PHC RIS Best Poster award
 Posters displayed at the Conference were judged by a panel of experts with the best poster selected based on the following criteria:
- Compliance with size guidelines
- Visual impact
- Content
- Clarity of message
- Bonus points for exceptional factors (3D effects, special materials, wow factor)
The best poster was announced at the end of the conference and the authors were awarded a book voucher valued at $200.
WINNER: Catriona Bradshaw, Marie Pirotta, Jane Hocking, Suzanne Garland, Deb De Guigand, Glenda Fehler, Andrea Morrow, Sandra Walker, Lenka Vodstrcil, Christopher Fairley (University of Melbourne) Randomized placebo controlled trial (RCT) of oral metronidazole plus either vaginal clindamycin or an oestrogen-containing vaginal probiotic for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis (BV)
Australian Association FOR Academic Primary Care INC (AAAPC) - first time presenter award
The Australian Association of Academic Primary Care sponsored a prize for best paper delivered by a first-time presenter at the Conference. The person judged as preparing and delivering the 'Best Paper Presentation' received a certificate and a book voucher valued at $250. The award was announced at the closure of the conference.
WINNER: Chelsea Bond (Inala Indigenous Health Service) "It had to be my choice" Indigenous smoking cessation and negotiations of risk, resistance and resilience
AAAPC DISTINGUISHED PAPER
The AAAPC committee selected a distinguished paper from the submitted abstracts. The selected paper was presented during the AAAPC Plenary session and the presenter received a certificate.
WINNER: Professor Nicholas Zwar (University of New South Wales) A cluster randomised controlled trial of nurse and General Practitioner partnership for care of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Australian Journal of Primary Health - prize for best paper / symposium
The Australian Journal of Primary Health (AJPH) gave a Prize to the best research paper/symposium relevant to the interests of the Journal, presented at the Conference. The prize was awarded at the end of the conference.
The prize consisted of a year's subscription to the Journal (print and online), with a congratulatory message on the Journal website with the early alert for the Conference issue of the Journal.
Papers and symposia presented at the Conference were assessed by the AJPH Prize judging committee, consisting of the Editor in Chief, members of the Editorial Panel of the Journal and their nominees. Eligible papers and symposia will be selected from submitted abstracts prior to the Conference, using the criterion of informing critical discussion on primary and community services in relation to Australia's multicultural and diverse society.
Criteria for the prize include originality, rigor, whether the work informs critical discussion on primary health and community services in relation to Australia's multicultural and diverse society, relevance to primary and community health policy and practice, inclusion of relevant groups in the research, and quality of presentation.
WINNER: Chelsea Bond, Geoffrey Spurling, Noel Hayman, Deborah Askew (Inala Indigenous Health Service) "It had to be my choice" Indigenous smoking cessation and negotiations of risk, resistance and resilience
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