Overview
Background
Jason D. Pole is the Deputy Director of the Queensland Digital Health Centre (QDHeC) and a Professor in the Centre for Health Services Research (CHSR) within the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences. Jason provides research leadership for QDHeC and manages his own research program that utilises clinical and surveillance data linked with real-world administrative data to answer health questions in several areas.
Jason has a background in epidemiology, health services research and digital health with an emphasis in the use of real-world data and complex survey instruments.
Currently, Jason has research interests in the areas of digital health applications to improve system performance including patient safety, health care utilization among childhood cancer survivors, the effects of childhood cancer treatment specifically on the development of second cancers and education achievement and has interests in the financial impact of a childhood cancer diagnosis on the family and the long-term financial health of the survivor. More recently, Jason has developed an interest in adolescent and young adult oncology (AYA) survivors and the specific long-term needs of this unique cancer population.
Jason maintains appointments as an Associate Professor in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto and an Adjunct Scientist with the Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute and an Adjunct Senior Scientist with ICES, Toronto.
Availability
- Professor Jason Pole is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours), University of Waterloo
- Masters (Research) of Science, Queen's University
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Toronto
Research interests
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Digital Health / Data Linkage / Real-World Data
Experience in linking detailed clinical / surveillance data to administrative data to answer population based research questions.
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Pediatric & Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology
Program of research examining health service utilization and survivorship among pediatric and adolescent and young adult oncology patients. This includes educational and economic outcomes and the utilization of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs).
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Digital Health
Development of clinical decision aids and integrated clinical analytics to support health system change.
Research impacts
From a digital health standpoint, the primary research driver is the application and implimentation of digtial tools and techniques to imporve the quintuple aim. From a cancer survivorships stanpoint the primary research driver is to improve the health system and the lives of survivors and families who experience childhood or AYA cancer. This is achieved by examining health outcomes of and treatment consequences for survivors of childhood and AYA cancer, and the resultant health service use and diverse needs of this growing population. My cancer research program focuses not only on traditional health outcomes such as subsequent morbidity, but expands this concept to create a model of burden of illness using such quality of life-limiting outcomes as educational attainment and economic status, which are directly linked to the cancer survivors’ health-related quality of life. This work improves the quality of life for current survivors and protects the quality of life for future survivors through effective surveillance and screening, together with patient education focused on health promotion and preventative action. Describing the patterns of healthcare utilization by various diagnosis and treatment-related elements has the potential to identify specific groups of survivors at highest risk and allow for targeted interventions and related policy development.
Works
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2022
Journal Article
Toward a learning health care system: a systematic review and evidence-based conceptual framework for implementation of clinical analytics in a digital hospital
Lim, Han Chang, Austin, Jodie A., van der Vegt, Anton H., Rahimi, Amir Kamel, Canfell, Oliver J., Mifsud, Jayden, Pole, Jason D., Barras, Michael A., Hodgson, Tobias, Shrapnel, Sally and Sullivan, Clair M. (2022). Toward a learning health care system: a systematic review and evidence-based conceptual framework for implementation of clinical analytics in a digital hospital. Applied Clinical Informatics, 13 (02), 339-354. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1743243
