Vivian Stamatopoulos
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| Nationality | American | ||
| Citizenship | United States of America | ||
| Education | Master's degree in Sociology | ||
| Alma mater | York University | ||
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Professor Vivian Stamatopoulos is a university professor and an advocate for better Long-term care in Ontario.[1][2]
Education
Stamatopoulos has Master's degree in Sociology and a Ph.D from York University.[3]
Career
Academia
Stamatopoulos is an associate professor at Ontario Tech University in Oshawa.[4][5]
Advocacy
Dr Stamatopoulos has been advocating for better government oversight of Long-term care homes since before the COVID-19 pandemic but became prominent spokesperson during 2020.[4] She advocates for stronger incentives to motivate improvements in long term care, government reform of rules, and criticised the Government of Ontario for introducing legislation to absolve corporations from legal liabilities.[4] In 2021 she advocated for government take over of failing care homes.[6]
In May 2021 she spoke of the need for improved air conditioning in long term care homes.[7]
In June she was critical of personal support workers who posted TikTok videos mocking long term care residents.[8][9]
Dr Stamatopoulos has undertaken more than 200 expert interviews about long-term care during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
References
- ↑ Mancini, Melissa (4 June 2021). "Nursing homes with repeated violations continue to break law, despite Ontario's promise to crack down". CBC.
- ↑ "'Voices of Long Term Care' calls for accountability as COVID deaths increase". BarrieToday.com. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Dr. Vivian Stamatopoulos". socialscienceandhumanities.ontariotechu.ca. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Crawley, Mike (29 Oct 2021). "Ontario is unveiling new long-term care legislation. Here's what advocates want in it". CBC.
- ↑ Calis, Kristen (2021-03-05). "Ontario government plan to hire and train more PSWs too little, too late, argues Ontario Tech professor". Toronto.com. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ↑ McKenzie-Sutter, Holly (2021-11-03). "Ontario commits to keep funding for-profit long-term care despite pandemic findings". Toronto. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ↑ "All Ontario long-term care homes now have air conditioning, but not all have them in resident rooms". Toronto. 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ↑ "TikTok videos by personal support worker 'dehumanizing,' 'ageist,' advocate says". Toronto. 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ↑ Gallardo, Celina (2021-06-17). "Ontario PSW Association under fire for sharing 'dehumanizing and ageist content'". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
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