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Pfizer Global Medical Grants and The George Washington University (GWU) are collaborating to offer a new grant opportunity focused on broad implementation of the Teledermatology Help Desk Clinic model in underserved areas across the United States (US) as a means to expand access to quality-based care for Inflammatory Dermatoses including Atopic Dermatitis (AD) and other inflammatory dermatologic conditions. 

Specific Areas of Interest for this RFP:

The intent of this RFP is to encourage organizations to submit a quality improvement project that aims to achieve quality improvement for Healthcare Practitioners (HCPs) that treat medical dermatology conditions. Programs to help HCPs meet the needs of patients with medical dermatologic conditions through telemedicine best practices and long-term management strategy of their disease in tandem with quality dermatologic care will be considered. Programs would focus on:  

1) the education of HCPs regarding effective implementation of telehealth in their practice in combination with the development, implementation, and/or optimization of innovative or existing tools designed to facilitate diagnosis, treatment and shared decision making in a remote interaction between underserved patients and HCPs will be considered.

2) This program will improve dermatologists’ ability to:

• a) Partner and collaborate with community stakeholders
• b) Train students, dermatology residents, and faculty on telemedicine best practices and clinical diagnosis during synchronous virtual visits
• c) Recruit, engender trust and educate those with the greatest need to access dermatologic care

d) Identify strategies to sustain community-based care interventions to provide ongoing free care.