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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2018
Conference Publication
Mental Healthcare Use and Severe Psychiatric Diagnoses in Mothers of Children with Cancer: A Population-Based Study
Van Warmerdam, J., Lau, C., Pole, J., Kurdyak, P., Sutradhar, R., Nathan, P. and Gupta, S. (2018). Mental Healthcare Use and Severe Psychiatric Diagnoses in Mothers of Children with Cancer: A Population-Based Study. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
2018
Conference Publication
Rate of Infections and the Development of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Population-based Case-control Study
Hwee, J., Sutradhar, R., Kwong, J. C., Sung, L., Cheng, S. and Pole, J. D. (2018). Rate of Infections and the Development of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Population-based Case-control Study. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
2018
Journal Article
Enrollment on clinical trials does not improve survival for children with acute myeloid leukemia: a population-based study
Truong, Tony H., Pole, Jason D.., Barber, Randy, Dix, David, Kulkarni, Ketan P., Martineau, Emilie, Randall, Alicia, Stammers, David, Strahlendorf, Caron, Strother, Douglas and Sung, Lillian (2018). Enrollment on clinical trials does not improve survival for children with acute myeloid leukemia: a population-based study. Cancer, 124 (20), 4098-4106. doi: 10.1002/cncr.31728
2018
Journal Article
Diabetes risk in childhood cancer survivors: a population-based study
Lega, Iliana C., Pole, Jason D., Austin, Peter C., Lau, Cindy, Nathan, Paul C. and Baxter, Nancy N. (2018). Diabetes risk in childhood cancer survivors: a population-based study. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 42 (5), 533-539. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2018.01.004
2018
Journal Article
Thromboembolism incidence and risk factors in children with cancer: a population-based cohort study
Pelland-Marcotte, Marie-Claude, Pole, Jason D., Kulkarni, Ketan, Athale, Uma, Stammers, David, Sabapathy, Christine, Halparin, Jessica, Brandão, Leonardo R. and Sung, Lillian (2018). Thromboembolism incidence and risk factors in children with cancer: a population-based cohort study. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 118 (9), 1646-1655. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1668543
2018
Conference Publication
Ongoing recurrent hospitalization, malignancy, and mortality among survivors of childhood hematopoietic stem cell transplantation performed for non-malignant indications
Pole, Jason, Ali, Muhammad, Truong, Tony, Nathan, Paul, Krueger, Joerg, Greenberg, Mark, Rumantir, Maggie, Chiang, K. Y., Finkelstein, Yaron, Gibson, Paul, Johnston, Donna, Dror, Yigal, Wall, Donna and Schechcter, Tal (2018). Ongoing recurrent hospitalization, malignancy, and mortality among survivors of childhood hematopoietic stem cell transplantation performed for non-malignant indications. 44th Annual Meeting of the European-Society-for-Blood-and-Marrow-Transplantation (EBMT), Lisbon Portugal, Mar 18-21, 2018. LONDON: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP.
2018
Journal Article
Validity of administrative data in identifying cancer-related events in adolescents and young adults: a population-based study using the IMPACT cohort
Gupta, Sumit, Nathan, Paul C., Baxter, Nancy N., Lau, Cindy, Daly, Corinne and Pole, Jason D. (2018). Validity of administrative data in identifying cancer-related events in adolescents and young adults: a population-based study using the IMPACT cohort. Medical Care, 56 (6), E32-E38. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000777
2018
Journal Article
National impact of the EPEC-Pediatrics Enhanced Train-the-Trainer Model for delivering education on pediatric palliative care
Widger, Kimberley, Wolfe, Joanne, Friedrichsdorf, Stefan, Pole, Jason D., Brennenstuhl, Sarah, Liben, Stephen, Greenberg, Mark, Bouffet, Eric, Siden, Harold, Husain, Amna, Whitlock, James A., Leyden, Myra and Rapoport, Adam (2018). National impact of the EPEC-Pediatrics Enhanced Train-the-Trainer Model for delivering education on pediatric palliative care. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 21 (9), 1249-1256. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2017.0532
2018
Conference Publication
Superior survival in adolescents and young adults (AYA) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treated in pediatric vs. adult centers is only partially attributable to inadequate adoption of pediatric protocols: A population-based IMPACT Cohort study
Gupta, Sumit, Pole, Jason D., Lau, Cindy, Nagamuthu, Chenthila, Sutradhar, Rinku and Baxter, Nancy N. (2018). Superior survival in adolescents and young adults (AYA) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treated in pediatric vs. adult centers is only partially attributable to inadequate adoption of pediatric protocols: A population-based IMPACT Cohort study. ALEXANDRIA: AMER SOC CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2018.36.15_suppl.6564
2018
Journal Article
Adverse mental health outcomes in a population-based cohort of survivors of childhood cancer
Nathan, Paul C., Nachman, Alex, Sutradhar, Rinku, Kurdyak, Paul, Pole, Jason D., Lau, Cindy and Gupta, Sumit (2018). Adverse mental health outcomes in a population-based cohort of survivors of childhood cancer. Cancer, 124 (9), 2045-2057. doi: 10.1002/cncr.31279
2018
Journal Article
