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2007 GP & PHC Research Conference: Awards

AAAGP first time presenter prize

The Australian Association for Academic General Practice sponsored a Prize for best paper delivered by a first-time presenter. The person judged as preparing and delivering the Best Paper Presentation received a certificate and a Book Voucher valued at $250.

WINNER: Yolanda Schweizer (Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine) - "The value of the in-depth interview in measuring the outcomes of rural medial education and training"

AAAGP distinguished paper

The AAAGP committee selected two distinguished papers from the submitted abstracts. The selected papers presented during the AAAGP research session and the presenters will receive a certificate.

WINNER (1) - Rachel Humeniuk (Collaboration Centre for Research in the Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Problems, World Health Organisation), Robert Ali, David Newcombe, Victoria Dennington & Robyn Vial
- "Findings of the WHO ASSIST Phase III study in an Australian primary health care setting: a 5-minute brief intervetnion (BI) for illicit drugs reduces substance use"

WINNER (2) - Claire Jackson (Discipline of General Practice, University of Queensland), Caroline Nicholson, Jenny Doust, John O'Donnell & Lily Cheung - "Getting evidence into policy: integrated governance arrangements in health care"

NICS Evidence into Action prize

The National Institute of Clinical Studies (NICS) awarded a $1000 prize for the paper or poster that best demonstrated improving health care by closing an identified gap between the available evidence and clinical practice, within Australian health care settings.

WINNER: Jill Thistlethwaite (University of Sydney), Rebecca Stewart & Rebecca Evans - "Breast examination and pelvic examination of asymptomatic women: evidence and clinical practice"

PHC RIS best poster prize

Each year PHC RIS sponsors a poster prize. We do this to promote the effective use of the visual medium, recognise the effort required to create a poster and foster enthusiasm for using posters to help disseminate research.

WINNER - Christopher Paul Burgess (Institute of Advanced Studies, Charles Darwin University) - "The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Adult Health Check - towards improving it for remote practitioners"