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[[File:Robin Brown.jpg|200px|thumb|right|]] '''Dr. K.N. Hng''', also known as '''Robin Brown''', is a [[United Kingdom|British]] physician with [[ME/CFS]]. Dr. Hng authored the book, [[M.E. and Me: A Doctor's Struggle with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome]], which chronicles her experience as a Gastroenterology trainee who developed [[ME/CFS]]. The book is also published under the name '''Doctor with M.E.: My journey with "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome"'''.<ref name="doctorwithmeuk" /> In addition to the book, Dr. Hng has produced many patient resources which she regularly posts on social media. These resources are continually updated, and many are also available in multiple languages. ==Advocacy == ===NICE ME/CFS guideline submission=== Dr Hng wrote a group submission to the UK's [[National Institute for Health and Care Excellence]] ME/CFS guideline consultation on December 2020. Signatories included Dr. [[Nina Muirhead]], Dr. [[Nigel Speight]], Dr. [[Jonathan Kerr]], Prof. [[Malcolm Hooper]], Dr. [[Sarah Myhill]], Dr. [[Karl Morten]], Natalie Boulton, and the [[MillionsMissing France]] patient group.<ref name="NICE2020">{{Cite web|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dfgfkZLBgWwwYWk2nxtaOqCSMnSHviXW/view | date = Dec 2020| title = Dr. Hng Group Submission ME/CFS guideline | last = Brown | first =Robin}}</ref> ===Petition to NICE=== *[http://chng.it/rY7BJX7c Stop harming ME/CFS patients - take CBT/GET out of NICE guidelines NOW] [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FVcJTsE6oi-n7SYk-Eh2ZGPhnApqlNjb/view Petition progress] is chronicled online. == Resources == *[http://bit.ly/DrHngLetter-w-Book Accompanying letter for patients who wish to give the book to their doctor (English)] [http://bit.ly/HngLetter-w-book-French French] [http://bit.ly/HngLetter-w-book-Pol Letter in Polish] [http://bit.ly/HngLetter-w-book-Italian Italian] ===Free handout === *[http://bit.ly/Intro2MEbyDrHng An Introduction to Myalgic Encephalomyelitis] (English) [http://bit.ly/DrHngIntro2ME-French French] [http://bit.ly/DrHngIntro2ME-Pol Polish] [http://bit.ly/Intro2MEdrHng-Italian Italian] [http://bit.ly/DrHngIntro2ME-Rus Russian] *[http://bit.ly/ProtectYrself-1 Protect yourself from forced treatments] - for patients being forced to undergo Graded Exercise Therapy, or CBT to correct your "erroneous illness beliefs" ===Ill Health Retirement Case Example=== *[http://bit.ly/IHRpackage Case Example] *[http://bit.ly/ExampleMEsymptoms Example symptoms list for ill health retirement, insurance or social security applications] ==Books== *2019, [[M.E. and Me: A Doctor's Struggle with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome]]<ref name="doctorwithmeuk">{{Cite book | date = 2019 | title =M.E. and Me: A Doctor's Struggle with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome|url=https://smile.amazon.co.uk/M-Me-Doctors-Struggle-Syndrome-ebook/dp/B07QZ7P34C | last = Hng | first = KN|isbn= 1094624691|edition=4}}</ref> Available on [https://www.amazon.com/dp/1094624691 Amazon]. Translations are available in [https://www.amazon.fr/dp/1073403629 French], [https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08CBP87ZW Polish] and [https://www.amazon.co.uk/J%C3%A1-m%C3%A9-ME-chronickym-syndromem/dp/1983448427 Czech] [[File:M.E. and Me .jpg|thumb|718x718px|M.E. and Me book cover]] * [https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1796715468 Doctor with ME: My journey with "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome"] Dr. Hng's book is written with both the busy clinician and the [[cognitive dysfunction |brain fogged]] patient in mind. Her personal story is followed up with many educational resources. The book aims to serve as a starting point for clinicians learning about ME, and to provide a helpful way for patients to easily explain the problems caused by [[chronic fatigue syndrome]] to friends and family who do not understand. ==Research studies == * 2018, Audit study: Doctors’ knowledge and understanding of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, United Kingdom<ref>{{citation |url = https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R6MgsNuEjdj1fsfJds5bJ2MAACSogOXn/view| title = Doctors' knowledge and understanding of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, United Kingdom| date = Nov 2018 | last = Hng | first = K.N.|access-date=2021-03-01}} </ref> == Online presence== *[https://www.facebook.com/RobinBrown76 Facebook profile] (Robin Brown) *[https://www.facebook.com/groups/drhngsfriends/ Facebook group] *[http://bit.ly/drHngPage Dr. Hng's Facebook Page] *[http://www.twitter.com/DoctorwithME Twitter] ==See also== * [[M.E. and Me: A Doctor's Struggle with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome]] * [[National Health Service]] * [[National Institute for Health and Care Excellence]] * [[NICE guidelines]] * [[Graded exercise therapy]] * [[Cognitive behavioral therapy]] * [[Severe and very severe ME]] ==References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:People with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]] [[Category:Advocates or allies]] [[Category:Psychological paradigm critics]]
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