Alice Jones (Hong Kong)

Session

Focused symposia:  Early Physical Exercise and Walking in ICU: Accept the Challenge! (Speaker)

Biography

Professor Alice Jones graduated from the Hong Kong Government School of Physiotherapy and received her training in intensive therapy in Sheffield, England. Alice obtained her Master of Philosophy from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Science in the Practice of Higher Education from the University of Surrey, and Doctor in Philosophy from the University of Queensland. In 1995 she was admitted by examination to the Australian College of Physiotherapists as a specialist in Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy. Alice joined the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1989 and obtained the President's award for excellence in teaching in 1999. Her research interest is in the area of cardiopulmonary physiotherapy and physiotherapy education. Professor Jones has published over 70 refereed articles and over 40 abstracts. Professor Jones was the former Programme Leader for the Physiotherapy course (2003-2007), and is currently the Associate Head of Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, overseeing all academic programmes of the Department. She is also the Director of the "Centre for East-meets-West in Rehabilitation Sciences" at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Currently, she is a Visiting Professor at the Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom and Visiting Professor at Hua Xi Clinical Medical College, Sichuan University,China.

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