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Funded Initiatives

Pfizer will publish full proposals of funded initiatives, in addition to any milestone updates, interim reports, final outcomes assessments and any other relevant, pertinent data and information that may be of interest to the healthcare community.

Strategies for duplication and dissemination of successful initiatives ('How-To Guides') will also be made available on this site.


  • Pain
  • PDP
  • Oncology
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Infectious Disease
  • Women's Health
Project Title Organization Date of Approval
Improving Chronic Pain Management (ICPM) New York University October 2012
Project Next Steps: Using the Stepped Care Model to Improve Chronic Pain Outcomes in a Community Health Center Community Health Center, Inc. October 2012
Improving Pain Management at Hospital Admission and Discharge: Implementing an Interdisciplinary Evidence-Based Approach Society of Hospital Medicine December 2012
Pain Action Consulting Team (PACT): A Mentoring Model Johns Hopkins University December 2012
Opioid Misuse Mitigation and Practice Quality Improvement in Primary Care Brigham and Womens Hospital December 2012
Managing Pain: Opioids as Part of the Solution, Not the Problem University of Cincinnati December 2012
The Emergency Department Pain Registry: Impact Evaluation of the 2012 American College of Emergency Physicians Opioid Prescribing Guidelines American College of Emergency Physicians December 2012
Project Title Organization Date of Approval
Use of Pharmacy Practice Faculty and Student Pharmacists to Screen, Educate, and Provide Pneumococcal Vaccine to Elderly Patients in Vermont Albany College of Pharmacy August 2012
AOA's Call to Action on Pneumococcal Disease American Osteopathic Association August 2012
Improving the Quality of Elderly Care in Indiana: Reducing the Incidence of Vaccine-Preventable Pneumonia and Related Morbidity and Mortality Indiana University August 2012
Community-Academic Partnership to Improve Pneumococcal Immunization Rates in an Underserved Population University of Cincinnati August 2012
Utilizing Population Health Outcomes Data to Increase Adult Pneumococcal Immunization Rates University of Cincinnati September 2012
Improving Pneumococcal Immunization Rates in New Jersey through Collaboration New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians December 2012
Utilizing Addressing Educational and Coordination Barriers for Adult Pneumococcal Disease Prevention in Rhode Island University of Rhode Island December 2012
Pneumococcal Disease Prevention Initiative: Integrated Interventions for Improved Adult Immunization Rates Henry Ford Health System December 2012
APhA's RxVACCINATE: A National Education and Practice Support Initiative to Increase Pharmacist Administered Pneumococcal Vaccinations American Pharmacists Association December 2012
Improving Patient Immunization Rates through Optimizing Pharmacy's Role in Providing Immunization Services Shenandoah University, School of Pharmacy December 2012
Improvement of Vaccination Rates in Adult Patients at High Risk for Pneumococcal Disease: A Focus on Reasons for Decline of Vaccination University of Connecticut December 2012
Pneumococcal Vaccine Services and Harlem Community Pharmacies Touro College of Pharmacy December 2012
Prevention of Pneumococcal Infections Through Vaccination: The Pharmacist’s Role in Immunization University of Florida December 2012
Project Title Organization Date of Approval
2013 Tumor Board Curriculum: Molecular Testing in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer National Comprehensive Cancer Network Inc. November 2012
Getting Tissue for Molecular Testing: An NSCLC Strategic Initiative Temple University November 2012
Engaging Multidisciplinary Teams to Improve Patient Outcomes With NSCLC Using Educational Resources (EMPOWER) American College of Chest Physicians December 2012
Molecular Testing and NSCLC Patients...Improving Efficacy, Enhancing Care Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center November 2012
Understanding and Promoting Best Practices in Molecular Testing for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients in Florida H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Foundation Inc. November 2012
Educational needs assessment to identify the decision-making and information-seeking patterns of clinicians managing patients with hematologic malignancies University of Nebraska Medical Center December 2012
CML, ALL, or B-Cell Lymphomas: Understanding Professional Practice Gaps and Educational Needs Among Hematologist Oncologists in the United States Annenberg Center for Health Science December 2012
Renal Cell Carcinoma: Understanding Professional Practice Gaps and Educational Needs Among Medical Oncologists in the United States Annenberg Center for Health Science December 2012
Project Title Organization Date of Approval
Designing an Electronic Medical Recored-based Clinical Decision Support Tool to Improve CVD Screening in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Albert Einstein College of Medicine December 2012
Health Care Quality Improvement & Education in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Bringing Rheumatologists and Primary Care Providers Together to Improve Rheumatoid Arthritis Outcomes New York University December 2012
Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in People with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Performance Improvement in an Office-Based Practice Joslin Diabetes Center, Inc. December 2012
Project Title Organization Date of Approval
SHEA Antimicrobial Stewardship Education Program: Transforming Practice, Improving Care Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America December 2012
Improving the Use of Antimicrobials to Treat Gram-Positive Infections: Encouraging Appropriate Use and Minimizing Antimicrobial Resistance Partners HealthCare System December 2012
Improving Management of Hospitalized Adults with Cellulitis or Cutaneous Abcess Baystate Medical Center, Inc December 2012
Using Web-Based Instruction Modules to Improve Practitioner Knowledge at Yale New Haven Hospital on the Prevention of Antimicrobial Resistance and Health-Care Associated Infections Yale New Haven Hospital December 2012
Surgical Resident and Staff Engagement in Quality Improvement Related to Surgical Site Infections: The Effect of Real-Time Feedback University of Cincinnati December 2012
Social Media as a tool for Antimicrobial Stewardship University of Chicago December 2012
De-escalation for Therapy of Patients at Low Risk for CA-MRSA Annenberg Center for Health Science December 2012
Project Title Organization Date of Approval
Virginia Women's Stroke Prevention Initiative University Health Services Professional Education Programs of Virginia Commonwealth University Health System December 2012
Improving the Identification of Women at Increased Risk for Stroke in an Urban Medical Center Wayne State University December 2012
Stroke Prevention in Healthcare Delivery EnviRonmEnts (SPHERE) Ohio State University December 2012
Impact of a Quality Improvement and Education Initiative on 'Appropriate' Use of Anticoagulant Therapy in Women with Atrial Fibrillation University of Cincinnati December 2012

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