We are delighted to be hosting the 43rd annual conference of the Society for Academic Primary Care at the University of Edinburgh in July 2014. Edinburgh is Scotland’s capital but also a truly international city with a rich academic and medical heritage. The theme for our 2014 meeting is ‘Meeting Global Challenges’ and the conference will be an opportunity to explore the many diverse challenges facing primary care practitioners, researchers and educators in the UK and around the world.
As part of the conference we are honoured to host the inaugural Helen Lester Memorial Lecture a public lecture given by Professor Debbie Sharp and entitled "Motherhood and Mental Illness – thirty years of families in South London".
Elevator pitches are a new concept for SAPC and we hope they will provide a dynamic way for new ideas and work in progress to be discussed. They challenge presenters to convey messages in a condensed form, and are a lively and fun way to share ideas.
Also new this year we will be welcoming Special Interest Group meetings into the body of the programme. No more bleary eyed breakfast meetings!
Dr Nathan R. Hill
Sue Stewart
