The poster entitled “Beeinflusst die Palpation das Auskultationsergebnis – Ergebnisse einer Pilotstudie mit elektronischen Stethoskopen” (engl.: “Does palpation affect the auscultation result – Results of a pilot study with electronic stethoscopes“) by R. Schreiber, F. Schollemann, P. Rostalski and J. Steinhäuser won the first poster prize of the German College of General Practitioners and Family Physicians (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Allgemeinmedizin – DEGAM). This is another example of our successful cooperation with the Institute of Family Medicine and we are happy to support R. Schreiber and J. Steinhäuser with their important work.