THE HKCFP AWARD FOR THE BEST RESEARCH OF 2001

The Research Committee of the Hong Kong College of Family Physicians has set up a Prize Award to the Best Research of the Year 2001. All members and fellows of the College are invited to participate and submit their research papers to the Research Committee for selection. The Award would be presented at the Conferment Ceremony in 2002.

Entry and assessment criteria are listed below:

Entry Criteria:

1. The principal investigator has to be a member or fellow of the Hong Kong College of Family Physicians.
2. The research must be original work of the investigator(s).
3. The research should be done in Hong Kong.
4. The research must have been completed.
5. The paper should be presented under the standard headings of Abstract, Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion and Conclusion. References should be listed in full at the end in Harvard or Vancouver format.

Assessment Criteria:

1. How relevant are the topic and finding to Family Practice?
2. How original is the research?
3. How well designed is the methodology?
4. How well are the results analysed and presented?
5. How appropriate are the discussion and conclusion(s) drawn?
6. How useful are the results for patient care in Family Practice?
7. How much effort is required?

Each research project submitted will be assessed according to the seven criteria listed above by a selection panel. Each criterion may attract different weightings to be decided by the selection panel. Please send your submission to: Research Committee, HKCFP, Room 701, 7th Floor, HKAM Jockey Club Building, 99 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong.

DEADLINE OF SUBMISSION: 31st January, 2002.