On behalf of the Singapore Medical Association, it gives me great pleasure to announce the recipients of the 2019 Singapore Medical Journal Best Research Paper Award.
| Top three research papers (Not in order of merit) |
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| Successful ageing in Singapore: prevalence and correlates from a national survey of older adults |
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Singapore Med J 2019; 60(1): 22-30 Mythily Subramaniam, Edimansyah Abdin, Janhavi A Vaingankar, Rajeswari Sambasivam, Esmond Seow, Louisa Picco, Hong Choon Chua, Rathi Mahendran, Li Ling Ng, Siow Ann Chong |
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| High-sensitivity troponin T and long-term adverse cardiac events among patients presenting with suspected acute coronary syndrome in Singapore |
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Singapore Med J 2019; 60(8): 418-426 Ziwei Lin, Swee Han Lim, Siang Jin Terrance Chua, E Shyong Tai, Yiong Huak Chan, Arthur Mark Richards |
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| Cholesterol goal achievement and lipid-lowering therapy in patients with stable or acute coronary heart disease in Singapore: results from the Dyslipidemia International Study II |
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Singapore Med J 2019; 60(9): 454-462 Kian-Keong Poh, Chee Tang Chin, Khim Leng Tong, Julian Ko Beng Tan, Jee Seong Lim, Weixuan Yu, Martin Horack, Ami Vyas, Dominik Lautsch, Baishali Ambegaonkar, Philippe Brudi, Anselm K Gitt |
Owing to the unprecedented disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the judging and announcement of the 2019 Best Research Paper Awards was delayed and judging for research papers published in 2020 and 2021 was not conducted. The SMJ Best Research Paper Award will resume for research papers published in the year 2022.
The following four criteria were adopted by the judging panel in determining the winning articles:
Potential impact on clinical practice;
Rigorous study design/research methodologies;
Comprehensive data analysis and balanced discussion; and
Quality of data interpretation.
My deepest appreciation goes to our panel of judges for their diligent and conscientious efforts: Dr Chia Pow-Li, Prof Wilfred CG Peh, Dr Pwee Keng Ho, Dr NV Ramani, A/Prof Sim Kang, Prof Tan Huay Cheem, Prof Teo Eng Kiong, Dr Wang Yu Tien and Prof Wong Wai Keong.
The award winners received a commemorative trophy and certificates, which were presented during the Singapore Medical Association Annual Dinner held at Sheraton Towers Singapore on 6 November 2022.