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Society of Academic Primary Care (SAPC) North annual conference

Primary Care Mental Health and Patient Participation in Research and Medical Education.

The Society for Academic Primary Care

The Society of Academic Primary Care (SAPC) North annual conference brings together academic and medical educators from across the North of England to share research and innovative educational practice in a relaxed and friendly environment.

Date: Wednesday 20th November - 9:15am - 4.30pm

Venue: Liverpool Guild of Students Conference Centre, 160 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, L3 5TR

Price: £70 for academics/researchers and £30 for students per delegate.

SAPC North 2024 is now sold out. If you are presenting at the conference and have yet to register, please contact SAPCnorth2024@liverpool.ac.uk. 

Please note - conference fees will not be refunded within 6 weeks of the event, i.e. after 9th October.

Conference Schedule

Registration and refreshments are from 9.15, with the conference starting at 9.45.

Time Activity
9.45 - 9.50 Welcome
9.50 - 10.30 Keynote Speaker Address by Professor Tony Kendrick, 30 Years of Primary Care Mental Health Research
10.40 - 12.40

Breakout sessions:

Clinical Research Workshop led by Dr Victoria Silverwood, Dr Sam Merriel and Dr Tom Kingstone followed by Clinical Research Poster presentations.

Clinical Research Oral presentations and Q&A

Medical Education Oral presentations and Q&A
12.40 - 13.30 Lunch plus networking and discussion opportunities with authors of posters on display
13.30 - 15.30

Breakout sessions:

Medical Education Workshop led by Dr Fiona Greeley and Dr Victoria Wright followed by Medical Education Poster presentations.

Clinical Research Oral presentations and Q&A

Medical Education Oral presentations and Q&A
15.40 - 15.45 Invitation to Schwartz Round
15.45 - 16.25 Keynote Speaker Address by Professor Sophie Park, Enabling Patient Partnership in Primary Care Clinical Education Research
16.25 - 16.35 Close
16.45 - 17.45 Schwartz Round: A patient I’ll never forget led by Dr Laura Golding and Professor Mark Gabbay.

Theme

Themes of primary care mental health and patient participation will be explored through guest speakers, workshops, presentations and lightening talks to stimulate discussion and sharing of good practice.

Guest Speakers

  • Prof Sophie Park, Professor of Primary Care and Clinical Education in the Nuffield Dept. of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford
  • Prof Anthony Kendrick, BSc MB BS MD FRCGP FRCPsych (hon) FHEA Professor of Primary Care, Dept. of Primary Care, Population Sciences & Medical Education at the University of Southampton.

Schwartz Round

Mark Gabbay and Laura Golding will facilitate an optional Schwartz Round straight after the conference, from 16.45 to 17.45, on the theme of ‘A patient I’ll never forget’.

Schwartz Rounds provide a structured, facilitated and emotionally contained space for healthcare staff and learners to come together to discuss the emotional aspects of their work and support their capacity to deliver compassionate care. The Rounds help to normalise the strong emotions that arise from working in healthcare and enable staff and students to have greater insight, compassion for and appreciation of the roles and work of other healthcare staff. Licensed by the Point of Care Foundation, Schwartz Rounds run in over 260 organisations in the UK and Ireland – in NHS Trusts, ICSs, social care, universities and hospices.

  • Dr Laura Golding is a clinical psychologist and Programme Lead – Schwartz Rounds in Higher Education for the Point of Care Foundation. She was previously the University of Liverpool’s Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Programme Director, is an experienced Schwartz Rounds facilitator and led the interprofessional healthcare student Schwartz Rounds at Liverpool for eight years
  • Professor Mark Gabbay is a Professor of General Practice at the University of Liverpool and GP at Brownlow Health (the first UK Schwartz Round Practice). He is also Director of the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North West Coast. He is on the steering board of the University of Liverpool and Brownlow Schwartz rounds and a PoC trained round facilitator.

More information can be found on the Point of Care Foundation website.

Getting Here

The conference is taking place at the Liverpool Guild of Students Conference Centre, 160 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, L3 5TR

The Conference centre is located on the corner of Mount Pleasant and Brownlow Hill, opposite the Victoria Museum and Gallery, and is a 15 minute walk from Lime Street Station.

Hotel Recommendations

We have negotiated discounted hotel rates:

Hope Street Hotel (8 minutes walk) - 10 rooms at £90 conference rate (quote GA005055)

Hilton Liverpool (27 minute walk) £100 conference rate

Novotel Liverpool Paddington Village (6 minute walk) £95 conference rate

Organising committee

  • Matthew James - Supratheme Lead for Patient in the Community Setting School of Medicine
  • Mark Gabbay - Professor of Primary Care & Mental Health
  • Nefyn Williams - Professor of Primary Care - Department of Primary Care and Mental Health
  • Eduard Shantsila - Head of Department of Primary Care and Mental Health.

Get In Touch

Please contact us if you have any questions about the conference.

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