Visit the AAAPC Annual Research Conference page to find out which prizes you might be eligible for in 2020!
AAAPC Annual Research Conference Most Distinguished Paper Award
In collaboration with the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) in the UK, the AAAPC offers an extra, international dimension to an outstanding paper submitted to the Annual Research Conference.
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 selects a winner from the abstracts submitted for presentation at the Conference. The selected paper is presented during the Awards Plenary session at the AAAPC Annual Research Conference. Congratulations to 2020 winner Prof Grant Russell for paper entitled 'Optimising primary care for refugees: Findings from an Australian cluster randomised trial' |
Past recipients
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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 selects a winner from the abstracts submitted by early career authors for presentation at the Conference. The selected paper is presented during the Awards Plenary session at the Annual Research Conference. Congratulations to 2020 winner Dr Fitriana Ekawati for paper entitled 'Adapting international hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) management recommendations to the context of Indonesian primary care' |
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Past recipients
| 2020 | Dr Fitriana Ekawati | University of Melbourne |
| 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) is offered free Open Access in the journal for an accepted, peer-reviewed article arising from the Best Oral Paper. Following the conference the prize winner(s) are promoted more widely through social media channels and on the AJPH 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 are 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, provides 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. |
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 |