SAPC ASM 2022 - reflections from two early career researchers
A blog by Dr Nicola Cooper-Moss and Dr Hassan Awan
5th August 2022
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A periodic look into what the team at SAPC is upto.
Primary Care Mental Health Conference Weds 25th May 2022, Manchester
Primary care is the first point of contact for people experiencing mental health problems, and high quality research into this area remains a huge priority. The Primary Care Mental Health (PCMH) research conference has run for a number of years now, and has for the last couple of years been supported by SAPC and the Mental Health Special Interest Group.
Reflections from the not-so-grim North
Around a year ago, I wrote some reflections on my experience of the SAPC Annual Scientific Meeting. From my somewhat damp basement. It was something I really enjoyed, and a testament to the huge amount of hard work put in to organising it by colleagues in Leeds. This year, the conference was also in the North of England – this time in Preston. But more importantly – in real life.
AI in primary care: linking clinical and data science academics
Hello, I am Eduard, a clinical academic and GP in Liverpool with a cardiology background interest in ageing, multimorbidity and frailty. I believe that artificial intelligence (AI) has huge potential for supporting primary care. I keep waiting but have also worked with data scientists designing a number of research projects. This has changed my simplistic perception of this field and made me reflect on how to work better together.
SAPC and AAAPC: a new collaboration
11th March 2022
Greener Healthcare: a golden opportunity for primary care
11th March 2022
Hi! I’m Aarti. I work as a GP in Sheffield and four years ago I founded Greener Practice, the UK’s primary care sustainability network. I have 12 years’ experience working as a clinical academic and a few months ago I was appointed to work a day a week as Humber Coast and Vale ICS’s Net Zero NHS clinical lead.
Opening opportunities for GP trainees and allied health professionals to get into research: the PACT Why Test study
Have you ever found yourself looking at blood test results and wondered why the test was done in the first place?
Reflections on the Student Symposium for Research in General Practice 2021
On Saturday 18th September 2021, I attended the Student Symposium for Research in General Practice (SSRGP), a virtual conference organised by students, for students, in support by the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP). The day was designed to be an introduction to the world of research and academia in general practice and to help break down barriers for students to enable them to get involved in research.
A Love Poem presented at SAPC ASM 2021 by Astha Tanwar
A note on resilience
For many of us, the last year has been a challenging one, whether at work or at home, as we faced the reality of a pandemic like no other.