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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2021
Journal Article
Impact of the model of long-term follow-up care on adherence to guideline-recommended surveillance among survivors of adolescent and young adult cancers
Kagramanov, Dalia, Sutradhar, Rinku, Lau, Cindy, Yao, Zhan, Pole, Jason D., Baxter, Nancy N., Gupta, Sumit and Nathan, Paul C. (2021). Impact of the model of long-term follow-up care on adherence to guideline-recommended surveillance among survivors of adolescent and young adult cancers. Cancer Medicine, 10 (15) cam4.4058, 5078-5087. doi: 10.1002/cam4.4058
2020
Conference Publication
Healthcare utilization and costs associated with different treatment protocols for newly diagnosed childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a population-based study
Gupta, Sumit, Mittman, Nicole, Pechlivanoglou, Petros, Li, Qing, Athale, Uma, Bassal, Mylene, Breakey, Vicky R., Gibson, Paul J., Silva, Mariana, Zabih, Veda, Pole, Jason and Sutradhar, Rinku (2020). Healthcare utilization and costs associated with different treatment protocols for newly diagnosed childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a population-based study. 62nd ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition, San Diego, CA, United States, 5-8 December 2020. Washington, DC, United States: American Society of Hematology. doi: 10.1182/blood-2020-136365
2020
Conference Publication
Impact of thromboembolism on overall and event-free survival in children with acute lymphoblastic
Pelland-Marcotte, Marie-Claude, Kulkarni, Ketan, Athale, Uma, Pole, Jason, Brandao, Leonardo R. and Sung, Lillian (2020). Impact of thromboembolism on overall and event-free survival in children with acute lymphoblastic. 62nd ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition, San Diego, CA, United States, 5-8 December 2020. Washington, DC, United States: American Society of Hematology. doi: 10.1182/blood-2020-134853
2020
Conference Publication
Outcome among adolescents and young adults with mature B-cell non Hodgkin lymphoma at pediatric versus adult centers: a population-based study using the IMPACT cohort
Gupta, Sumit, Baxter, Nancy, Sutradhar, Rinku, Alexander, Sarah, Pole, Jason, Nagamuthu, Chenthila and Nathan, Paul (2020). Outcome among adolescents and young adults with mature B-cell non Hodgkin lymphoma at pediatric versus adult centers: a population-based study using the IMPACT cohort. 62nd ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition, San Diego, CA, United States, 5-8 December 2020. Washington, DC, United States: American Society of Hematology. doi: 10.1182/blood-2020-136588
2020
Conference Publication
THE GOAL TRIAL PROTOCOL: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for Frail Older People With Chronic Kidney Disease to increase attainment of patient-identified goals - A cluster randomised controlled trial
Logan, B., Viecelli, A. K., Johnson, D. W., Tong, A., Comans, T., Janda, M., Pond, C., Pascoe, E., Peel, N. M., Gray, L., Pole, J., Polkinghorne, K., Jose, M., Gordon, E. H., Scholes-Robertson, N., Bailey, J., Robison, L., Hawley, C., Varghese, J., Kiriwandeniya, C., Reidlinger, D. and Hubbard, R. E. (2020). THE GOAL TRIAL PROTOCOL: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for Frail Older People With Chronic Kidney Disease to increase attainment of patient-identified goals - A cluster randomised controlled trial. 55th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN), Online, 28 November‐2 December 2020. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.
2020
Journal Article
Infections and the development of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a population-based study
Hwee, Jeremiah, Sutradhar, Rinku, Kwong, Jeffrey C., Sung, Lillian, Cheng, Stephanie and Pole, Jason D. (2020). Infections and the development of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a population-based study. European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 29 (6), 538-545. doi: 10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000564
2020
Journal Article
Development of paediatric non-stage prognosticator guidelines for population-based cancer registries and updates to the 2014 Toronto Paediatric Cancer Stage Guidelines
Gupta, Sumit, Aitken, Joanne, Bartels, Ute, Bhakta, Nickhill, Bucurenci, Mihaela, Brierley, James D., De Camargo, Beatriz, Chokunonga, Eric, Clymer, Jessica, Coza, Dana, Fraser, Chris, Fuentes-Alabi, Soad, Gatta, Gemma, Gross, Thomas, Jakab, Zsuzsanna, Kohler, Betsy, Kutluk, Tezer, Moreno, Florencia, Nakata, Kayo, Nur, Sari, Parkin, D. M., Penberthy, Lynne, Pole, Jason, Poynter, Jenny N., Pritchard-Jones, Kathy, Ramirez, Oscar, Renner, Lorna, Steliarova-Foucher, Eva, Sullivan, Michael ... Frazier, A. L. (2020). Development of paediatric non-stage prognosticator guidelines for population-based cancer registries and updates to the 2014 Toronto Paediatric Cancer Stage Guidelines. Lancet Oncology, 21 (9), e444-e451. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30320-X
2020
Journal Article
Outcomes of children with chronic myeloid leukemia: a population-based cohort study
Egan, Grace, Athale, Uma, Johnston, Donna, Pole, Jason D., Silva, Mariana, Zorzi, Alexandra and Alexander, Sarah (2020). Outcomes of children with chronic myeloid leukemia: a population-based cohort study. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 67 (9) e28491, e28491. doi: 10.1002/pbc.28491
2020
Journal Article
Pulmonary and overall healthcare utilization after childhood and young adult thyroid cancer
Di Giuseppe, Giancarlo, Zuk, Aleksandra M., Wasserman, Jonathan D. and Pole, Jason D. (2020). Pulmonary and overall healthcare utilization after childhood and young adult thyroid cancer. Endocrine - Related Cancer, 27 (6), 391-402. doi: 10.1530/ERC-19-0463
