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Annual Scientific Meeting 2010
PROGRAMME
7-9 July 2010, University of East Anglia, Norwich

Programme chair: Nick Steel

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Keynote speakers

Wednesday
Professor Sam Leinster, Dean of UEA School of Medicine, Health Policy & Practice
"How primary care makes a difference to clinical research and education"

Dr David Pencheon, Director of NHS Sustainable Development Unit
"How can primary care combat climate change?"

Thursday
Professor Jan De Maeseneer, Secretary-General, "the Network: Towards Unity for Health", The Netherlands
"Patient and public involvement in research: Does it really make a difference?""

Dr Sophie Staniszewska RCN Institute, University of Warwick

"Can primary care research make a difference for patients - and can they make a difference to primary care research?"

Friday
Professor Steve Field CBE, Chair of Council, Royal College of General Practitioners
"Can primary care research make a difference to practice?"

Programme Elements

In addition to the keynote speakers the programme will feature oral presentations in parallel sessions, poster presentations and discussion, workshops and special interest groups.

Late breaking abstracts
Programme slots will be available for work with late breaking results. When submitting your abstract there will be a “late breaking” tick box on the on-line submission form for work in this category. In the results section please indicate that “results are late breaking”. A final version must be submitted via email to office@sapc.ac.uk before 31st May 2010 with the abstract title clearly indicated.

Young or early careers prize
If you wish to be considered for this prize please tick the young researcher box in the on-line presentation abstract form. To qualify you must have less than three years (whole time equivalent) research experience since completion of your PhD.


The two best papers selected from the submitted abstracts will be presented in the plenary session on Friday morning 10.00 to 10.30.

Prize presentations
RCGP/SAPC elective prize: Sarah Gates, University of Cambridge
Project: Rural Medicine and Children in the Developed World: A comparison of the Scottish Highlands and the Islands of British Columbia.
To be presented as a poster

Winner of the 2009 Research Paper of the Year.
To be presented in the closing session.

Winner of the SAPC / NAPCRG travel award – the winning presentation at NAPCRG (North American Primary Care Group) meeting in October 2009 (to be announced).
To be presented in the closing session.