User:Darren Brown

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Darren Brown

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Recipient: Physiopedia Global Impact Award 2021

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Darren Brown is a cis-gendered (pronouns he/him), gay, white man, of English and Irish heritage, living in London, UK. He is a clinical and academic Physiotherapist specialising in the field of HIV, disability and rehabilitation. Darren leads the HIV rehabilitation service at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Europe's Largest HIV centre. He is the the Vice-Chair of Rehabilitation in HIV Association (RHIVA), HIV/AIDS coordinator of World Physiotherapy subgroup IPT-HOPE, and steering committee member of Canada International HIV Rehabilitation Research Collaborative (CIHRRC). Darren was awarded an NIHR funded Masters of Clinical Research (MRes) in 2018 and continues to conduct both quantitative and qualitative research about disability and rehabilitation among people living with HIV in the UK. Darren contributes to national and international programmes focusing on disability inclusion across all responses to HIV. Darren contracted COVID-19 in March 2020 and continues to live with Long COVID. He is a patient advocate for Long COVID research, calling for the greater involvement and meaningful engagement of people living with Long COVID in all responses to COVID-19. Darren Brown is the co-founder and inaugural chair of Long COVID Physio.

Education[edit | edit source]

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Professional Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)

World Physiotherapy

British HIV Association

Rehabilitation in HIV Association

Canada International HIV Rehabilitation Research Collaborative (CIHRRC)

Professional Appointments[edit | edit source]

Vice-chair UK Rehabilitation in HIV Association (RHIVA)

HIV/AIDS Coordinator World Physiotherapy subgroup IPT-HOPE

Steering committee member Canada International HIV Rehabilitation Research Collaborative (CIHRRC)

Publications[edit | edit source]

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Where you can find me[edit | edit source]

www.HIV.physio

@darrenabrown

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: HIV Rehabilitation Service