Primary Care · Annual Conference
SAPC ASM 2026 - St Andrews
Organised by the Society for Academic Primary Care
Dates24–26 Jun 2026
VenueUniversity of St Andrews
CitySt Andrews, United Kingdom
SAPC's 54th Annual Scientific Meeting is a three-day academic primary care conference in St Andrews with keynote plenaries, research presentations, posters, workshops and networking.
Audience
Academic primary care researchers, educators, practitioners, students and trainees with an interest in research, education and policy-facing primary care work.
Networking
Expected attendance is 450+ with SIG meetings, plenaries, parallel sessions, posters, drinks reception, dinner/ceilidh and committee activity across three days.
Research Value
High research value: abstract peer review, oral/poster presentations, distinguished paper and investigator prizes, a DOI-linked conference record and a full Oxford Abstracts programme.
Trainee Relevance
The meeting has a newcomers welcome space, bursaries for eligible first-time attenders, postgraduate and medical-in-training membership categories for discounts, and a broad programme of oral, poster and workshop formats.
Keynote
DC
Dr Charlotte Mason-Apps
Opening plenary panel: The future workforce
Keynote
DV
Dr Victoria Tzortziou Brown OBE
Opening plenary panel: The future workforce
Keynote
PS
Prof Stewart Mercer
Opening plenary panel: The future workforce
Keynote
PJ
Prof Joanne Protheroe
Plenary 2: The future of medical education in primary care
Keynote
PL
Prof Lindsey Pope
Plenary 2: The future of medical education in primary care
Keynote
PV
Prof Val Wass OBE
Plenary 2: The future of medical education in primary care
Keynote
PR
Prof Richard Byng
12th Helen Lester Memorial Lecture: How can primary care respond to the mental health crisis?
Keynote
DM
Dr Munro Stewart
Plenary 4: Sustainable healthcare
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AccommodationThe conference page links to University of St Andrews accommodation and local places-to-eat/things-to-do PDFs.
Venue DetailsUniversity of St Andrews, St Andrews. The Oxford Abstracts programme lists locations including the Medical Building, Gateway lecture rooms, Agnes Blackadder Function Room and Medical Building cafe.
SAPC ASM 2026 is the Society for Academic Primary Care's 54th Annual Scientific Meeting, held in St Andrews from 24 to 26 June 2026. The theme is Leading the Future of Primary Care, and the meeting is aimed at researchers, educators and practitioners working across academic primary care in the UK and internationally. The main page states an expected attendance of more than 450 and lists keynote plenaries, research presentations, posters and networking opportunities. The Oxford Abstracts programme shows a dense three-day schedule with SIG meetings, plenaries, parallel research sessions, workshops, poster display, a newcomers welcome space, conference drinks reception, AGM and social dinner/ceilidh. Abstract submission closed on 23 January 2026 and submissions were invited for presentations, workshops, creative enquiry and a Dangerous Ideas soapbox. The abstract review criteria page confirms independent review by at least two peer reviewers and assessment of importance, methods, findings, consequences and overall quality. The prizes page lists senior and junior investigator research prizes, distinguished papers, an education prize and best poster prize. Visible registration prices are GBP 725 for the full conference, GBP 425 for a single day and GBP 60 for the dinner; SAPC member discounts are applied at checkout and reduced-rate categories are signposted but not visible in HTML. Registration was listed as closing on 5 June 2026. CPD accreditation was not visible on the inspected pages.
Dr Robert Baxter