2022
Journal Article
Positive predictive value and sensitivity of ICD‐9‐CM codes for identifying pediatric leukemia
Weinmann, Sheila, Francisco, Melanie C., Kwan, Marilyn L., Bowles, Erin J. A., Rahm, Alanna Kulchak, Greenlee, Robert T., Stout, Natasha K., Pole, Jason D., Kushi, Lawrence H., Smith‐Bindman, Rebecca and Miglioretti, Diana L. (2022). Positive predictive value and sensitivity of ICD‐9‐CM codes for identifying pediatric leukemia. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 69 (2) e29383, 1-9. doi: 10.1002/pbc.29383
2022
Journal Article
Superior outcomes with paediatric protocols in adolescents and young adults with aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Gupta, Sumit, Alexander, Sarah, Pole, Jason D., Sutradhar, Rinku, Crump, Michael, Nagamuthu, Chenthila, Baxter, Nancy N. and Nathan, Paul C. (2022). Superior outcomes with paediatric protocols in adolescents and young adults with aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. British Journal of Haematology, 196 (3), 743-752. doi: 10.1111/bjh.17862
2022
Journal Article
Quantifying cancer risk from exposures to medical imaging in the Risk of Pediatric and Adolescent Cancer Associated with Medical Imaging (RIC) Study: research methods and cohort profile
Kwan, Marilyn L., Miglioretti, Diana L., Bowles, Erin J. A., Weinmann, Sheila, Greenlee, Robert T., Stout, Natasha K., Rahm, Alanna Kulchak, Alber, Susan A., Pequeno, Priscila, Moy, Lisa M., Stewart, Carly, Fong, Cindy, Jenkins, Charisma L., Kohnhorst, Diane, Luce, Casey, Mor, Joanne M., Munneke, Julie R., Prado, Yolanda, Buth, Glen, Cheng, Stephanie Y., Deosaransingh, Kamala A., Francisco, Melanie, Lakoma, Matthew, Martinez, Yannica Theda, Theis, Mary Kay, Marlow, Emily C., Kushi, Lawrence H., Duncan, James R., Bolch, Wesley E. ... Smith-Bindman, Rebecca (2022). Quantifying cancer risk from exposures to medical imaging in the Risk of Pediatric and Adolescent Cancer Associated with Medical Imaging (RIC) Study: research methods and cohort profile. Cancer Causes and Control, 33 (5), 711-726. doi: 10.1007/s10552-022-01556-z
2021
Journal Article
Changes in cancer incidence and survival among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Australia, 1997–2016
Youlden, Danny R., Baade, Peter D., McBride, Craig A., Pole, Jason D., Moore, Andrew S., Valery, Patricia C., Young, Angela and Aitken, Joanne F. (2021). Changes in cancer incidence and survival among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Australia, 1997–2016. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 69 (4) e29492, e29492. doi: 10.1002/pbc.29492
2021
Journal Article
Outcomes of rapid digital transformation of large-scale communications during the COVID-19 pandemic
Strong, J., Drummond, S., Hanson, J., Pole, J. D., Engstrom, T., Copeland, K., Lipman, B. and Sullivan, C. (2021). Outcomes of rapid digital transformation of large-scale communications during the COVID-19 pandemic. Australian Health Review, 45 (6), 696-703. doi: 10.1071/ah21125
2021
Journal Article
Utility of a cancer predisposition screening tool for predicting subsequent malignant neoplasms in childhood cancer survivors
Cullinan, Noelle, Schiller, Ian, Di Giuseppe, Giancarlo, Mamun, Mohammed, Reichman, Lara, Cacciotti, Chantel, Wheaton, Laura, Caswell, Kimberly, Di Monte, Bruna, Gibson, Paul, Johnston, Donna L., Fleming, Adam, Pole, Jason D., Malkin, David, Foulkes, William D., Dendukuri, Nandini, Goudie, Catherine and Nathan, Paul C. (2021). Utility of a cancer predisposition screening tool for predicting subsequent malignant neoplasms in childhood cancer survivors. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 39 (29), 3207-3216. doi: 10.1200/jco.21.00018
2021
Journal Article
Locus‐of‐care disparities in end‐of‐life care intensity among adolescents and young adults with cancer: a population‐based study using the IMPACT cohort
Coltin, Hallie, Rapoport, Adam, Baxter, Nancy N., Nagamuthu, Chenthila, Nathan, Paul C., Pole, Jason D., Momoli, Franco and Gupta, Sumit (2021). Locus‐of‐care disparities in end‐of‐life care intensity among adolescents and young adults with cancer: a population‐based study using the IMPACT cohort. Cancer, 128 (2), 326-334. doi: 10.1002/cncr.33926
2021
Journal Article
Adolescents and young adult acute myeloid leukemia outcomes at pediatric versus adult centers: a population-based study
