[Viva] STIGMA and JUDGMENT by HEALTHCARE WORKERS

[berta vezina]

     Happy new year everyone!

    Hello Denise,
      How much time do I have to forward some experiences to you? The
reason I'm asking is I dont have time right now and wanted to know when is
your deadline is for input .
      Thanks,  Roberta.


On Thu, Jan 3, 2019, 11:35 AM Denise Wozniak <deniseswozniak at gmail.com
wrote:

> 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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