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EDUCATION AND TRAINING
APPOINTMENTS AND POSITIONS
CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE
HONORS
CLINICAL TRAINING
September- December, 2007
Traumatic Brain
Injury clinic.
University of
Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Pittsburgh, PA,
USA.
May-August, 2007
The Jordan Center of Balance and Hearing
Disorder.
Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
MEMBERSHIP
2011-Present
Jordanian Physiotherapy Society (JPTS)
2016-Present
The International
Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS)
2016-Present
Association of Physiotherapists in Parkinson's Disease Europe
(APPDE)
PUBLICATIONS:
- Alia Alghwiri, Gregory
Marchetti.
Occupational Back Pain Among
Schoolteachers in Jordan: Estimated Prevalence and Factors
Associated with Self-Reported Pain and Work Limitations.
International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics,
2016;-----:1-21.
- Susan Whitney, Alia Alghwiri,
Ahmad Alghadir. An Overview of Vestibular Rehabilitation,
Handbook of Clinical Neurology, 3rd
Series, V(137). Ed. by Joseph Furman and Thomas Lempert,
2016.
- Susan
L. Whitney, Ahmad Alghadir, Alia Alghwiri,
Kefah M Alshebber, Mohammed Alshehri, Joseph M Furman,
Martin Mueller, Eva Grill.
The development of the ICF
vestibular environmental scale. Journal of
Vestibular Research, 2016; 26(3):
297-302.
4.
Ahmad
Alghadir,
Alia Alghwiri,
Hamzeh Awad, Shahnawaz Anwer.
Ten-year Diabetes Risk Forecast in the Capital of Jordan.
Medicine, 2016;
95(12):E3181.
5.
Ziad
Hawamdeh, Alia
Alghwiri,
Aseel
Nassar.
The
Short-Term Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave in Treating
Plantar Fasciitis: RCT.
Jordan Medical Journal, 2016;
50(1):1-11.
6.
Alia Alghwiri,
Ahmad Alghadir,
Murad Al-momani, Susan Whitney. The activities-specific
balance confidence scale and berg balance scale: Reliability and
validity in Arabic-speaking vestibular patients.
Journal of
Vestibular Research, 2016;
25(5-6): 253-259.
7.
Alia Alghwiri.
The Correlation between Depression, Balance, and Physical
Functioning Post Stroke. Journal of Stroke and
Cerebrovascular Accident, 2015;
25 (2): 475-479.
- Patrick
J. Sparo, Susan
I. Fuhrman, Mark
S. Redfern, Subashan
Perera, J.
Richard Jennings,
Alia Alghwiri,
Joseph M. Furman.
Postural adjustment
errors during lateral step initiation in older and younger
adults.
Experimental Brain Research,
2014; 232 (12): 3977-3989.
- Susan
L. Whitney, Alia Alghwiri, Ahmad Alghadir.
Physical therapy for persons with vestibular
disorders. Current Opinion in Neurology, 2015; 28 (1):
61-68.
-
Martin Mueller, Susan L
Whitney, Alia Alghwiri, Kefah Alshebber, Ralf
Strobl, Ahmad Alghadir, Murad O Al-momani, Joseph M Furman,
Eva Grill.
Subscales of the Vestibular
Activities and Participation Questionnaire could be applied
across cultures.
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2014; 68 (2): 211.
- Ali Al
Ghuweri, Alia Alghwiri, Mohammad Bani Hani,
Magableh D, Al-Khazaleh M, Otom A.
Functional Balance in People with Knee Osteoarthritis.
JRMS 2014.
- Ahmad
Alghadir, Hamzeh Awad, Einas Al-Eisa, Alia Alghwiri.
Diabetes risk 10 years forecast in the capital of Saudi
Arabia: Canadian Diabetes Risk Assessment Questionnaire
(CANRISK) perspective. Biomed Res, 2014; 25 (1): 88-96.
-
Alia Alghwiri, Ahmad Alghadir, Hamzeh Awad. The
Arab Risk (ARABRISK): Translation and Validation. Biomed
Res, 2014; 25 (2): 271-275.
-
Alia Alghwiri. Reliability and Validity of the
Arabic-Dynamic Gait Index in People Poststroke. Top
Stroke Rehabil, 2014; 21(2): 173-179.
- Eva
Grill, Joseph Furman, Alia Alghwiri, Martin
Muller, Susan Whitney. Using core sets of the
international classification of functioning, disability and
health (ICF) to measure disability in vestibular disorders:
Study protocol. Journal of Vestibular Research, 2013; 23
(6): 297-303.
