Dr Sureshkumar Kamalakannan

Associate Professor

Department: Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing

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Key Publications

The Global Status of Occupational Therapy Workforce Research Worldwide: A Scoping Review, Jesus, T., Mani, K., von Zweck, C., Bhattacharjya, S., Kamalakannan, S., Ledgerd, R. Jun 2023, In: American Journal of Occupational Therapy
The International Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Alliance, Bernhardt, J., Corbett, D., Dukelow, S., Savitz, S., Solomon, J., Stockley, R., Sunnerhagen, K., Verheyden, G., Walker, M., Murphy, M., Bonkhoff, A., Cadilhac, D., Carmichael, S., Dalton, E., Dancause, N., Edwards, J., English, C., Godecke, E., Hayward, K., Kamalakannan, S., Kim, J., Kwakkel, G., Lang, C., Lannin, N., Levin, M., Lynch, E., Mead, G., Saa, J., Ward, N. 1 Apr 2023, In: The Lancet Neurology
Evaluation of the feasibility and acceptability of ReWin—A digital therapeutic rehabilitation innovation for people with stroke-related disabilities in India, Kamalakannan, S., Karunakaran, V., Kaliappan, A., Vijaykaran, A., Ramachandran, S., Nagarajan, R. 12 Jan 2023, In: Frontiers in Neurology
Evaluation of the Impact of the First Wave of COVID-19 and Associated Lockdown Restrictions on Persons with Disabilities in 14 States of India, Tetali, S., Kamalakannan, S., Sadanand, S., Lewis, M., Varughese, S., Hans, A., Murthy, G. 9 Sep 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Experiences and needs of the caregivers of stroke survivors in Malaysia—A phenomenological exploration, Sidek, N., Kamalakannan, S., Tengku Ismail, T., Musa, K., Ibrahim, K., Aziz, Z., Nadal, I. 23 Sep 2022, In: Frontiers in Neurology

Qualifications

Medicine PhD December 15 2016
Health MPH September 30 2009
Occupational Therapy BSc August 31 2003

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