Pfizer Annunces Pediatric and Primary Care Management f AD Cmpetitive Grant Prgram- internal Pfizer review prcess I. Backgrund Pfizer Glbal Medical Grants (GMG) supprts the glbal healthcare cmmunity s independent initiatives (e.g., research, quality imprvement, r educatin) t imprve patient utcmes in areas f unmet medical need that are aligned with Pfizer s medical and/r scientific strategies. Pfizer s GMG cmpetitive grant prgram invlves a publicly psted general Request fr Prpsal (RFP) that prvides detail regarding a general area f interest, sets timelines fr review and apprval, and uses an internal Pfizer review prcess t make final grant decisins. Organizatins are invited t submit an applicatin addressing the knwledge gaps as utlined in the specific RFP. Fr all independent medical educatin grants, the grant requester (and ultimately the grantee) is respnsible fr the design, implementatin, and cnduct f the independent initiative supprted by the grant. Pfizer must nt be invlved in any aspect f prject develpment, nr the cnduct f the independent educatin prgram. 1
II. Eligibility Gegraphic Scpe: United States Applicant Eligibility Criteria The fllwing may apply: medical, nursing, allied health, and/r pharmacy prfessinal schls; healthcare institutins (bth large and small); prfessinal assciatins and medical scieties; medical educatin cmpanies; and ther entities with a missin related t healthcare prfessinal educatin and/r healthcare imprvement. If the prject invlves multiple departments within an institutin and/r between different institutins / rganizatins / assciatins. All institutins must have a relevant rle and the requesting rganizatin must have a key rle in the prject. Fr prjects ffering cntinuing educatin credit, the requesting rganizatin must be accredited. III. Requirements Date RFP Issued February 12, 2019 Clinical Area General Area f Interest fr this RFP: Atpic Dermatitis (AD) Thrugh this RFP it is ur intent t supprt educatinal prjects that fcus n addressing knwledge and practice gaps specific t the recgnitin, diagnsis, treatment, and verall care management f AD. The prgramming shuld prvide a hlistic view n AD, including diagnsis, treatment ptins, efficacy and safety issues, management f applicatin site pain (ASP) fr tpical agents, treatment pathways recmmendatins, as well as the psychscial impact f AD and ther quality f life issues. Mre infrmatin n principles f learning and behavir change fr health prfessinals can be fund at: www.pfizer.cm/files/healthprfessinalslearningandbehavirchange_afew Principles.pdf. 2
Target Audience: Fr pediatricians and primary care practitiners, as well as nurse practitiners and physician assistants wh are invlved in the care and treatment f patients with AD. Expected Apprximate Mnetary Range f Grant Applicatins: Individual prjects requesting up t $300,000 will be cnsidered. The ttal budget available is up t $1M. Key Dates: RFP release date: February 12, 2019 Grant Applicatin due date: April 8, 2019 Please nte the deadline is midnight Eastern Standard Time (e.g. New Yrk, GMT -5). Anticipated Grant Award Ntificatin Date: May 17, 2019 Grants will be distributed fllwing a fully executed agreement. Anticipated Prject Start and End Dates: June 2019 t June 2021 Hw t Submit: Please g t www.cybergrants.cm/pfizer/knwledge and sign in. Firsttime users shuld click Create yur passwrd. In the applicatin: Fr the questin What type f request are yu submitting? select Respnse t a Request fr Prpsal (RFP) Fr the questin Are yu replying t a Request fr Prpsal as part f the Cmpetitive Grant Prgram? select Yes Select the fllwing Cmpetitive Grant Prgram Name: Pediatric and Primary Care Management f AD Select the fllwing Primary Area f Interest: Atpic Dermatitis Requirements fr submissin: Cmplete all required sectins f the nline applicatin and uplad yur prject prpsal (see Appendix) in the General RFP Submissin field. If yu encunter any technical difficulties with the website, please click the Technical Questins link at the bttm f the page. IMPORTANT: Be advised applicatins submitted after the due date will nt be reviewed by the cmmittee. Questins: If yu have questins regarding this RFP, please direct them in writing t the Grant Officer, Amanda Slis (amanda.slis@pfizer.cm), with the subject line Pediatric and Primary Care Management f AD. Mechanism by which All applicants will be ntified via email by the dates nted abve. 3
Applicants will be Ntified: Applicants may be asked fr additinal clarificatin during the review perid. IV. Terms and Cnditins Please take nte every RFP released by Pfizer Glbal Medical Grants (GMG) is gverned by specific terms and cnditins. These terms and cnditins can be reviewed here. 4
Appendix A General RFP Submissin Requirements Prject Prpsals shuld be single-spaced using Calibri 12-pint fnt and 1-inch margins. Nte there is a 15-page limit exclusive f references. Please include the fllwing: Gals and Objectives Briefly state the verall gal f the prject. List the bjectives yu plan t meet with yur prject, in terms f learning and expected utcmes. Needs Assessment fr the Prject Include a descriptin f yur rganizatin s needs assessment fr this prpsed prject which may include a quantitative baseline data summary, initial metrics, r a prject starting pint (please cite data n gap analyses r relevant patient-level data that infrms the stated bjectives) in yur target area. Target Audience Describe the primary audience(s) targeted fr this prject. Indicate whm yu believe will directly benefit frm the prject utcmes. Describe the verall ppulatin size as well as the size f yur sample ppulatin. Prject Design and Methds Describe the planned prject, the educatinal apprach, and the way the planned methds address the established need. Innvatin Explain what measures yu have taken t assure that this prject is riginal and des nt duplicate ther prjects r materials already develped. Describe hw this prject builds upn existing wrk, pilt prjects, r nging prjects develped either by yur institutin r ther institutins. Evaluatin and Outcmes In terms f the metrics used fr the needs assessment, describe hw yur rganizatin will determine if the gap was addressed fr the target grup. Identify the surces f data yur rganizatin anticipates using t make the determinatin. Describe hw yur rganizatin is expected t cllect and analyze the data. Explain the methd used t cntrl fr ther factrs utside this prject (e.g., use f a cntrl grup r cmparisn with baseline data). Quantify the amunt f change expected frm this prject in terms the target audience. Describe hw yur rganizatin will determine if the target audience was fully engaged in the prject. Disseminatin Plan Describe hw the prject may have extended benefit beynd the grant. Will the teaching materials be made available t thers t use? Will there be tls r resurces that are made publicly available beynd the initial prject. Describe hw the prject utcmes might be bradly 5
disseminated. Anticipated Prject Timeline Prvide an anticipated timeline fr yur prject including prject start/end dates. Additinal Infrmatin If there is any additinal infrmatin yu feel Pfizer shuld be aware f cncerning the imprtance f this prject, please summarize here. Organizatin Detail Describe the attributes f the institutins/rganizatins that will supprt and facilitate the executin f the prject, the leadership f the prpsed prject, and the specific rle f each institutin in the prpsed prject. Budget Narrative Please include a budget narrative that describes in greater detail the line items specified in the budget submitted within the applicatin While estimating yur budget please keep the fllwing items in mind: Independent Medical Educatin Grants awarded by GMG cannt be used t purchase therapeutic assets (prescriptin r nnprescriptin). Overhead rates f up t 28% f the ttal prpsed prject budget may be supprted by Pfizer. 6