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Presentation at the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) Annual Scientific Meeting

29 August 2019

On 5 July 2019, Jacob presented at the SAPC Annual Scientific Meeting at the University of Exeter. His presentation was entitled ‘What are primary care professionals’ views on patients’ use of self-monitoring technologies?’, and discussed the results of a focus group study with 21 primary care professionals.

The presentation explained how we designed vignettes based on data from our interviews with people who use blood pressure monitors and/or BMI scales at home. It also outlined some of the findings from the study, including how practitioners have advised their patients on what type of device to purchase and how they educate patients about how to use their monitors and how their data is used.

We are currently developing a more detailed look at the issues explored in the focus groups for a paper.