozniak at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It is a webinar, Shelly. It can reach many people afterwards.
>>>>
>>>> I have had Dr. Montaner as my specialist since 1996 and I can assure
>>>> you he is not there to help one population.  There are far more people
>>>> seeing him from the West End and from the Downtown East Side because he is
>>>> closer to them.  Many women still go to Oak Tree Clinic.
>>>>
>>>> In my own case, a long time ago I was kept for hours seeing many
>>>> different people at Oak Tree Clinic and it was very difficult to go there
>>>> after my child had died because of the memories.  In addition, in those
>>>> days we waited weeks or more for our blood test results.  This was because
>>>> they were sent to St. Paul's Hospital.  Once I saw Dr. Montaner at a
>>>> conference, I knew he was on the cutting edge of new medication and I
>>>> changed immediately. Once I changed I got my results right away or within a
>>>> few days.  Now, of course, we can see our results on e-health and that was
>>>> not the case before.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone could go to the update from Oak Tree and give a talk.. I am sure
>>>> it's not exclusive to St. Paul's.
>>>>
>>>> Denise
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 1:36 PM, shelly tognazzini <
>>>> shetognazzini at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hey Denise,
>>>>>  Is it only the 2:30 minutes? ...not sure what to say except how much
>>>>> does it cost to do these updates every 6 months in a hotel? Why can't this
>>>>> be a webinar? Why is there not a single mention of PreP for Hetero or a
>>>>> single statement on women?   I realize it's just an overview of the event,
>>>>> it just always seems Montaner is so MSM focused...just my opinion. Thanks
>>>>> for posting Denise
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, May 17, 2018, 12:17 PM Denise Wozniak <
>>>>> deniseswozniak at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> You may want to watch this.. I can see it on FB.
>>>>>> Denise
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/bccfe/videos/10156037673426620/?
>>>>>> notif_id=1526497191711259&notif_t=notify_me_page
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