[Viva] STIGMA and JUDGMENT by HEALTHCARE WORKERS

[Denise Wozniak]

Hi Ladies:


What do we want when we go to a healthcare provider? To be treated with
caring and interest, whether it's a doctor, a homeopath, a hospital, a
psychiatrist, a clinic.  We don't need  aggressive and inconsiderate
comments. we just want to be treated like any other patient who has come
for treatment.. not asked a bunch of inappropriate questions or receive
rude comments.

I have an upcoming speech to healthcare workers on stigma and
discrimination. Most of us have  faced it and it makes it incredibly
difficult to feel confident in going for care.

I have a few incidents I've run into myself but does anyone have any
healthcare examples they would like to share that I would keep as anonymous
and that I could use as examples of how we need change?  I'm looking
specifically for incidents in the last 5 years.

Thanks for taking the time to do this for me.

Denise
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