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Darren Brown OBE

@darrenabrown.bsky.social
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Physiotherapist | OBE 2024 | Fellow of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy | Elisse Zack Award for Excellence in #HIV #Rehabilitation | World Physiotherapy International Practice Award | Long COVID Physio past Chair linktr.ee/darrenabrown

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Darren Brown OBE @darrenabrown.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Published today 🔔 in Journal of Patient Reported Outcomes “Sensibility of the Episodic Disability Questionnaire among adults living with #LongCOVID in Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States” @kellyobrien25.bsky.social @maryek.bsky.social link.springer.com/10.1186/s416...
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World Physiotherapy @worldphysio1951.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🌍🎉 Happy World PT Day! Today, we celebrate physiotherapists around the world and the difference our profession makes to patients and communities every day, as we raise awareness of cardiovascular disease and stroke. How are you marking #WorldPTDay?
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Darren Brown OBE @darrenabrown.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Just published in @jmirpub.bsky.social 🔔 “Battling the Bots and Defending Against Fraudulent Responses in an International Community-Engaged Web-Based Survey With People Living With Long COVID: Methodological Study” www.jmir.org/2026/1/e88838 @kellyobrien25.bsky.social
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Darren Brown OBE @darrenabrown.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
🔔 New in PLOS ONE today journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... Our world-first research shows the Episodic Disability Questionnaire (EDQ) is a valid and reliable patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) among women living with HIV, and disability is widely experienced. 🧵1/14
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CIHRRC @cihrrc.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
New publication from CIHRRC member @darrenabrown.bsky.social in PLOS One today evaluating the psychometric properties of the EDQ among women living with HIV in the UK! See Darren's post on LinkedIn for more details: linkedin.com/posts/darren...
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Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Episodic Disability Questionnaire (EDQ) among women living with HIV in the United Kingdom: A self-reported repeated measure study | Darren Brown OBE
🔔 New in PLOS ONE today Our world-first research shows the Episodic #Disability Questionnaire (EDQ) is a valid and reliable patient-reported outcome measure (#PROM) among women living with #HIV, and ...
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Darren Brown OBE @darrenabrown.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
#HIV #Disability #PublicHealth
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Darren Brown OBE @darrenabrown.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
🔔 New in PLOS ONE today journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... Our world-first research shows the Episodic Disability Questionnaire (EDQ) is a valid and reliable patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) among women living with HIV, and disability is widely experienced. 🧵1/14
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Darren Brown OBE @darrenabrown.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Really important webinar by @who.int and International Disability Alliance to highlight effective approaches for disability-inclusive HIV responses www.who.int/news-room/ev...
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Breaking barriers: advancing health equity for persons with disabilities in HIV care and treatment
The International Disability Alliance and World Health Organization invite you to join the webinar "Breaking barriers: Advancing health equity for persons with disabilities in HIV care and treatment" ...
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Darren Brown OBE @darrenabrown.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Pre-Print available during peer-review “Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Episodic #Disability Questionnaire (EDQ) among women living with #HIV in the United Kingdom: a self-reported repeated measure study” www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... @bhiva.bsky.social @sophiaforum.bsky.social
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Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Episodic Disability Questionnaire (EDQ) among women living with HIV in the United Kingdom: a self-reported repeated measure study
Background Disability is an increasingly common health outcome as women age with HIV and multimorbidity. The Episodic Disability Questionnaire (EDQ) measures the presence, severity, and episodic natur...
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Darren Brown OBE @darrenabrown.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Today is #WorldPTDay and the theme for 2025 is healthy ageing Want to learn more about how Physiotherapy prevents falls and frailty? Today is the day. Take a look at the images, or say hello to your friendly physio 💙 Happy World Physiotherapy Day 🌍🌎🌏 @worldphysio1951.bsky.social
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Rehabilitation Science Research Network for COVID @uoftcovidrehab.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
New publication: Experiences of pacing to reduce symptoms among adults living with Long COVID in Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States doi.org/10.1186/s129... @longcovidsupport.bsky.social @lcaireland.bsky.social @patientled.bsky.social @longcovidphysio.bsky.social
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Experiences of pacing to reduce symptoms among adults living with Long COVID in Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States - Discover Public Health
Background Long COVID is a multisystem condition that negatively impacts daily function. Pacing is a self-management strategy to mitigate symptoms. Our aim was to describe experiences of pacing from t...
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Rehabilitation Science Research Network for COVID @uoftcovidrehab.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
New publication: Community Engagement in Long Covid Research: Process, Evaluation and Recommendations From the Long COVID and Episodic Disability Study doi.org/10.1111/hex.... @longcovidsupport.bsky.social @lcaireland.bsky.social @longcovidphysio.bsky.social @patientled.bsky.social
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Community Engagement in Long Covid Research: Process, Evaluation and Recommendations From the Long COVID and Episodic Disability Study
Introduction Long Covid and other infection-associated chronic condition communities have been integral in advocating for patient engagement in all stages of research, from design and conduct, and i...
