Aug 2020- Feb 2024 |
PhD in Medical Sciences |
Jan 2009- July 2010 |
MSc. in Speech and Language Therapy |
Sept 2005- July 2007 |
Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) in Speech and Language Therapy |
Sept 1999- June 2003 |
BSc. Hons in Logopedics (First Class) |
Ειδικό Εκπαιδευτικό Προσωπικό
Τμήμα Επιστημών Αποκατάστασης – Λογοθεραπείας / Λογοπαθολογίας, Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου
Διάρκεια: Ιούλιος 2019 – Τρέχων
Κλινικός επόπτης / Εκπαιδευτικό προσωπικό
Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Λεμεσός, Κύπρος
Διάρκεια: Ιούνιος 2016 – Ιούνιος 2019
Επικεφαλής Λογοθεραπεύτρια
Μέλαθρον Αγωνιστών EOKA, Κέντρο Αποκατάστασης, Λεμεσός, Κύπρος
Διάρκεια: Σεπτ. 2012 – Ιούνιος 2019
March 2023 |
“Top Scoring Abstract for Oral Presentation" |
March 2020 |
Fully funded 3 year PhD Scholarship from the A.G. Leventis Foundation, Geneva Switzerland |
November 2018 |
“Achievement Award for raising Stroke Awareness and Supporting Stroke Survivors in Cyprus” |
Sept 2005 |
Fully funded 2-year PGDip Clinical Scholarship from the NHS Student Bursary Funds, London UK |
Charalambous, M., & Kambanaros, M. (2024). How to Engage People with Aphasia in Research: the Before Recommendations. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, 25(3), 129–133. https://doi.org/10.1080/22087168.2023.12370412
Charalambous, M., Kountouri, A., Schwyter, J.R. et al. The development of the People with Aphasia and Other Layperson Involvement (PAOLI) framework for guiding patient and public involvement (PPI) in aphasia research. Res Involv Engagem 9, 74 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-023-00484-9
Finch, E., Pierce, J., Pais, A., Dow-Richards, C., Reed, A., Charalambous, M., Matos, M. A., Wallace, S., Breitenstein, C. (2023). Preferences of people with post-stroke aphasia for aphasia research videos: An International Project. Aphasiology. https://doi.org/10.1080/02687038.2023.2229030
Gopaul, U., Charalambous, M., Bayley, M., & Demers, M. (2023). Empowering stroke survivors: understanding the role of multidisciplinary rehabilitation. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2022.12.199
Gopaul, U., Charalambous, M., Thilarajah, S., Kwah, L. K., Chapman, S. Bayley, M., & Demers, M. (2022). Age-specific information resources to address the needs of young people with stroke: a scoping review protocol. Syst Rev 11, 275 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-022-02147-4
Charalambous, M., Kountouri, A., Phylactou, P., Annoni, J.-M & Kambanaros, M. (2022). Patient and Public Involvement in Stroke and Aphasia Research: a Thematic Analysis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 103(12), e143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2022.08.815
ΣΥΝΕΔΡΙΑ ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΟΝΙΚΕΣ/ΟΡΓΑΝΩΤΙΚΕΣ ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΕΣ
Jan 2024 1st Cyprus Stroke Conference Faculty, Limassol, Cyprus
June 2024 2nd Cyprus Speech and Language Therapy Congress Faculty, Limassol
Jan 2023 2nd Life After Stroke Forum, SAFE Faculty, Dublin, Ireland
Jan 2022 1st Life After Stroke Forum Faculty, SAFE, Barcelona, Spain
Oct 2022 14th World Stroke Congress 2022 Faculty, Singapore
Oct 2021 13th World Stroke Congress 2021 Faculty, Online
ΕΠΑΓΓΕΛΜΑΤΙΚΕΣ ΣΥΝΔΕΣΕΙΣ
Aug 2023- Present Rehabilitation Implementation Taskforce, World Stroke Organization
May 2023- Present World Stroke Campaign Committee, World Stroke Organization
Feb 2019- Present Board member of the Cyprus Patients Association (OSAK)- Member
Feb 2019- Present Board member of the Association Internationale Aphasie (AIA)- Member
Nov 2018- Present Board Member of Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE)- Secretary
Jun 2019- Present Board Member of Cyprus Stroke Association (CSA) - President
Jun 2010- Jun 2013 Board Member Council of Cyprus Association of Registered Speech and Language Pathologists – Secretary Assistant
ΕΠΑΓΓΕΛΜΑΤΙΚΕΣ ΣΥΝΔΡΟΜΕΣ
June 2023- Present Member of the World Patients Alliance
Jan 2020- Present Member of the European Patients Academy on Therapeutic Innovation
Dec 2019- Present Member of the British Aphasiology Society (Reg No: BA12064)
Feb 2019- Present Member of the Association Internationale Aphasie
Jan 2018- Present Member of the World Stroke Organization
Jan 2014- Present Member of the Stroke Alliance for Europe
July 2008- Present Member of the Cyprus Association of Registered Speech and Language Pathologists (Reg. No: 289)
Nov 2007- Present Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (Reg. No: 10498, Membership N: RC00023085)