2020
Journal Article
Treatment patterns and outcomes in adolescents and young adults with Hodgkin lymphoma in pediatric versus adult centers: An IMPACT Cohort Study
Gupta, Sumit, Baxter, Nancy N., Hodgson, David, Punnett, Angela, Sutradhar, Rinku, Pole, Jason D., Nagamuthu, Chenthila, Lau, Cindy and Nathan, Paul C. (2020). Treatment patterns and outcomes in adolescents and young adults with Hodgkin lymphoma in pediatric versus adult centers: An IMPACT Cohort Study. Cancer Medicine, 9 (19) cam4.3138, 6933-6945. doi: 10.1002/cam4.3138
2020
Conference Publication
Prevalence and predictors of high-intensity end-of-life care among adolescents and young adults with cancer in Ontario: a population-based study using the IMPACT cohort
Coltin, Hallie, Rapoport, Adam, Nagamuthu, Chenthila, Baxter, Nancy N., Nathan, Paul C., Pole, Jason D., Momoli, Franco and Gupta, Sumit (2020). Prevalence and predictors of high-intensity end-of-life care among adolescents and young adults with cancer in Ontario: a population-based study using the IMPACT cohort. Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Clinical-Oncology (ASCO), Electr Network, May 29-31, 2020. PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
2020
Journal Article
Regional differences in access to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation among pediatric patients with acute myeloid leukemia
Truong, Tony H., Pole, Jason D., Bittencourt, Henrique, Schechter, Tal, Cuvelier, Geoff D. E., Paulson, Kristjan, Rayar, Meera, Mitchell, David, Schultz, Kirk R., O'Shea, Debbie, Barber, Randy and Sung, Lillian (2020). Regional differences in access to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation among pediatric patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 67 (7) e28263, e28263. doi: 10.1002/pbc.28263
2020
Journal Article
Infections as a potential long-term risk following childhood leukemia
Pelland-Marcotte, Marie-Claude, Pole, Jason D, Sutradhar, Rinku, Nathan, Paul C and Sung, Lillian (2020). Infections as a potential long-term risk following childhood leukemia. Medical Hypotheses, 137 109554, 109554. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.109554
2020
Journal Article
Anxiety, depression, and mental health-related quality of life in survivors of pediatric allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a systematic review
Di Giuseppe, Giancarlo, Thacker, Nirav, Schechter, Tal and Pole, Jason D. (2020). Anxiety, depression, and mental health-related quality of life in survivors of pediatric allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a systematic review. Bone Marrow Transplantation, 55 (7), 1240-1254. doi: 10.1038/s41409-020-0782-z
2020
Journal Article
Cost-effectiveness of tisagenlecleucel vs standard care in high-risk relapsed pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Canada
Furzer, Jill, Gupta, Sumit, Nathan, Paul C., Schechter, Tal, Pole, Jason D., Krueger, Joerg and Pechlivanoglou, Petros (2020). Cost-effectiveness of tisagenlecleucel vs standard care in high-risk relapsed pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Canada. JAMA Oncology, 6 (3), 393-401. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2019.5909
2020
Journal Article
Long-term mental health outcomes in mothers and siblings of children with cancer: a population-based, matched cohort study
van Warmerdam, Jacqui, Sutradhar, Rinku, Kurdyak, Paul, Lau, Cindy, Pole, Jason D, Nathan, Paul C and Gupta, Sumit (2020). Long-term mental health outcomes in mothers and siblings of children with cancer: a population-based, matched cohort study. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 38 (1), 51-62. doi: 10.1200/JCO.19.01382
2020
Journal Article
Development of system performance indicators for adolescent and young adult cancer care and control in Canada
Rae, Charlene S., Pole, Jason D., Gupta, Sumit, Digout, Carol, Szwajcer, David, Flanders, Annette, Srikanthan, Amirrtha, Hammond, Chad, Schacter, Brent, Barr, Ronald D., Rogers, Paul C. and System Performance Measurement Group (2020). Development of system performance indicators for adolescent and young adult cancer care and control in Canada. Value in Health, 23 (1), 74-88. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2019.08.004
2020
Journal Article
Severe infections following treatment for childhood cancer: a report from CYP-C
Pelland-Marcotte, Marie-Claude, Pole, Jason D., Nathan, Paul C., Sutradhar, Rinku and Sung, Lillian (2020). Severe infections following treatment for childhood cancer: a report from CYP-C. Leukemia and Lymphoma, 61 (12), 1-9. doi: 10.1080/10428194.2020.1789626
2019
Conference Publication
Risk and Predictors of Adverse Long-Term Mental Health Outcomes Among Survivors of Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer: A Population-Based Impact Cohort Study
De, R., Baxter, N., Pole, J. D., Sutradhar, R., Kurdyak, P., Nathan, P. C. and Gupta, S. (2019). Risk and Predictors of Adverse Long-Term Mental Health Outcomes Among Survivors of Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer: A Population-Based Impact Cohort Study. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
2019
Conference Publication
Predicting Subsequent Malignant Neoplasms in Childhood Cancer Survivors Using the MIPOGG Decisional Algorithm
Cullinan, N., Mamun, M., Reichman, L., Caswell, K., DiMonte, B., Villani, A., Malkin, D., Pole, J. D., Goudie, C. and Nathan, P. C. (2019). Predicting Subsequent Malignant Neoplasms in Childhood Cancer Survivors Using the MIPOGG Decisional Algorithm. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
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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