October 8, 2026

Recruitment, Retention and Engagement Best Practices for the PCORnet® Study, COVID and Diabetes Assessment: CODA Study

October 27, 2026
2 – 3 pm (ET) 

Please join the Coordinating Center for PCORnet® for a Best Practices Sharing Session on Tuesday, October 27th, from 2-3 PM ET featuring the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) funded PCORnet® Study, COVID and Diabetes Assessment: CODA Study. The presenters will provide an overview of their study, along with recruitment, retention, and engagement methods, and study best practices from a site perspective in a large, multisite study leveraging the PCORnet infrastructure and data resources.

Presenters will include:

  • Jason Block, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, MPI of CODA, Harvard Pilgrim and Harvard Medical School
  • Jessica Marlin, CCRP, INHC, CAHNS, Principal Clinical Trials Operations Manager, Lead PM of CODA, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

They will be joined by key study team members:

  • Priyathama Vellanki, MD, MS, FSSCI, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine
  • Omolade Oladejo, MPH, MBBS, Associate Academic Research Scientist, Division of Endocrinology, Emory University School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
  • Megan Hamm, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of Qualitative Services, Associate Director for Qualitative Analysis
  • Kathleen McTigue, MD, MS, MPH, Director, PaTH Clinical Research Network, Vice Chair for Real-World Evidence, Department of Medicine, Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Clinical & Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh

Please contact [email protected] for a calendar invite.