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Congratulations to Dr Clare Taylor who received the John Fry award on 17th November 2023 at RCGP. The John Fry Award is presented to a Member or Fellow of the ...
Please see the below article, shared from www.bristol.ac.uk/primaryhealthcare/news/2023/sapc-asm-2024.html The Society for Academic Primary Care’s Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) rotates around member institutions annually. The 2024 Conference will be hosted by ...
At WiseGP we recognise that more of the same won’t fix general practice. We are working to champion the distinct expert generalist skills of GPs. Our resources aim to support ...
All are welcome to attend this hybrid event, hosted by the Centre for Academic Primary Care and featuring presentations by esteemed colleagues from the 'Preventing and Reducing Sexual and Gender ...
Wanting to better involve people with lived experience of complex trauma in primary care research? How can we make sure that the way we are involving people is trauma-informed? A ...
We would like to congratulate the ASM 2023 award winners: NAPCRG Senior Travel: Jenny Newbould RAND Europe Digital facilitation in primary care, a focused ethnographic study of the experiences of ...
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SAPC is delighted to announce that the winner for 2023 is Professor Blair Smith, University of Dundee. " All the nominees showed their incredible support for early career academics and ...
SAPC is delighted to announce the winner of the SAPC Doctoral prize in 2023 This is the fourth year we have offered this award. We received excellent applications and are ...
We are delighted to announce that Professor Andrea Williamson Professor of General Practice and Inclusion Health, University of Glasgow will be giving the The 9th Helen Lester Memorial Lecture at ...
Sarah Mitchell, Associate Clinical Professor of Palliative Care at the University of Leeds, has been appointed Interim National Clinical Director for Palliative and End-of-Life Care for NHS England. Sarah also ...
The RCGP Scientific Foundation Board (SFB) and the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) are pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Awards for Outstanding Early Career Researchers. Dr ...
We are pleased to announce an update on the winner of the 2022 RCGP/SAPC elective prize. The winner is Ioan Dafydd Wardhaugh, a Medical Student from the University of Liverpool ...
I am really excited to welcome you all to this year’s annual scientific meeting, which we are hosting for the first time ever in Brighton. This is SAPC’s second in-person ...
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If you care about improving mental health and wellbeing in underserved population then you can help map healthcare support for people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by taking a ...
The Primary Care Clinicians PhD programme are delighted to announce that the second round of the Wellcome funded Doctoral Training Programme for Primary Care clinicians is now launched! This Primary ...
We are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty the Queen and grateful for her many years of public service. Our sympathies are with the Royal Family. Link to ...
Congratulations from SAPC to Professor Kamila Hawthorne who has been elected as next Chair of Council, RCGP, from November 2022. Kamila is a salaried GP in Mountain Ash, South Wales ...
Congratulations to Dr Rupert Payne and Dr Duncan Shrewsbury who became Co-Chairs of SAPC at the AGM on 6th July 2022 at UCLan. They succeeded Prof Carolyn Chew-Graham who had ...
Congratulations to Professor Sarah Purdy, who has been awarded an OBE for her clinical research, teaching and leadership contributions in general practice and medicine more widely. Sarah is the University ...
SAPC is delighted to announce the joint winners of the SAPC Doctoral prize in 2022 This is the third year we have offered this award. We received 12 excellent applications ...
Essay subject: "A consultation in primary care that changed my practice" This is the third year we have offered this award. We received 52 excellent essays. The SAPC panelists were ...
Academic General Practitioner Joint Award Winners: Dr David Blane and Dr Oliver van Hecke The Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) and The RCGP Scientific Foundation Board (SFB) are pleased ...
RCGP awards The SAPC comunity would like to congratulate Anthony Harnden and Greg Irving on recent awards from RCGP: The President’s Medal – Professor Anthony Harnden The President’s Medal is ...
Professor Tony Avery OBE Tony Avery, GP and Professor of Primary Healthcare at University of Nottingham, and a Senior Investigator for the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), received an ...
Hello colleagues and friends. I am sure we are all reflecting on what has been another challenging and busy year, and that we are ready for a break. I do ...
This free on-line conference being held on 18th September is run by medical students, for medical students offering an opportunity to find out about getting involved in General Practice research ...
Congratulations to the winners Ellie Read and David Simmonds who entered a joint application from St George's University London. Elective project title: ‘Just a GP': A UK medical student filming ...
The John Fry Award 2021 was announced in the RCGP Chair of Council's blog on Friday 2nd July - congratulations Dr Greg Irving: The John Fry Award is an award ...
Congratulations to our very own chair Professor Carolyn Chew-Graham has been recognised for her contribution to improving the lives of people with mental illness with a prestigious President's Medal Award ...
Essay subject: "A consultation in primary care that changed my practice" This is the second year we have offered this award. We received 63 excellent applications. Once again the panel ...
The prize is for the PI who provides exceptional support, leadership and encouragement for their team through the highs and lows of research, careers and life. Congratulations to this year's ...
SAPC-HODS have launched a new Future Leaders initiative. The scheme is designed to support colleagues transitioning from middle career to senior grade roles by offering practical experience of leadership roles ...
SAPC and the RCGP Scientific Foundation Board (SFB) are delighted to announce the winners of the 2021 Awards for Outstanding Early Career Researchers Dr Samuel Seidu (Academic General Practitioner), Leicester ...
SAPC is delighted to announce the winner and highly commended runner up of our PhD/Doctoral prize in 2021 This is the second year we have offered this award. We received ...
The RCGP's Impact from Research project offers UK-based researchers the opportunity to partner with the College on projects that have the potential to have an impact on the delivery of ...
Our three new WISE Interns - Dr Emily Lyness (Southampton), Dr Annabelle Machin (Keele), and Dr Johanna Reilly (Edinburgh) started work this month. Welcome to all three!! The internships have ...
Prof Roger Jones OBE Prof Roger Jones was appointed OBE in the 2021 New Year Honours, for services to general practice. Prof Phil Heywood MBE Prof Phil Heywood has received ...
The prize is for the PI who provides exceptional support, leadership and encouragement for their team through the highs and lows of research, careers and life. We received fewer nominations ...
SAPC is delighted to announce the winners of our career prizes in 2020 Medical Student essay prize Essay subject: "A consultation in primary care that changed my practice" This is ...
Dr Olivia Jagger and Dr Emily Donovan, both GP ST3 and Academic Clinical Fellows, University of Southampton rose to the challenge of writing this paper on their experience of attending ...
Here is a message from Dr Sally Flint, University of Exeter, who gave a recital of some of her work at the SAPC ASM 2019 in Exeter, inviting contributions to ...
We are delighted to announce that this year's winner is Dr Sarah Mitchell. View Sarah's presentation The judges were very impressed with her focus on palliative care and end of ...
There have been a number of important contributions from SAPC members to the evidence-base which will support clinicians in their work. Added 4th June 2020: Study by Edge Hill and ...
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