Leadership Rehab Rounds: Drs. Graeme Donald & Kelly Birtwell
"Mindfulness-Based Approaches for People Living with HIV"
Dr. Graeme Donald
Lecturer, University of Manchester
Dr. Kelly Birtwell
Research Fellow, University of Manchester
Dr. Graeme is a Lecturer in Nursing at University of Manchester, where he is active in research and in teaching on undergraduate & postgraduate programmes. His interests include person-centred care, the psychological burden and symptom management of people living with long-term conditions, mindfulness, and complementary medicine (e.g. acupuncture, yoga). His enduring interest in HIV care motivated the direction of his PhD thesis, which was based on a feasibility study of mindfulness for people living with HIV. This was the first study of its kind in the UK.
He is currently working with his co-presenter, Kelly Birtwell, and colleagues at UofT on a collaboration project focusing on ageing with HIV. The team are organising an international forum entitled "Ageing with HIV in an Uncertain World" on Saturday 20th May 2023 in Manchester, UK, hosted jointly by University of Manchester, University of Toronto, and the Canada-International HIV Rehabilitation Research Collaboration (CIHRRC).
Dr. Kelly Birtwell is a Research Fellow in the Centre for Primary Care & Health Services Research at the University of Manchester. She is a chartered psychologist, person-centred counsellor and mindfulness teacher. Kelly conducts health services research and is interested in psychosocial support for older adults, increasing access to health and care services, patient safety, neurodiversity and mindfulness-based interventions. Her current programme of work explores mindfulness-based interventions for underserved groups, including people from areas of socioeconomic deprivation.
Leadership Rehab Rounds is an opportunity for students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and invited experts to share research and foster collaborations.
Stream live at: Zoom
Dial in: 647-374-4685, Meeting ID: 861 5077 1026, Passcode: 507520
