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.
Please use the search function below to locate funded initiatives that may be of interest to you. Use the hyperlink from the Project Title to see detailed information.
| Area | RFP Title | Organization | Project Title | Start Date | End Date | Status | Full Proposal Sort descending |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoking Cessation | The Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Developing More Effective Means of Achieving Improved Performance among Practicing Physicians through the use of Metric-based Quality Improvement focused on Curricula, Pedagogical Innovation and Simulated and Immersive Learning | 01/01/2010 | 12/21/2013 | Complete | ||
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | Appropriate Immunizations in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine | A multifaceted intervention to leverage electronic health records to improve vaccination rates for patients with rheumatoid arthritis | 07/01/2013 | 06/30/2015 | Complete | |
| Infectious Disease | Bacterial Infections | Yale New Haven Hospital | 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 | 01/01/2013 | 08/18/2014 | In Progress | |
| Vaccines | Pneumococcal Disease Prevention | University of Cincinnati | Utilizing Population Health Outcomes Data to Increase Adult Pneumococcal Immunization Rates | 11/15/2012 | 03/30/2015 | Complete | |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | Appropriate Immunizations in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients | Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons | Evaluation of an Education and Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Based Vaccination Optimization Intervention in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) | 07/22/2013 | 12/31/2016 | In Progress | |
| Vaccines | Pneumococcal Disease Prevention | Albany College of Pharmacy | Use of Pharmacy Practice Faculty and Student Pharmacists to Screen, Educate, and Provide Pneumococcal Vaccine to Elderly Patients in Vermont | 09/20/2012 | 05/31/2015 | Complete | |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | Adherence to Medications for Rheumatoid Arthritis | Brigham and Women's Hospital | Utilizing a Patient Navigator to Improve Oral DMARD Medication Adherence among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients | 10/01/2013 | 07/29/2016 | Complete | |
| Infectious Disease | Bacterial Infections | The University of Chicago | Social Media as a tool for Antimicrobial Stewardship | 01/01/2013 | 06/30/2015 | Complete | |
| Vaccines | Pneumococcal Disease Prevention | Indiana University | Improving the Quality of Elderly Care in Indiana: Reducing the Incidence of Vaccine-Preventable Pneumonia and Related Morbidity and Mortality | 10/01/2012 | 06/01/2014 | Complete | |
| Infectious Disease | Bacterial Infections | Baystate Medical Center, Inc | Improving Management of Hospitalized Adults with Cellulitis or Cutaneous Abcess | 12/31/2012 | 08/15/2014 | Complete | |
| Vaccines | Pneumococcal Disease Prevention | University of Cincinnati | Community-Academic Partnership to Improve Pneumococcal Immunization Rates in an Underserved Population | 10/03/2012 | 09/30/2014 | Complete | |
| Vaccines | Pharmacy Pneumococcal Disease Prevention | Touro College | Pneumococcal Vaccine Services and Harlem CommunityPharmacies | 01/01/2013 | 10/31/2015 | Complete | |
| Infectious Disease | Bacterial Infections | Partners HealthCare System, Inc | Improving the Use of Antimicrobials to Treat Gram-Positive Infections: Encouraging Appropriate Use and Minimizing Antimicrobial Resistance | 01/01/2013 | 07/01/2015 | In Progress | |
| Vaccines | Pharmacy Pneumococcal Disease Prevention | Shenandoah University, School of Pharmacy | Improving Patient Immunization Rates through Optimizing Pharmacys Role in Providing Immunization Services | 01/01/2013 | 01/01/2015 | Complete | |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | Use of PROS in RA | North Florida Foundation for Research and Education | Incorporation of patient reported outcomes data in the care of US veterans with rheumatoid arthritis | 01/01/2014 | 12/31/2017 | In Progress | |
| Infectious Disease | Antimicrobial Stewardship | Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics | Implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship Interventions in Children's Hospitals using Benchmarking | 06/01/2013 | 09/30/2016 | In Progress | |
| Vaccines | Pharmacy Pneumococcal Disease Prevention | University of Florida | Prevention of Pneumococcal Infections Through Vaccination: The Pharmacists Role in Immunization | 02/28/2013 | 12/29/2014 | Complete | |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | Use of PROS in RA | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Capturing Patient Reported Outcomes in RA | 01/01/2014 | 04/30/2017 | In Progress | |
| Infectious Disease | Antimicrobial Stewardship | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine | What is the Optimal Antimicrobial Stewardship Strategy: Pre-Prescription Authorization or Post-Prescription Review and Feedback? | 06/01/2013 | 09/30/2015 | Complete | |
| Vaccines | Pharmacy Pneumococcal Disease Prevention | American Pharmacists Association | APhA's RxVACCINATE: A National Education and Practice Support Initiative to Increase Pharmacist Administered Pneumococcal Vaccinations | 12/31/2012 | 05/29/2015 | Complete | |
| Smoking Cessation | Smoking Cessation | Memorial Healthcare System | The Art of Quitting | 01/01/2013 | 12/31/2014 | Complete | |
| Vaccines | Pharmacy Pneumococcal Disease Prevention | University of Connecticut | Improvement of Vaccination Rates in Adult Patients at High Risk for Pneumococcal Disease: A Focus on Reasons for Decline of Vaccination | 12/31/2012 | 05/30/2015 | Complete | |
| Smoking Cessation | Smoking Cessation | American Lung Association in Nevada | Increasing Cessation Access for All Nevadans (I-CAAN): Reaching the Medicaid Population | 12/15/2012 | 11/30/2014 | Complete | |
| Migraine | Medication-Overuse Headache (MOH) | In Vivo Academy Limited | Prevention, diagnosis and management of medication overuse headache (MOH): quality improvement in the Australian primary clinical setting | 04/01/2014 | 03/31/2016 | Complete | |
| Vaccines | Adult Pneumococcal Disease Prevention | University of Rhode Island | Addressing Educational and Coordination Barriers for Adult Pneumococcal Disease Prevention in Rhode Island | 01/01/2013 | 05/01/2016 | Complete | |
| Smoking Cessation | Smoking Cessation | Mayo Clinic | Innovative Tobacco Control Educational Module for Residents in Surgical Specialties | 12/20/2012 | 12/31/2016 | In Progress | |
| Oncology | Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer | National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Inc. | 2013 Tumor Board Curriculum: Molecular Testing in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer | 01/01/2013 | 06/17/2015 | Complete | |
| Vaccines | Adult Pneumococcal Disease Prevention | New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians | Improving Pneumococcal Immunization Rates in New Jersey through Collaboration | 01/01/2013 | 07/01/2015 | Complete | |
| Smoking Cessation | Smoking Cessation | Georgetown University Medical Center | Bringing EX to a Million Hearts | 12/15/2012 | 12/14/2015 | Complete | |
| Oncology | Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer | Temple University | Getting Tissue for Molecular Testing: An NSCLC Strategic Initiative | 02/21/2013 | 10/31/2014 | Complete |