Sørlandet Hospital Trust and University of Agder, Norway

Kim Fangen, trained at Guilford School of Acting, UK and has worked as an actor and vocalist in Norway. Kim got involved in HIV related work about twenty years ago both nationally and internationally, main target points has been to advocate against any use of the criminal law to control and punish people living with HIV (PLHIV) and to end all HIV related entry and travel restrictions band. He has also been an instigator of better holistic care and greater user involvement within the health service. He took part in establishing a user driven outpatient clinic for PLHIV and for patient with ME/CFS. Kim is currently working as project manager user-initiated project at Sørlandet Hospital Trust in Southern Norway and is also engaged as a user representative at the University of Agder (UiA), Norway.