[Viva] STIGMA and JUDGMENT by HEALTHCARE WORKERS

[Denise Wozniak]

Hi everyone:

This talk is not until April and so anything you can give me in the next
two months would be great and I can start working on the talk.  Perhaps
think of what you would like to be treated like and how you were treated or
talked to.

As an example, when I went to see a new doctor I was told "i don't know
anything about HIV, you will be getting that care down at St. Paul's" - I
had to wonder how many cancer patients he said that to!!!
Another case was a nurse who was in pre-op asking me if the surgeon knew I
had HIV. I had disclosed to the surgeon but was horrified she felt she had
to defend him!

Denise

On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 12:21 PM berta vezina <bertavezina333 at gmail.com>
wrote:

>      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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