TY - JOUR T1 - A view from the other side: SAPC conference 2006 JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 158 LP - 158 VL - 57 IS - 535 AU - Allen Dietrich Y1 - 2007/02/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/57/535/158.1.abstract N2 - A month after attending the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) 2006 Conference at Keele University, some of my impressions have begun to sort themselves out. Others, formed in a flash during the conference, have remained strong, most prominently the gracious welcome that UK primary care researchers extended to those of us from elsewhere.In addition, hallway conversations, discussions with poster presenters, and exchanges during the question periods clearly showed that UK primary care researchers have a deep commitment to improving health care and advancing knowledge through research.It was also immediately clear to me that the organised ‘walk throughs’ during poster sessions deserve widespread adoption. Organised walk throughs promote subsequent one-to-one interaction with the presenters, and also effectively provide the chance for interactive group discussion with give and take among audience members themselves as well as with the presenter. … ER -