Alice Knox, 14 March, 2024
Dr Olivia Hollingdrake from the QUT School of Nursing recently joined Liz and Jesse, nurses and health professionals at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital who produce the 5 Things nursing podcast with a purpose to inspire, educate and connect local and global healthcare communities as they collectively move from surviving to thriving in their personal and professional lives.
Ep 69: Five Things About Stigma with Dr Olivia Hollingdrake
While working as a nurse with people living with blood borne diseases, Dr Hollingdrake stumbled into an interest in patient experience of stigmatised conditions. This led her down a path of research that informed her PhD work.
Dr Olivia’s Five Things:
- What is stigma?
- Language is crucial in stigma.
- Pearls and pitfalls of tearoom conversations.
- Get to know people with lived experience.
- Why cultural safety is essential and it’s not about understanding everyone’s culture.