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Julia MV @julialmv.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Great to see this qualitative study: "Conclusion Pacing is a challenging and complex strategy used to mitigate symptoms of Long COVID. Healthcare providers should work collaboratively with patients to further refine and implement this strategy, when appropriate."
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Darren Brown OBE @darrenabrown.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Another new publication out today 📣 Experiences of #pacing to reduce symptoms among adults living with #LongCOVID in Canada, Ireland, the UK and the US @kellyobrien25.bsky.social @longcovidphysio.bsky.social @patientled.bsky.social @longcovidsupport.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Experiences of pacing to reduce symptoms among adults living with Long COVID in Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States - Discover Public Health
Background Long COVID is a multisystem condition that negatively impacts daily function. Pacing is a self-management strategy to mitigate symptoms. Our aim was to describe experiences of pacing from t...
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Darren Brown OBE @darrenabrown.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Published today 📣 Community Engagement in #LongCOVID Research: Process, Evaluation and Recommendations From the Long COVID and Episodic Disability Study onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Community Engagement in Long Covid Research: Process, Evaluation and Recommendations From the Long COVID and Episodic Disability Study
Introduction Long Covid and other infection-associated chronic condition communities have been integral in advocating for patient engagement in all stages of research, from design and conduct, and i.....
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Dr Chris Noone @chris-noone.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Long COVID Physio @longcovidphysio.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
“Skeletal muscle properties in #LongCOVID and #ME/CFS differ from those induced by bed rest” Objective science debunking deconditioning theories! 💥 🎤 @patientled.bsky.social www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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World Physiotherapy @worldphysio1951.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
This could be your chance to be part of World Physiotherapy congress programme committee and help develop the programme for World Physiotherapy Congress 2027 in Guadalajara, Mexico, in May 2027. Find out more and apply: world.physio/news/call-be-par...
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Darren Brown OBE @darrenabrown.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Published today in @plosone.org “Episodic disability framework in the context of #LongCOVID: Findings from a community-engaged international qualitative study” @kellyobrien25.bsky.social @longcovidsupport.bsky.social @patientled.bsky.social journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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Dr. Stacy de Gale, PT, DPT 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹 @sdegale.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
@darrenabrown.bsky.social Darren Brown you are deserving! Thank you for being authentic, a visionary and a leader in our noble profession of physiotherapy! The Order of the British Empire!!! Continued blessings!!!!
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Darren Brown OBE @darrenabrown.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
What an honour to meet #kingcharlesiii at #buckinghampalace yesterday and share a laugh together #obe #investiture #royalfamily
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Long COVID Physio @longcovidphysio.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Many Congratulations to our founding Chair @darrenabrown on this marvellous recognition for his outstanding work in the HIV and LongCovid fields. Very well deserved. Thank you for all that you have done for our LC community 🙏🎖️
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Darren Brown OBE @darrenabrown.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Yesterday was the most incredible experience, receiving my #OBE from the #King #royalfamily at #buckinghampalace with my loved ones. The day was spectacular and full of lifetime memories.
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Darren Brown OBE @darrenabrown.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Here we go people … after many years of hard work by so many people the #LongCOVID Video Series translations has its first fully complete series in French 🎉🎉🎉 Huge thanks to @apresj20.bsky.social Myléne 🇫🇷 Annie-Claude 🇨🇦 @fisiocamera.bsky.social
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Darren Brown OBE @darrenabrown.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
It’s #NewYearsEve so what better time to share #NewYear new #Headshots #newprofilepic Happy New Year 🎉💙🥳
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Darren Brown OBE @darrenabrown.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
I am so very proud to see this published The Long COVID Physio International Forum #LCPForum was a huge undertaking by so many and this is the final output 🎉 Congrats to all involved #LongCOVID #GlobalPT
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Long COVID Physio @longcovidphysio.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
🚨New pre-print🚨 “It’s a moving target”: Experiences of pacing to reduce symptom exacerbation among adults living with #LongCOVID – Results from an international community-engaged qualitative research study www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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“It’s a moving target”: Experiences of pacing to reduce symptom exacerbation among adults living with Long COVID – Results from an international community-engaged qualitative research study
Introduction Long COVID is a multisystem condition that negatively impacts daily function. Pacing is a self-management strategy to mitigate symptoms. Our aim was to describe experiences of pacing from...
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World Physiotherapy @worldphysio1951.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This year's theme is transformative solutions for inclusive development. Learn more: ow.ly/ENqS30sI559
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Darren Brown OBE @darrenabrown.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Great to see this release by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy “Professional Guidance on Treating Transgender Patients” www.csp.org.uk/news/2024-11...
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CSP releases professional guidance on treating transgender patients
The CSP has published professional guidance for members on treating transgender patients to ensure fair and appropriate treatment
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Darren Brown OBE @darrenabrown.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Hello #Bluesky 🦋 Im new here and loving the opportunity to interact and engage in a new and familiar way By way of introduction, i’m Darren 👋 A Physio working in industry. Always focused on #HIV, #Disability Inclusion and #Rehabilitation. Been less on socials lately. But happy to be here 💙
Photo of Darren sat in a coffee shop in London U.K.
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