The Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) and the Division of Primary Care, Palliative Care and Public Health at the University of Leeds is delighted to be hosting the 49th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of the SAPC to be held on Wednesday 30th June and Thursday 1st July 2021.
This will be a virtual meeting comprising our usual programme features of keynotes, oral presentations within parallel sessions, workshops and posters. Opportunities will be available for networking on-line on a one to one basis and in groups. There will be dedicted discussion time for posters. Poster presenters will be able to add a short video clip to their poster, upload handouts and receive contact requests from delegates. We plan to be as family friendly as possible and hold the sessions within a short day.
Audience
The SAPC ASM is the preeminent meeting in the UK devoted to sharing new developments in primary care research, teaching and education. The conference brings together delegates from the UK primary care community alongside delegates from across the UK, Europe and around the world. Participants include clinicians, researchers, educators, allied health professionals, students, patients and trainees – all of whom share an interest in academic primary care.
Conference theme “Living and Dying Well”
More than 90% of all NHS contacts take place in primary care. Our conference theme of ‘Living and Dying Well’ is a celebration of the central role of primary care in maximising wellness for people across their life course.
Discover, explore and share the latest advances in primary care research.
We look forward to welcoming you to the ASM 2021 virtual conference.
Richard Neal – Scientific Programme Committee Chair
Suzanne Richards – Conference Committee Chair
Carolyn Chew-Graham - SAPC Chair
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I joined the SAPC executive as an elected member in 2016, becoming the joint lead for the Primary Health Care Scientists (PHoCuS) Group with Dr Julia Hiscock in January 2018 and am Conference Chair for the ASM 2020 in Leeds.
In terms of background, I am a social scientist who has worked in academic primary care for over 15 years. In November 2017 I joined the University of Leeds as a professor of primary care research. Before that, I was the Deputy Director of the Exeter Clinical Trials Unit (ExeCTU) and senior lecturer in at the University of Exeter Medical School.
As a primary health care scientist, I work extensively alongside clinical colleagues providing methodological support for primary care research. From a methodological perspective, I specialise in quantitative methods that support the design and evaluation of complex interventions in applied health care settings (clinical trials and observational methods), the development and testing of participant reported outcome measures, and the evidence synthesis (systematic reviews).
My research focuses on two areas: (i) ‘Ageing Well’ - evaluating the quality and effectiveness of health and social care interventions for older people, and the provision of innovative services to improve health and well-being in later life (e.g. intermediate and rehabilitation services; mentoring and social interventions); and (ii) assessing user experiences and quality of care, including developing and measuring patient views relating to the quality of health care services (e.g. user experiences of out-of-hours services; patient satisfaction with intermediate care; quality indicators for older people’s care) and the monitoring of receipt of access to quality-indicated care.
Chew-Graham is a General Pactitioner and Professor of General Practice Research at Keele University. Her areas of interest and expertise include the primary care (including in prisons) management of people with mental health problems, multiple health conditions and unexplained symptoms, and the mental health and wellbeing of clinicians. Patient and Public Involvement is key to all her research.
She chairs the RCGP ‘Research Paper of the Year’ panel. Carolyn was awarded an OBE for services to general practice and primary care research, including research into Long Covid, in the King’s Inaugural Birthday Honours List, June 2023.
