Abstract, workshop and creative enquiry submissions for the SAPC South East Conference 2026 closed on 8 November 2025.
As the deadline for submissions has passed, peer reviewers will review submissions in line with our conference criteria. Read about our process for reviewing abstracts here.
Prizes and Recognition
Four prizes will be awarded at the conference, including:
- Medical Student Prize
- Creative Enquiry Prize
- Poster Prize
- SAPC Prize for early career researchers
Find out more about our prizes, including information on judging and criteria here.
This year’s conference theme is ‘Advancing equity in primary care: building healthier communities together’ and we particularly welcome submissions that map closely to our theme. However, submissions are welcome on any topic relating to research and educational activities in primary care both in the UK and internationally.
As this conference is an exclusively in-person event, we will not be facilitating online (remote) presentations, though we encourage submissions from attending researchers, practitioners, educators, and patient and public partners.
Submission Criteria
Submissions officially opened on Tuesday 8 September and closed on 8 November 2025.
Full details on abstract, workshop and creative enquiry submission criteria (including word count) and judging information can be found here, but below you will find information regarding each submission type:
- Abstract
- Workshop
- Creative Enquiry
Abstracts
Abstracts are limited to 300 words excluding the title.
Please prepare your abstract under the following headings:
• The Problem
• The Approach
• Findings
• Implications/Potential impact
You will be asked to select whether you would like to be considered for an oral presentation, a poster presentation or either presentation type (and on acceptance you would be advised if you had been selected for an oral or poster presentation).
Oral presentations: 10 minutes presentation and 5 minutes discussion.
Poster presentation guidance will be sent out after acceptance.
Workshops
Workshops offer a 1 hour slot to bring people together with shared interests to explore a topic in greater depth. Workshops may have an educational, research or practice-based theme. We welcome innovative topics and formats for workshops.
Maximum word count for workshop proposals is 500 words excluding the title. Please prepare your proposal under the following headings:
• Aim and intended outcomes/educational objectives
• Format
• Content
• Intended audience
You will also be asked to indicate any audio-visual requirements and seating arrangements on the submission form.
Creative Enquiry Submissions
Creative enquiry submissions can use any creative medium for the presentation, for example: music, dance, monologue, painting, photography, prose, poetry, and sculpture. This list is not exhaustive, and any creative medium can be used.
We ask that you submit your piece in advance via the submission form (unless prior submission is not applicable e.g. if your piece is a performance). There will be time to present your creative enquiry piece at the conference in a 10-minute slot followed by 5 minutes for questions.
On the submission form you will also be asked to complete the following sections:
• Title of the piece
• Name/pseudonym for the author/creator of the piece
• Reflection on the creative piece of up to 500 words
Contact us
If you have questions about the submission process or criteria, please contact the committee at: SAPC_SE_2026@medschl.cam.ac.uk
We look forward to welcoming you in January!