AAAAPC Annual Research Conference Most Distinguished Paper Award
The AAAPC Distinguished Paper awardee is invited to present their paper in the UK at the SAPC Annual Scientific Meeting in the year following the Annual Research Conference. The awardee will receive a small bursary towards the expense of attending the Conference. The award brings together two leading membership bodies responsible for advancing primary care through research and education in Australia/New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
The AAAPC Committee will select a winner from the abstracts submitted for presentation at the Conference. The selected paper will be presented during the Awards Plenary session at the AAAPC Annual Research Conference.
Congratulations to 2019 winner Prof Danielle Mazza for paper entitled 'The Australian Contraceptive ChOice pRoject (ACCORd): Results of a cluster randomised controlled trial aimed at increasing Long Acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARC) uptake'
Eligibility criteria
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Past recipients
| 2019 | Prof Danielle Mazza | Monash University |
| 2018 | Dr Victoria Palmer | University of Melbourne |
| 2017 | Dr Penny Abbott | Western Sydney University |
| 2016 | A/Prof John Furler | University of Melbourne |
| 2015 | Dr Jennifer Walker | University of Melbourne |
| 2014 | Prof Felicity Goodyear-Smith | University of Auckland |
| 2013 | Dr Megan Elliot-Rudder | University of New South Wales |
| 2012 | Prof Kelsey Hegarty | University of Melbourne |
| 2011 | Prof Nicholas Zwar | University of New South Wales |
| 2010 | Dr Ross Bailie, Dr Damin Si Prof Jon Emery | Charles Darwin University, University of Queensland University of Western Australia |
| 2009 | Prof Mark Nelson Dr Caroline Laurence | University of Tasmania University of Adelaide |
AAAPC Annual Research Conference Early Career Best PaperThe AAAPC sponsors a prize for the Best Paper delivered by an early career researcher, academic registrar or trainee at the Annual Research Conference. The AAAPC Committee will select a winner from the abstracts submitted by early career authors for presentation at the Conference. The selected paper will be presented during the Awards Plenary session at the Annual Research Conference. Congratulations to 2019 winner Dr Lauralie Richard for paper entitled 'Providing care to refugees through mainstream general practice in Southern New Zealand: what are the perspectives of general practitioners and practice nurses?' |
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Past recipients
| 2019 | Dr Lauralie Richard | University of Otago (Dunedin) |
Australian Journal of Primary Health Best Oral Paper PrizeAt the AAAPC Annual Research Conference, Australian Journal of Primary Health presents a prize for the Best Oral Paper relevant to the interests and scope of the journal. The prize consists of a certificate and a year’s subscription to the journal (print and online). The winner(s) will be offered free Open Access in the journal for an accepted, peer-reviewed article arising from the Best Oral Paper. Following the conference we will promote the prize winner(s) more widely through social media channels and on this website. Papers accepted for oral presentation, focusing on those informing critical discussion on primary and community services integrating theory and practice, and using perspectives from a range of disciplines will be eligible. Oral papers presented at the conference are assessed by the journal’s judging committee, comprising the Co-Editors-in-Chief, members of the Editorial Panel and their nominees. The judging committee considers several criteria for the prize, including originality, rigour, relevance to primary and community health policy and practice, inclusion of relevant groups to the research, and quality of presentation. Congratulations to 2019 winner Amy Bestman for paper entitled 'Can Get Health in Canterbury: An intersectoral partnership to improve access to comprehensive primary health care in a disadvantaged urban location' |
Past recipients
| 2019 | Ms Amy Bestman | University of New South Wales |
Best Poster PrizeEach year delegates at the AAAPC Annual Research Conference are asked to vote for a poster to receive the Best Poster Prize. Congratulations to 2019 winners Dr Katelyn Barnes for poster entitled 'Physical activity management by general practitioners for prostate cancer survivors in Australia' and Dr Hok Lim for poster entitled '‘No Frills Prils': How Australian general practitioners choose which ACE inhibitor to prescribe'. |
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Past recipients
| 2019 | Dr Katelyn Barnes | Australian National University University of Melbourne |
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NAPCRG Prize
The North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG), in collaboration with AAAPC, provide an award to assist an AAAPC member to travel to and present their work at the NAPCRG annual meeting. The award consists of free registration for the conference. In order to apply you must be a financial member of the AAAPC.
To apply for the award please submit your abstract to NAPCRG and send a copy of your abstract as submitted to aaapc.secretariat@anu.edu.au to be considered for the prize.
A judging panel will be convened by the AAAPC Executive to decide the winner.
Congratulations to 2019 winner Grant Russell and co-authors for paper entitled 'Primary health care access for vulnerable communities: Uncovering the balance between supply and demand'.
Past recipients
| 2019 | Prof Grant Russell | Monash University |
| 2018 | Prof Felicity Goodyear-Smith | University of Auckland |
| 2017 | Prof Grant Russell | Monash University |
| 2016 | Prof Ronny Gunnarsson | James Cook University |
| 2015 | A/Prof Clare Heal | James Cook University |
First Time Presenter Award (2014-2018)
From 2014 until 2018 the AAAPC sponsored a prize for Best Paper delivered by a First Time Presenter at the Primary Health Care Research Conference, hosted by the Primary Health Care Research and Information Service. If you were presenting a 15 minute paper for the first time at a Primary Health Care Research Conference you were eligible to be judged by the AAAPC research prize committee.
Eligibility criteria
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Past Recipients
| 2018 | Dr Tammie ST Choi | Monash University |
| 2017 | Dr Carol Atmore | University of Otago |
| 2016 | Ms Erin O'Hare | University of Melbourne |
| 2015 | Ms Chiyo Morton | University of Melbourne |
| 2014 | Ms Grace Moran | University of Birmingham |