Gupta, Sumit, Baxter, Nancy N., Sutradhar, Rinku, Pole, Jason D., Nagamuthu, Chenthila, Lau, Cindy and Nathan, Paul C. (2021). Adolescents and young adult acute myeloid leukemia outcomes at pediatric versus adult centers: a population-based study. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 68 (8) e28939, e28939. doi: 10.1002/pbc.28939
2021
Journal Article
Thrombosis is associated with worse survival in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A report from CYP-C
Pelland-Marcotte, Marie-Claude, Kulkarni, Ketan, Athale, Uma H., Pole, Jason D., Brandão, Leonardo R. and Sung, Lillian (2021). Thrombosis is associated with worse survival in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A report from CYP-C. American Journal of Hematology, 96 (7), 796-804. doi: 10.1002/ajh.26193
2021
Journal Article
Health care utilisation and costs associated with different treatment protocols for newly diagnosed childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a population-based study in Ontario, Canada
Gupta, Sumit, Sutradhar, Rinku, Li, Qing, Athale, Uma, Bassal, Myele, Breakey, Vicky, Gibson, Paul J., Patel, Serina, Silva, Mariana, Zabih, Veda, Pechlivanoglou, Petros, Pole, Jason D. and Mittmann, Nicole (2021). Health care utilisation and costs associated with different treatment protocols for newly diagnosed childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a population-based study in Ontario, Canada. European Journal of Cancer, 151, 126-135. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2021.04.006
2021
Journal Article
Leukemia risk in a cohort of 3.9 million children with and without Down syndrome
Marlow, Emily C., Ducore, Jonathan, Kwan, Marilyn L., Cheng, Stephanie Y., Bowles, Erin J.A., Greenlee, Robert T., Pole, Jason D., Rahm, Alanna Kulchak, Stout, Natasha K., Weinmann, Sheila, Smith-Bindman, Rebecca and Miglioretti, Diana L. (2021). Leukemia risk in a cohort of 3.9 million children with and without Down syndrome. Journal of Pediatrics, 234, 172-180.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.03.001
2021
Journal Article
Toilet paper, minced meat and diabetes medicines: Australian panic buying induced by COVID-19
Engstrom, Teyl, Baliunas, Dolly O., Sly, Benjamin P., Russell, Anthony W., Donovan, Peter J., Krausse, Heike K., Sullivan, Clair M. and Pole, Jason D. (2021). Toilet paper, minced meat and diabetes medicines: Australian panic buying induced by COVID-19. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (13) 6954, 1-9. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18136954
2021
Conference Publication
Predictors of clinical trial enrollment and impact on outcome in children and adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A population based study
Gibson, Paul James, Athale, Uma H., Breakey, Vicky Rowena, Mittmann, Nicole, Bassal, Mylene, Silva, Mariana, Patel, Serina, Zabih, Veda, Pechlivanoglou, Petros, Pole, Jason D. and Gupta, Sumit (2021). Predictors of clinical trial enrollment and impact on outcome in children and adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A population based study. Virtual Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Clinical-Oncology (ASCO), Electr Network, Jun 04-08, 2021. PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2021.39.15_suppl.7031
2021
Journal Article
Phase‐specific risks of outpatient visits, emergency visits, and hospitalizations during Children's Oncology Group‐based treatment for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A population‐based study
Bassal, Mylene, Silva, Mariana, Patel, Serina, Gibson, Paul J., Breakey, Vicky R., Athale, Uma, Zabih, Veda, Li, Qing, Pechlivanoglou, Petros, Pole, Jason D., Mittmann, Nicole, Sutradhar, Rinku and Gupta, Sumit (2021). Phase‐specific risks of outpatient visits, emergency visits, and hospitalizations during Children's Oncology Group‐based treatment for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A population‐based study. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 68 (10) e29141, 1-8. doi: 10.1002/pbc.29141
2021
Journal Article
Late mortality from other diseases following childhood cancer in Australia and the impact of intensity of treatment
Youlden, Danny R., Walwyn, Thomas S., Cohn, Richard J., Harden, Hazel E., Pole, Jason D. and Aitken, Joanne F. (2021). Late mortality from other diseases following childhood cancer in Australia and the impact of intensity of treatment. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 68 (5) e28835, e28835. doi: 10.1002/pbc.28835
2021
Journal Article