-
Alia Alghwiri, Ahmad Alghadir, Susan Whitney. The
Vestibular Activities and Participation Measure and
Vestibular Disorders. Journal of Vestibular Research,
2013; 23(6): 305-312.
-
Alia Alghwiri, Susan Whitney, Carol Baker, Patrick
Sparto, Gregory Marchetti, John Rogers, Joseph Furman.
The Development and Validation of the Vestibular Activities
and Participation Measure. Archives of Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation, 2012; 15:1822-1831.
-
Alia Alghwiri, Gregory Marchetti, Susan Whitney.
Content Comparison of Self-Report Measures Used in
Vestibular Rehabilitation Based on the International
Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.
Physical Therapy, 2011;19:346-357.
- Alia Alghwiri, Susan
Whitney. Balance and Falls, Geriatric Physical
Therapy, 3rd ed. Ed. By Andrew Guccione, Rita
Wong and Dale Avers.
Conference Proceedings
1.
Alia Alghwiri, Hanan Khalil, Alham
Al-Sharman, Khalid El-Salim. Balance and Mobility
Evaluation in People with Multiple Sclerosis. The Second
Conference of Jordan Universities in Rehabilitation Sciences.
Irbid, 2016.
2.
3.
Alia Alghwiri, Hanan Khalil, Alham
Al-Sharman. Reliability and Validity of the Arabic
Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale in People with
Multiple Sclerosis. MENACTRIMS, Amman, 2016.
4.
Alham Al-Sharman Hanan Khalil, Mohammad Nazzal, Sarah
Alshalabi, Alia Alghwiri, Khalid El-Salem.
Perspective and Experiences of Jordanian People with Multiple
Sclerosis: A Qualitative Study. MENACTRIMS, Amman, 2016.
5.
Alghwiri AA. The Vestibular Activities &
Participation (VAP) Measure. Southampton Audiology Symposium,
University of Southampton, United Kingdom, 2015.
6.
Alghwiri AA. Are our self-report measures
consistent with the ICF?. Southampton Audiology Symposium,
University of Southampton, United Kingdom, 2015.
7.
Alghwiri AA, Kholoud Kaabneh, Osama
Hamarneh. Vestibular Rehabilitation: Case studies in Hearex.
The 3rd Conference of the Advances Arab Academy of
Audiovestibulogy. Amman, Jordan, 2015.
8.
Alghwiri AA. Reliability and Validity of
the Arabic-Dynamic Gait Index in People Poststroke. The 7th
International Conference of The Royal Medical Services, The
Dead Sea, Jordan, 2014.
9.
Alghwiri AA. HydroMax Multipurpose Device.
Sofex. Amman, Jordan, 2014.
10.
Alghwiri AA. Vestibular Disorders and Disability.
The Arab Confederation for Physical Therapy. Amman,
Jordan, 2013.
11.
Alghwiri AA. Reliability and Validity of
the Arabic-Dynamic Gait Index in People Post Stroke. APTA
Combined Section Meeting, San Diego, CA. 2013.
12.
Alghwiri AA. Vestibular Rehabilitation.
The 6th International Conference of the Royal Medical Services,
the Dead Sea, Jordan, 2012.
13.
Alghwiri AA, Whitney SL, Baker CE, Sparto
PJ, Marchetti GF, Rogers JC, Furman JM. The Reliability and
Validity of the Vestibular Activities and Participation (VAP)
Measure in People with Balance and vestibular Disorders. APTA
Combined Section Meeting, Chicago, IL. 2012.
14.
Alghwiri AA, Whitney SL, Baker CE, Sparto
PJ, Marchetti GF, Rogers JC, Furman JM. The Development of the
Vestibular Activities and Participation (VAP) Measure using the
Delphi Technique. APTA Combined Section Meeting, New
Orleans, LA. 2011.
15.
Alghwiri AA, Marchetti GF, Whitney SL
(2010) Content Comparison of Self-report Measures Used in
Vestibular Rehabilitation Based on the International
Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. North
American Collaborating Center (NACC): “Enhancing Our
Understanding of the ICF”, Bethesda, MD, 2010.
16.
Alghwiri AA, Marchetti GF, Whitney SL
(2010) Content Comparison of Self-report Measures Used in
Vestibular Rehabilitation Based on the International
Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. APTA
Combined Section Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2010.
LECTURES
1)
" Physical
Therapy"
lecture for special education students. Faculty of Educational
Sciences. 18/11/2015 and 21/3/2016.
