In recognition of the high standard of papers submitted to the Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, the editorial board in collaboration with the Nordic Congress of General Practice announced the two winners of the Paper of the Year award 2022 and 2023 at the Nordic Congress for General Practice in Turku, June 2024. The winning authors were celebrated and given the opportunity to present their findings as well.

Paper of the Year Prize 2022:

Sandvik H, Ruths S, Hunskaar S, Blinkenberg J, Hetlevik Ø. Construction and validation of a morbidity index based on the International Classification of Primary Care. Scand J Prim Health Care. 2022 Jun;40(2):305-312. 

Paper of the Year Prize 2023:

Bengtsson E, Funkquist A, Agvall B. Observational study of diagnosis and management in adult primary hypothyroidism in southwest of Sweden. Scand J Prim Health Care. 2023 Sep;41(3):189-195. 


Øystein Hetlevik NCGP 2024 Turku Paper of the Year Prize 2022 and Anna Nager, cheif editor of Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care


Erik Bengtsson NCGP 2024 Turku Paper of the Year Prize 2023

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