Oct 2024 |
Dysphagia in Stroke Rehabilitation Guest Speaker in the Rehabilitation Course Series, World Federation of Neurorehabilitation & World Stroke Οrganization, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi |
June 2024 |
Swallow and Communication Assessment and Rehabilitation Guest Speaker in the Stroke Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Training |
March 2024 |
Swallow and Communication Assessment and Rehabilitation |
Feb 2024 |
Acquired Communication Impairments in People with Rare Diseases Rare Diseases Conference, Cyprus University of Technology |
Feb 2024 |
Acquired Communication Impairments in the Hospital Setting: Aphasia Teaching Course, Limassol General Hospital |
Jan 2024 |
Co-design approaches in post-stroke aphasia research Guest Speaker at the 1st Stroke Teaching Course World Stroke Organization (Online) |
Nov 2023 |
Co-design approaches in rehabilitation studies |
Feb 2023 |
Stroke Rehabilitation in Cyprus. What happens next?Guest Lecturer at the BSc in Speech and Language Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology |
Jan 2023 |
Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Guest Lecturer at the Language Center, Cyprus University of Technology |
August 2022 |
How to involve people with aphasia in our research team WSO Future Stroke Leaders Programme Rehabilitation approaches to improve life after stroke World Stroke Organization |
July 2022 |
Swallow Screening Test in Acute Stroke Invited Speaker at the CME on Stroke Rehabilitation |
May 2022 |
Swallow and Aphasia Screening Test in Stroke |
March 2022 |
Cyprus Stroke Association and its Actions |
Sept 2022 |
Aphasia Communication Groups at a University Setting Guest Lecturer at the BSc in Speech and Language Therapy |
Sept 2021 |
ICF: Functional Assessment Framework Implementation in Clinical Cases |
Dec 2019 |
Raising Stroke Awareness Campaign: Cyprus Stroke Association |
Nov 2019 |
Functional Intervention in Adults with Acquired Neurological Impairments |
Nov 2019 |
The importance of peer-to-peer support in stroke |
Nov 2019 |
Mobilizing Young People in Stroke Care |
Feb 2019 |
Cyprus Stroke Association and the Stroke Alliance for Europe |
Nov 2018 |
The Aphasia Communication Team (TACT) |
July 2016 |
Dysphagia in Neurological Patients |
July 2014 |
Eating and Swallowing Disorders in the Elderly |
Sept 2020- Oct 2022 Future Stroke Leaders Program. A two-year program of 30 internationally well-known stroke experts implementing cutting-edge stroke research. World Stroke Organization
Nov 2021- Dec 2021 Patient Involvement Training School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London
Sept 2019 Talking Mats Alternative and Augmentative Communication system Professional Training and Certification workshop (CPD Course) Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology
March 2018 Langmore Foundation FEES Course Professional Training and Certification on Fiberoptic Endoscopic Esophageal Swallowing Assessment Dysphagia Professional Training (CPD Course) Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Otolaryngology- Head Neck Surgery Boston University School of Medicine/ Boston, USA
June 2016 The Role of NMES and sEMG in Dysphagia Management across the Lifespan Training and Certification Workshop Dysphagia Professional Training (CPD Course, Athens, Greece
April- June 2013 Extending Knowledge and Skills in Working with Adults with Acquired Dysphagia: A Post- Registration Course for Speech and Language Therapists Training and Certification Workshop Dysphagia Professional Training (CPD Course) Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, UK
February 2007 Groups Work Connect Training Courses, London, UK
January 2006 Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) Training and Certification Workshop, Pyramid Training Courses, London
March 2004 Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) Training and Certification Workshop, City University, London, UK
Sept 2020- Sept 2023 People with Aphasia and Other Layperson Involvement (PAOLI)
Framework for Guiding Patient and Public Involvement in Aphasia Research University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Sept 2021- Mar 2022 WSO Stroke Dysphagia Checklist
Marina Charalambous and Professor Rosemary Martino, University of Toronto World Stroke Academy- World Stroke Organization
Sept 2021- Mar 2022 WSO Stroke Aphasia Checklist
Marina Charalambous and Professor Rosemary Martino, University of Toronto World Stroke Academy- World Stroke Organization