2)
“Cerebral
Palsy"
awareness lecture. Kings Academy. 8/9/2015.
3)
"The
Correlation between Symptoms of Knee Osteoarthritis and
Functional Balance".
First Scientific Day of
Allied
Health Professions,
Royal Medical Services, May/10/2015.
4)
"The
Development and Validation of the Vestibular Activities and
Participation Measure.
The 7th Scientific day, Faculty of
Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Jordan, 2013.
5)
"The role of
physical therapy with patients with Down Syndrome".
The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. 2011.
6)
"The role of
physical therapy with patients with Multiple Sclerosis".
Scientific day of MS, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences,
The University of Jordan, 2011.
7)
"Content
Comparison of Self-report Measures Used in Vestibular
Rehabilitation Based on the International Classification of
Functioning, Disability and Health".
The 5th Scientific day, Faculty of
Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Jordan, 2011.
CONFERENCES ATTENDED
April 20-21, 2016
The First Arab
Congress of Sign Language Interpreters. Amman, Jordan.
October, 9-10, 2010
American
Physical Therapy Association, Neurology Section: “Expanding
Neurologic Expertise: Advanced Practice in Vestibular Physical
Therapy”. Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
June 23 and 24, 2010
North American
Collaborating Center (NACC): “Enhancing Our Understanding of the
ICF”.
Bethesda, MD,
USA.
May 14-16, 2010
American
Physical Therapy Association, Neurology Section:
“Vestibular Rehabilitation:
An advanced course and update”. Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
October 16-18, 2008
The annual
meeting of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and
the American Society of Neurorehabilitation (ACRM-ASNR Joint
Educational Conference):
Rehabilitation Research.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
October 14 &15, 2008
The
Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Measuring
Rehabilitation Outcomes and Effectiveness:
“International Symposium on Measurement of Participation in
Rehabilitation Research”.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
June 16, 2007
Eleventh Annual “Living with ALS” Symposium.
Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
COURSES AND WORKSHOPS
October 10, 2012 Association of Arab
Universities “Determining research
priorities in Arab world”
Neuro-Rehabilitation workshops,
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
October 7, 2008 “Neuro
Rehabilitation: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CPRS) after
stroke”.
Lois E. Pendrod, MD and Laura Ebbert, PTR/L
November 7, 2007 “The Smart House-Facilitating Independent
Through Advanced Technology”. Robert Walters, PE, MSSE; John
Bertoty, M.ED; and Jim Osborn, MS.
July 26, 2007 “Provision and justification of
optimally configured manual wheelchairs”. Kendra Betz,
MSPT, ATP; Mark Schmeler,
M.S., OTR/L, ATP.
May 9, 2007 “Augmentative Communication (ACC)
options for people with severe Aphasia”. Kathryn L. Garret, PhD,
CCC-SLP.
Physical
Therapy Training Courses, Amman, Jordan.
September , 2011 Rami
Bkhaitan, PT
“Therapeutic massage”
July, 2nd,
2012 Ali Nweiri
"Theratogs
/ Sure step
technique for children with disabilities
COMMUNITY SERVICE
March 1st, 2016 "Reject
Extremism": An initiative to spread awareness against
extremism and terrorism in
collaboration with Jordanian Peace Community Center.
Fabruary 11, 2016 "Light of
Hope": An initiative to gather volunteers to help in
providing blind students with
the academic courses recorded or typed.
July, 2015 "Kursi
wa Kitab": An initiative to spread conductive education
(a neurological
approach to treat people with cerebral palsy, Parkinson's
disease, multiple
sclerosis, and stroke) in Jordan with collaboration with Peto
institute-Austria.
2014-Present "Qusai":
A royal initiative that was launched by the crown prince Husain
to improve the readiness of
sports' therapists in Jordan.
(http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/first-batch-sports-therapists-graduate-
under-crown- prince-initiative)
May, 2014 “How
to avoid back pain”: Awareness lectures to school teachers
clarifying wrong postures and
activities that cause back pain and the correct ones.
April, 2014 “Your
mother in your mind”: An activity to honor mothers with
disability or
mothers who raised children with
disability.
January, 2014 “From
Amman we begin”: An initiative that aims to raise the
public awareness
of disability and the rights of people with disability and to
improve the
environmental accessibility for them.
April, 2013 “How
to avoid diabetes”: An initiative that aims to raise
awareness of how to
avoid getting diabetes mellitus in 6
Jordanian cities (Amman, Salt, Madaba,
Ajloun, Jerash and Aqaba).
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