Biospecimen Visits
Recruitment
Facts
FAQs
PAB
100

Blood, saliva, and urine are collected during this visit.

What is a baseline research visit?

100

Respondents must be between these ages at the time of enrollment

What is 30-70 years old?

100

Principal investigator on Connect

Who is Jeanette Ziegenfuss?

100

The proxy asks why you're calling and you share you're calling from HealthPartners to follow up on this item.

What is a letter/research opportunity?

100

Seats per participating healthcare location.

What is two?

200

Participants will provide up to 5 Tbsp.

What is blood

200

We are hoping to recruit this many Connect participants across all sites

What is 200,000 participants?

200

Two or three is the maximum

What is the max call attempts for outreach?

200

The collection of blood, urine, and saliva.

What are biospecimen samples?

200

Site in charge of organizing the PAB membership.  

Who is Kaiser Permanente NW (Portland OR)?

300

Donation of specimens occur at set intervals in time.  

What are follow-up donations?

300

This enrollment step happens after an individual registers for their myConnect account.

What is the signing of the study consent form and HIPPA authorization form?

300

New approaches to prevent cancer and find it earlier. 

What is the aim of Connect for Cancer Prevention Study?

300

We are a team focused on improving health and health care through research, evaluation, education, and practice. We are part of HealthPartners. We conduct hundreds of research studies and other projects each year to advance treatment, care, and systems to improve lives and share findings across the world. We provide education and training to health professionals in the latest medical treatments and methods. We also train new health professionals. And we help improve the quality of care you receive.

What is HealthPartners Institute?

300

Name one requirement for being a PAB member

What is the application process or eligible to participate in Connect?

400

Average number of research appointments per day.

What is 22?

400

Not including HealthPartners, name 3 partners health care systems who are recruiting individuals to Connect

What is [3 sites below]?


  • Sanford Health (South Dakota, North Dakota, and Minnesota)
  • HealthPartners (Minnesota and Wisconsin)
  • Marshfield Clinic Health System (Wisconsin)
  • Kaiser Permanente Colorado
  • Kaiser Permanente Northwest (Oregon and Southwest Washington)
  • Kaiser Permanente Georgia
  • Kaiser Permanente Hawaii
  • Henry Ford Health (Michigan)
  • University of Chicago Medical Center (Illinois)
  • Baylor Scott & White (Texas)


400

22 is the amount of people

What is the number of current recruitment team members?

400

The amount of parts there are to the Baseline Survey and the amount of time it typically takes a participant to complete it.

What is 4 modules; 2 hours total (30 minutes per module)?

400

Platform used to provide tools and messaging to represent the study on various materials.

What is Ambassador/Spokesperson training?

500

HealthPartners is the only Connect participating site collecting blood in this tube.

What is a Streck tube?

500

This enrollment step happens after an individual signs their consent form/HIPPA authorization form, but before their information is verified by the study site

What is the creation of their User Profile?

500

Name 2 optional surveys (not including the Baseline Survey) a Connect participant may complete in their myConnect account

What is[2 of the below surveys]?
1. Baseline Blood, Urine, Mouthwash Sample Survey
2. Quality of Life Survey
3. COVID-19 Survey
4. Social Security Number (SSN) Survey

500

The amount of blood that's collected during a study visit.

What is a maximum of 48 milliliters (about 5 tubes) of blood from your arm during the first visit (similar to the amount of blood typically collected during a physical)?

500

To help Connect leaders better understand how to present the study to participants and how to retain and engage participants over time.

What is the role of a PAB member?