[Viva] STIGMA and JUDGMENT by HEALTHCARE WORKERS

[shelly tognazzini]

That's truly disturbing Anne. What an awful thing to go through. I already
sent my stuff to Denise directly, glad to see this topic inspire some
sharing. Will be a really great presentation for front line workers. Way to
go Denise!

On Fri, Jan 4, 2019, 12:24 PM Denise Wozniak <deniseswozniak at gmail.com
wrote:

> 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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