The AMDA Foundation/Pfizer QI Awards are part of a program designed to encourage the development of innovative projects that will help to make a distinct impact on the quality of long term care. The awards support initiatives that focus on facility staff education, quality improvement programs, research on interventions and treatment, and health literacy to directly enhance the quality of care provided to patients in long term care settings. Proposals may be submitted for a general QI project or in any one of five areas of focus: pain management, dementia, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, or urinary incontinence.