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SSPC Annual Conference 2011

The next SSPC Annual Conference will take place in Edinburgh on 19th & 20th April 2011 with a "Think Global". Key note speakers now announced - please see the conference page for more details

SSPC Visiting Professorship Scheme

SSPC received 3 applications for the Visiting Professor scheme from candidates with primary care research expertise in cancer care and support, telemedicine and multiple morbidity. We invited the SSPC Consortium HEIs not involved in supporting these applications to review them in addition to two external reviewers.

We are pleased to announce that Prof Jane Gunn from the University of Melbourne has been selected by reviewers as the successful candidate.

Quote from Professor Gunn "am delighted to accept the invitation to be appointed as a SSPC Visiting Professor. I am looking forward to further strengthening the links between the SSPC, my Department of General Practice at The University of Melbourne and the wider Australian primary care research community. The focus of my appointment on developing a programme of research to better understand the challenges that multiple long term conditions place upon individuals, their families and our health care systems is exciting and challenging. I look forward to meeting with you over the coming two years and welcome anyone making the trip to Australia to spend some time in Melbourne with us!"

The reviewers were also very impressed by the other two applications and Frank Sullivan and I would like to explore other possible sources of funding their applications with them.

Many thanks to all of those who have been involved in this selection process

Primary Care Vacancies

Please see the SSPC vacancies page for all current Primary Care vacancies around the UK.

BMJ Research Paper of the Year

Professor Frank Sullivan and colleagues from the Scottish School of Primary Care won the BMJ Research Paper of the Year Award with "Early treatment with prednisolone or acyclovir in Bells palsy" (New England Journal of Medicine 2007;357:1598-607) at the awards ceremony on 2nd April in The Marriot Hotel, Grosvenor Square London.

Congratulations to the whole team for the hard work put into this paper and for the support from everyone involved.

For more info and pictures please see BMJ Awards Winners

To dowload the winners brochure please see Awards Brochure