The Primary Care Team at Warwick Medical School was pleased to host the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Midland Faculty Annual Education, Research and Innovation Symposium in 2024.

Thursday 18th April 2024

'New Directions in Primary Care'

The Westwood Teaching Centre, Westwood Site, University of Warwick, COVENTRY, CV4 8EE

Here is our programme for the day including abstract titlesLink opens in a new window

We were delighted to be able to award five prizes in the following categories:

• RCGP Donald Crombie QI prize – awarded to Jordan Byrne and Emma BagshawLink opens in a new window
• RCGP David Morgan Prize for Best Oral Presentation – awarded to Zakia ShariffLink opens in a new window
• RCGP Poster Presentation Prize – awarded to Richard HothamLink opens in a new window
• WMS Primary Care Prize for Best Oral Presentation made by a student - awarded to Alice RobertsLink opens in a new window
• WMS Primary Care Prize for Best Poster displayed by a student - awarded to Rosie Rudin and Louisa HarrisLink opens in a new window

Our two keynote speakers were

Dr Victoria Tzortziou Brown, OBE - 'General practice: challenges and opportunities ahead'

Victoria is a GP in east London and the RCGP Vice Chair for External Affairs, having previously co-chaired the RCGP Health Inequalities group. She combines research and extensive clinical commissioning experience.

Professor Helen Atherton - 'Pioneers of the future: finding your way in academic primary care research'

Helen is Professor of Primary Care Research in the Primary Care Research Centre, University of Southampton. Helen is a health services researcher with a PhD in Primary care research and has worked in academic primary care research since 2005. Her background is in public health and anthropology. Helen’s expertise is in use of digital routes of access to general practice, and alternatives to the face-to-face consultation, such as online and video. She leads studies that focus on how digital routes of access into general practice impact on patients and healthcare professionals.

The Annual Education, Research and Innovation Symposium is held in partnership with the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Midland Faculty.

If you have enquiries in the meantime please do get in touch with Helen McGowan on wmrcgp2024 at warwick dot ac dot uk

Delegate List can be downloadedLink opens in a new window. Note this does not contain email addresses or mobile numbers.