CURRENT PROJECTS

Sept 2020- Present

We work on the development of the People with Aphasia and Other Layperson Involvement (PAOLI) Reporting Guideline for Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in Stroke and Aphasia Research 

Sept 2020- March 2022

We validated the English version (Hilary et al., 2018) of the Scenario Test (van der Meulen et al., 2010), in Greece and Cyprus (Scenario Test-GR), to be used when assessing the functional communication of people with aphasia after Stroke.

Sept 2021- Sept 2022 

We validated the Aphasia Impact Questionnaire (Swinburn et al., 2018) for Greek-speaking people with aphasia after Stroke (AIQ-21-GR).

Acute stroke care implementation in two African countries: a pilot study.

Consortium: Meron Gebrewold, Ashkan Shoamanesh, Ana Claudia de Souza, Miguel Barboza, Caleb Gbiri, Marika Demers, Marina Charalambous, Urvashy Gopaul and Vasileios Lioutas on behalf of the WSO Future Stroke Leaders Africa Task Force. 

Mentor: Prof. Sheila Martins

Improving life after stroke for young people: analysis of unmet needs and development of resources across countries. 

Consortium: Marika Demers, Marina Charalambous, Urvashy Gopaul, Li Khim Kwah, Shamala Thilarajah, Sherita Chapman, Ahmed Elkady and Laetitia Yperzeele. 

Mentor: Prof. Julie Bernhardt 

Establishing Organized Stroke Care In Low-And-Middle Income Countries: From Training of Non-Specialist to Implementation.

Consortium: Ivy Anne Sebastian, Venugopalan Y. Vishnu, Marika Demers, Marina Charalambous, Urvashy Gopaul, Michael Mazya, Nune S. Yeghiazaryan.

Mentor: Prof. Jeyaraj Durai Pandian