2011 Winner of the NRW-EU-EFRE-Aim2-Competition "IuK and Gender Med.NRW" with the project: „GemaB - Patient gender and ethnicity as factors inhibiting willingness to participate in health care programs and influencing responses to care: a study of a structured integrative health
care model for patients with chronic heart failure“ (Project members: HNC HeartNetCenter, IMVR, Alere)

2006 Medical students teaching award 2006: Team "Diabetes mellitus" (Members: Prof. Albus, Prof. Krone, Prof. Paulsson, Prof. Rösen, Prof. Pfaff)

2003 German AOK Association Award for the concept “Avoiding falling of patients in hospitals”, developed by the task force "Risk management and Patient Safety“ of the University Hospital Cologne (Prof. Pfaff as a member of the task force)