The 4 Pillars™ Practice Transformation Program
Overview
The 4 Pillars™ Practice Transformation Program (4PPTP) is an implementation framework for physicians, nurses, residents and other clinical staff on which to build a quality improvement (QI) program. The 4PPTP was developed over a ten-year period and successfully deployed in over 180 primary care practices to date to improve immunization rates in patients of all ages, based on evidence-based solutions. It has also been used for quality improvement through an ABFM Performance Improvement Activity for physicians.
About the 4 Pillars™ Development Team
The 4 Pillars™ development team is part of the PittVax vaccine research group of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Family Medicine. Under the leadership of Richard K. Zimmerman, MD, MPH, MA, PittVax brings together a diverse group of investigators and research associates. Trained in family and preventive medicine and bioethics, Dr. Zimmerman has undertaken immunization research for 2 decades. Dr. Zimmerman has been the Principal Investigator on numerous federally and industry funded grants. The other founding member of PittVax is Mary Patricia Nowalk, PhD, RDN, who is trained in chronic disease and nutritional epidemiology. Drs. Zimmerman and Nowalk have collaborated since 2000. The initial 4 Pillars™ web design was created by Jonathan Raviotta PhD, MPH. Krissy Moehling Geffel, PhD, MPH served as trainer and champion to clinical staff implementing the 4 Pillars™ Program in primary care practices and assisted Dr. Raviotta with creating the online 4 Pillars™ Program content.
Our PittVax mission:
Protecting people: Vaccine policy to practice
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Self-enrollment code: 94268216
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Publications
The University of Pittsburgh Vaccine Research Group (PittVax) was awarded the Immunization Excellence Award, Adult Immunization Publication Award by the National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit in recognition of the publications of articles supporting implementation of the components contained within the NVAC Adult Immunization Standards [these publications were focused on the use of the 4 Pillars™ Practice Transformation Program]. This award was presented on May 10, 2017 at the National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit in Atlanta, Georgia.
Refer to this link to access the list of publications that demonstrate the 4 Pillars™ Immunization Program’s effectiveness in increasing immunizations across the lifespan.
Contact Us
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University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Dept of Family Medicine
4420 Bayard Street, Suite 520, Pittsburgh, PA 15260