Enrolling children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia on a clinical trial improves event-free survival: a population-based study
Strahlendorf, Caron, Pole, Jason D., Barber, Randy, Dix, David, Kulkarni, Ketan, Martineau, Emilie, Randall, Alicia, Stammers, David, Strother, Douglas, Truong, Tony H. and Sung, Lillian (2018). Enrolling children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia on a clinical trial improves event-free survival: a population-based study. British Journal of Cancer, 118 (5), 744-749. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2017.462
2018
Journal Article
The impact of school visits on siblings of children with cancer
Sjoberg, Isabelle, Pole, Jason D., Cassidy, Marilyn, Boilard, Claudette, Costantini, Sharon and Johnston, Donna L. (2018). The impact of school visits on siblings of children with cancer. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 35 (2), 110-117. doi: 10.1177/1043454217735897
2018
Journal Article
Treatment-related mortality in newly diagnosed pediatric cancer: a population-based analysis
Gibson, Paul, Pole, Jason D., Lazor, Tanya, Johnston, Donna, Portwine, Carol, Silva, Mariana, Alexander, Sarah and Sung, Lillian (2018). Treatment-related mortality in newly diagnosed pediatric cancer: a population-based analysis. Cancer Medicine, 7 (3), 707-715. doi: 10.1002/cam4.1362
2018
Journal Article
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between childhood infections and the risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Hwee, Jeremiah, Tait, Christopher, Sung, Lillian, Kwong, Jeffrey C, Sutradhar, Rinku and Pole, Jason D (2018). A systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between childhood infections and the risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. British Journal of Cancer, 118 (1), 127-137. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2017.360
2018
Journal Article
Predictors of specialized pediatric palliative care involvement and impact on patterns of end-of-life care in children with cancer
Widger, Kimberley, Sutradhar, Rinku, Rapoport, Adam, Vadeboncoeur, Christina, Zelcer, Shayna, Kassam, Alisha, Nelson, Katherine, Liu, Ying, Wolfe, Joanne, Earle, Craig C., Pole, Jason D. and Gupta, Sumit (2018). Predictors of specialized pediatric palliative care involvement and impact on patterns of end-of-life care in children with cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 36 (8), 801-808. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2017.75.6312
2017
Conference Publication
Widening Survival Disparities between AYA with ALL Treated in Pediatric Vs. Adult Centers: A Population-Based Study Using the IMPACT Cohort
Gupta, Sumit, Pole, Jason, Lau, Cindy, Nagamuthu, Chenthila, Sutradhar, Rinku, Baxter, Nancy and Nathan, Paul (2017). Widening Survival Disparities between AYA with ALL Treated in Pediatric Vs. Adult Centers: A Population-Based Study Using the IMPACT Cohort. 59th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Hematology (ASH), Atlanta Ga, Dec 09-12, 2017. WASHINGTON: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
2017
Journal Article
The validity of using health administrative data to identify the involvement of specialized pediatric palliative care teams in children with cancer in Ontario, Canada
Widger, Kimberley, Vadeboncoeur, Christina, Zelcer, Shayna, Liu, Ying, Kassam, Alisha, Sutradhar, Rinku, Rapoport, Adam, Nelson, Katherine, Wolfe, Joanne, Earle, Craig, Pole, Jason D. and Gupta, Sumit (2017). The validity of using health administrative data to identify the involvement of specialized pediatric palliative care teams in children with cancer in Ontario, Canada. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 20 (11), 1210-1216. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2017.0028
2017
Conference Publication
Mental Healthcare use and Severe Psychiatric Diagnoses in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Population-Based Study Using Health Services Data
Gupta, S., Nachman, A., Kurdyak, P., Sutradhar, R., Pole, J. and Nathan, P. (2017). Mental Healthcare use and Severe Psychiatric Diagnoses in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Population-Based Study Using Health Services Data. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
2017
Conference Publication
Predictors of Specialized Pediatric Palliative Care Involvement and Impact on Patterns of End-of-Life Care in Children with Cancer: A Population-Based Study
Gupta, S., Rinku, S., Adam, R., Nelson, K., Liu, Y., Vadeboncouer, C., Zelcer, S., Kassam, A., Pole, J., Earle, C., Wolfe, J. and Widger, K. (2017). Predictors of Specialized Pediatric Palliative Care Involvement and Impact on Patterns of End-of-Life Care in Children with Cancer: A Population-Based Study. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
2017
Conference Publication
Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Care in Canada: Highlights from A Report on System Performance Metrics
Rogers, P., Rae, C., Marr, K., Gupta, S., Szwajcer, D., Hammond, C., Pole, J., McBride, M., D'cruz, C., Digout, C., Flanders, A., Srikanthan, A., Greenberg, M., Rho, Y. S., Palumbo, M., Kavan, P., Buckland, T., Grundy, P., Schacter, B. and Barr, R. (2017). Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Care in Canada: Highlights from A Report on System Performance Metrics. 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, Mr Anton Van Der Vegt
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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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