Long-term medical imaging use in children with central nervous system tumors
Bowles, Erin J.A., Miglioretti, Diana L., Kwan, Marilyn L., Bartels, Ute, Furst, Adam, Cheng, Stephanie Y., Lau, Cindy, Greenlee, Robert T., Weinmann, Sheila, Marlow, Emily C., Rahm, Alanna K., Stout, Natasha K., Bolch, Wes E., Theis, Mary Kay, Smith-Bindman, Rebecca and Pole, Jason D. (2021). Long-term medical imaging use in children with central nervous system tumors. PLoS One, 16 (4 April) e0248643, 1-16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248643
2021
Journal Article
Pediatric hepatic cancer incidence and survival: 30-year trends in Ontario, Canada; the United States; and Australia
Di Giuseppe, Giancarlo, Youlden, Danny R., Aitken, Joanne F. and Pole, Jason D. (2021). Pediatric hepatic cancer incidence and survival: 30-year trends in Ontario, Canada; the United States; and Australia. Cancer, 127 (5), 769-776. doi: 10.1002/cncr.33319
2021
Journal Article
Incidence and predictors of mental health outcomes among survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer: a population-based study using the IMPACTcohort
De, Riddhita, Sutradhar, Rinku, Kurdyak, Paul, Aktar, Suriya, Pole, Jason D., Baxter, Nancy, Nathan, Paul C. and Gupta, Sumit (2021). Incidence and predictors of mental health outcomes among survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer: a population-based study using the IMPACTcohort. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 39 (9), 1010-1019. doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.02019
2021
Journal Article
Diagnostic discrepancies between antemortem clinical diagnosis and autopsy findings in pediatric cancer patients
Raghuram, Nikhil, Alodan, Khalid, Bartels, Ute, Alexander, Sarah, Pole, Jason D., Gibson, Paul, Johnston, Donna L., Portwine, Carol, Silva, Mariana and Sung, Lillian (2021). Diagnostic discrepancies between antemortem clinical diagnosis and autopsy findings in pediatric cancer patients. Virchows Archiv, 478 (6), 1179-1185. doi: 10.1007/s00428-020-03002-4
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Jason Pole is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Open to supervision in the broad area of digital health.
I am open to supervise HDR in various areas of digital health and pediatric, adolescent and young adult oncology, I generally like my HDR students to formulate their own questions in an area of of mutual interest.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Using technology to efficiently analyse qualitative healthcare data at scale
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Clair Sullivan, Dr Lee Woods
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Doctor Philosophy
Digital Health Methods for Evaluating Chronic Organ Injuries Resulting from Infectious Epidemics: Acute Kidney Injury post COVID-19 Omicron Surge as an Exemplar
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sally Shrapnel
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing an Inclusive Framework for Public Willingness to Share Health Data for AI-Driven Healthcare Models in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lee Woods, Dr Amalie Dyda
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Doctor Philosophy
Predicting adverse diabetes events in hospitals using machine learning
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sally Shrapnel, Professor Clair Sullivan
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Doctor Philosophy
Measuring equitable access to primary care services.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Geoff Spurling
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Doctor Philosophy
DIFFERENCE
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Elton Henry Savio Lobo, Professor Clair Sullivan
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Doctor Philosophy
How can we streamline the extraction and validation of data from EMRs to inform a learning health care system?
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Mr Anton Van Der Vegt, Professor Clair Sullivan
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Artificial Intelligence to Improve Clinical Outcomes in Hospitals
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Clair Sullivan, Dr Oliver Canfell, Associate Professor Sally Shrapnel
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Essays in Welfare Economics
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kim-Huong Nguyen
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