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 Sort descending	Status	Full Proposal
Smoking Cessation	Smoking Cessation	University of Kentucky Research Foundation	Managing Nicotine Withdrawal in Medical and Surgical Patients	12/15/2012	02/28/2015	Complete	44752_Ukentuky.pdf
Pain	Chronic Pain Care in the Patient-Centered Medical Home	Maine Quality Counts	Using an Integrated Model of Care to Improve Patient Safety and Quality of Life by Improving Chronic Pain Management in the Patient Centered Medical Home	01/01/2014	02/28/2015	Complete	10411091_MaineQualityCounts_0.pdf
Pain	Chronic Pain Care in the Patient-Centered Medical Home	Missouri Coalition for Primary Health Care	Transforming Pain Management in Missouri FQHC Medical Homes	01/01/2014	02/28/2015	Complete	10404355_MissouriCoalition.pdf
Smoking Cessation	Smoking Cessation Conference	National Jewish Health	Beyond the 5 A's: Improving Cessation Interventions Through Strengthened Training	08/01/2013	03/06/2015	Complete	9172703_NJH.pdf
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	utilizing_population_health_outcomes_data.pdf
Pain	Chronic Pain Care in the Patient-Centered Medical Home	American College of Physicians	Enhancing Effective, Safe Chronic Pain Management in PCMH-Recognized and ACO-Participating Primary Care Practices: A Kentucky ACP Chapter Quality Network Initiative	01/31/2014	03/31/2015	Complete	10410063_ACP_0.pdf
Infectious Disease	Bacterial Infections	University of Cincinnati	Surgical Resident and Staff Engagement in Quality Improvement Related to Surgical Site Infections: The Effect of Real-Time Feedback	01/01/2013	03/31/2015	Complete	ssi_quality_improvement.pdf
Vaccines	Pneumococcal Disease Prevention	American Osteopathic Association	AOA's Call to Action on Pneumococcal Disease	10/15/2012	05/04/2015	Complete	aoa_call_action_pneumococcal_disease.pdf
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	aphas_rxvaccinatet.pdf
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	improvement_vaccination_rates.pdf
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	albany_college_pharmacy.pdf
Women's Health	Appropriate use of Hormone Therapy in Postmenopausal Women	MetroHealth	Utilization of the electronic medical record to evaluate vaginal atrophy, sexual dysfunction, and lower urinary tract symptoms in a geriatric primary care population, measuring impact of screening and treatment on quality of life and patient satisfaction	07/01/2013	06/01/2015	Complete	8231691_metrohealth.pdf
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	8905795_NCCN.pdf
Infectious Disease	Bacterial Infections	The University of Chicago	Social Media as a tool for Antimicrobial Stewardship	01/01/2013	06/30/2015	Complete	social_media_tool.pdf
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	8392087_northwestern.pdf
Smoking Cessation	Smoking Cessation	University of Maryland Baltimore County	Screening Brief Intervention Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Tobacco Cessation in Healthcare Settings: Targeted Multidisciplinary Training for Medicaid Providers	12/15/2012	06/30/2015	Complete	43928_UMB.pdf
Pain	Opioid Pain	University of Cincinnati	Managing Pain: Opioids as Part of the Solution, Not the Problem	12/31/2012	06/30/2015	Complete	managing_pain.pdf
Smoking Cessation	Smoking Cessation	University of Maryland Baltimore County	Incorporating smoking cessation into behavioral health treatment protocols.	12/15/2012	06/30/2015	Complete	44316_UMCB.pdf
Women's Health	zProposal - RFP Prevention of Stroke in Women	Wayne State University	Improving the Identification of Women at Increased Risk for Stroke in an Urban Medical Center	01/02/2013	06/30/2015	Complete	Improving the Identification of Women at Increased Risk for Stroke in an Urban Medical Center.pdf
Oncology	Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Foundation, Inc.	Understanding and Promoting Best Practices in Molecular Testing for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients in Florida	01/01/2013	06/30/2015	Complete	8905809_HLeeMoffitt.pdf
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	improving_antimicrobial_use.pdf
Oncology	Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma	City of Hope	Improving Knowledge and Overcoming Barriers to Optimal Therapy in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma	07/01/2013	07/01/2015	Complete	cityofhope_optimaltherapy_metastic.pdf
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	newjersey_acadamy_of_family.pdf
Rheumatoid Arthritis	Mono vs Combo DMARD Therapy	University of California, San Diego	Therapy Selection in RA: From Clinical Trials to Effectiveness in Practice	03/04/2014	09/26/2015	Complete	UCSD Therapy Selection in RA_0.pdf
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	8137113_JohnsHopkins.pdf
Rheumatoid Arthritis	Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis	Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Designing an Electronic Medical Recored-based Clinical Decision Support Tool to Improve CVD Screening in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients	07/31/2013	10/30/2015	Complete	screening_rheumatoid_arthritis_patients.pdf
Rheumatoid Arthritis	Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis	NYU Post-Graduate Medical School	Health Care Quality Improvement & Education in Rheumatoid Arthritis	02/01/2013	10/31/2015	Complete	health_care_quality_improvement.pdf
Vaccines	Pharmacy Pneumococcal Disease Prevention	Touro College	Pneumococcal Vaccine Services and Harlem CommunityPharmacies	01/01/2013	10/31/2015	Complete	8905857_Touro.pdf
Vaccines	Adolescent Immunization	The University of North Texas Health Sciences	Utilizing Population Health Outcomes Data to Increase Immunization Rates in Adolescents	10/01/2013	11/30/2015	Complete	UNT_8627481_0.pdf
Pain	Opioid Pain	American College of Emergency Physicians	The Emergency Department Pain Registry: Impact Evaluation of the 2012 American College of Emergency Physicians Opioid Prescribing Guidelines	12/31/2012	11/30/2015	Complete	emergency_department_pain_registry.pdf