[Viva] STIGMA and JUDGMENT by HEALTHCARE WORKERS

[Denise Wozniak]

Oh my gosh.. that is so so sad and terrible Anne. Total BS.

Thanks for replying.

Denise

On Fri, 4 Jan 2019, 12:13 pm anne bonner <thewoodbuffalo at gmail.com wrote:

> I once was in for a LEEP procedure (cone biopsy on my cervix) at the
> Jubilee Hospital in Victoria. I had my appointment at a certain time but
> was waiting for a very long time. I finally asked the receptionist what was
> happening and why I had been waiting so long. She dutifully informed me (in
> front of other people) that because I was HIV positive, that I was to go
> last "because of the vaginal juices". There was a big post-it note on top
> of my file that said HIV+. They expected me to wait all afternoon. I was
> mortified/horrified/angry and had to interrupt her from speaking or else
> she would have just gone on. I told her to please stop talking. I waited a
> bit longer, steaming, and then told her I was leaving, that they should use
> universal precautions, and if there was a chance of infecting other people
> through the hospital then they had a real problem. Also that this was total
> bullshit, and that she was an asshole. I should have reported her AND that
> clinic to the hospital.
> This was more than 5 years ago so it's kind of an old story. Maybe things
> have changed?
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 12:37 PM Denise Wozniak <deniseswozniak at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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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