NPSF RESEARCH PROGRAM OVERVIEW
OVERVIEW
Since 1998, NPSF has supported 28 innovative, investigator-driven grants through $2.8 million in funding. The research program is highly regarded and known for fostering ideas from emerging leaders in the field. The research committee consists of a multi-disciplinary team of distinguished representatives from academia, healthcare institutions, and public and private organizations. Annually they select several grant recipients to be awarded up to $100,000 each.
The National Patient Safety Foundation's Research Grant Program seeks to stimulate new, ground-breaking projects directed toward enhancing patient safety in the United States. Support from organizations such as the American Medical Association, the Commonwealth Fund and the Donaghue Foundation has enabled NPSF to enhance its ability to promote important advances in patient safety. NPSF is looking to expand its partnership base in order to maintain this important program which continues to provide new intelligence and innovation to the field. Corporate Council members have the opportunity to combine resources in support of research grants or specify areas of research through corporate named grants.
RESEARCH COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Committee Chair
Robert L. Wears, MD, MS *
Professor of Emergency Medicine
University of Florida Health Center
Immediate Past Chair
Jeffrey B. Cooper, PhD
Director
Biomedical Engineering
Partners HealthCare System, Inc.
Associate Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Board Member, NPSF
Suzanne Beyea, RN, PhD, FAAN
Director of Nursing Research
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
George Blike, MD *
Professor of Anesthesiology
Dartmouth College of Medicine
Medical Director, Office of Patient Safety
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
John W Gosbee, MD, MS
Human Factors Engineering and Healthcare Specialist
National Center for Patient Safety
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Bruce Lambert, PhD *
Associate Professor
Dept. of Pharmacy Administration
University of Illinois at Chicago
Bryan A. Liang, MD, PhD, JD
Executive Director and Professor
Institute of Health Law Studies
California Western School of Law
Co-Director and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
San Diego Center for Patient Safety
UCSD School of Medicine
Matthew M. Rice, MD, JD, FACPE
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Northwest Emergency Physicians of TeamHealth Board Member, NPSF
Karlene Roberts, PhD
Professor of Business Administration
University of California, Berkeley
Gwen Sherwood, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing
Connie Siskowski, RN, PhD
Founder and President
Volunteers for the Homebound and Family Caregivers, Inc.
Albert Wertheimer, PhD
Director, Center for Pharmaceutical Health Service Research
School of Pharmacy, Temple University
NPSF RESEARCH GRANT SPONSORSHIPS
NAMED GRANTS
$100,000 + 20% AMOUNT GRANTED: $100,000
NAME OF GRANT: SPONSOR MAY SPECIFY THE NAME
ANNUAL RESEARCH PUBLICATION: NAME/LOGO ON BACK COVER, PROMINENT SPONSORSHIP LISTING
PRESS RELEASES: NPSF WILL COORDINATE PRESS RELEASES ANNOUNCING INITIAL AVAILABILITY OF GRANT AND AWARD OF GRANT
REFERENCES TO GRANT: NAME IN ALL PUBLICATIONS REFERENCING GRANT
WEBSITE: NAME/LOGO AND 50-WORD DESCRIPTION OF SPONSOR ON RESEARCH PAGE OF WEBSITE, HYPERLINK TO SPONSOR WEBSITE CALL FOR PROPOSALS: NAME IN ALL ADVERTISEMENTS TO RESEARCHERS
CONGRESS PROGRAM BOOK: NAME/LOGO INSIDE PROGRAM BOOK, ACKNOWLEDGING GRANT SPONSORSHIP
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS: AN ADDITIONAL 20% WILL BE NEEDED TO COVER ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF SOLICITING LETTERS OF INTENT AND PROPOSALS AND SELECTING GRANTEES.
NAMED GRANT IN A SPECIFIED FIELD
$100,000 + 30% SAME BENEFITS AS ABOVE, EXCEPT: THE GRANT MAY BE FOR A PREDETERMINED SPECIFIC AREA OF INTEREST TO THE SPONSOR
NAME OF GRANT: SPONSOR MAY SPECIFY THE NAME AND DESIGNATE FIELD ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS: AN ADDITIONAL 30% (RATHER THAN 20%) WILL BE NEEDED TO COVER ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF SOLICITING LETTERS OF INTENT AND PROPOSALS FOR A SPECIFIC FIELD AND SELECTING GRANTEES
SILVER GRANT SPONSOR
$25,000 AMOUNT GRANTED: CONTRIBUTION WILL BE AGGREGATED WITH OTHERS TO SUPPORT RESEARCH
ANNUAL RESEARCH PUBLICATION: PROMINENT SPONSORSHIP LISTING
WEBSITE: NAME/LOGO ON RESEARCH PAGE OF WEBSITE, HYPERLINK TO SPONSOR WEBSITE
BRONZE GRANT SPONSOR
$15,000 AMOUNT GRANTED: CONTRIBUTION WILL BE AGGREGATED WITH OTHERS TO SUPPORT RESEARCH
ANNUAL RESEARCH PUBLICATION: PROMINENT SPONSORSHIP LISTING
WEBSITE: NAME ON RESEARCH PAGE OF WEBSITE
ENDURING GRANT SPONSOR
OPEN TIME PERIOD: SPONSOR MAY ELECT A MULTIPLE YEAR COMMITMENT AT ANY OF THE ABOVE LEVELS. PLEASE CALL TO ARRANGE A TAILORED PACKAGE OF RECOGNITIONS BEYOND THOSE LISTED HERE.
ANY GRANTS AWARDED WILL BE SUBJECT TO A RIGOROUS PEER REVIEW PROCESS TO DETERMINE RECIPIENTS ELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDING. SPONSORS WILL NOT BE PART OF THE RECIPIENT SELECTION PROCESS.
