Professor Jason Pole
Professor

Jason Pole

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Background

Jason D. Pole is the Deputy Director of Research for 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's program of research 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

Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Digital health Epidemiology Health Sciences Health services and systems Paediatrics

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours), University of Waterloo
  • Masters (Research) of Science, Queen's University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Toronto

Research interests

  • Digital Health / Data Linkage / Real-World Data

    Experience in linking detailed clinical / surveillance data to administrative data to answer population based research questions.

  • 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).

  • 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.

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223 works between 1999 and 2025
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2017

Journal Article

Cancer survival disparities between First Nation and non-Aboriginal adults in Canada: follow-up of the 1991 Census Mortality Cohort

Withrow, Diana R, Pole, Jason D., Nishri, E. Diane, Tjepkema, Michael and Marrett, Loraine D. (2017). Cancer survival disparities between First Nation and non-Aboriginal adults in Canada: follow-up of the 1991 Census Mortality Cohort. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 26 (1), 145-151. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-16-0706

Cancer survival disparities between First Nation and non-Aboriginal adults in Canada: follow-up of the 1991 Census Mortality Cohort

2017

Journal Article

The Ontario Sexual Health Education Update: Perspectives from the Toronto Teen Survey (TTS) Youth

Larkin, June, Flicker, Sarah, Flynn, Susan, Layne, Crystal, Schwartz, Adinne, Travers, Robb, Pole, Jason and Guta, Adrian (2017). The Ontario Sexual Health Education Update: Perspectives from the Toronto Teen Survey (TTS) Youth. Canadian Journal of Education, 40 (2).

The Ontario Sexual Health Education Update: Perspectives from the Toronto Teen Survey (TTS) Youth

2016

Conference Publication

Predictors of and Trends in High-Intensity End-of-Life Care Among Children with Cancer: A Population-Based Study Using Health Services Data

Gupta, Sumit, Sutradhar, Rinku, Rapoport, Adam, Pole, Jason, Kassam, Alisha, Earle, Craig, Wolfe, Joanne and Widger, Kimberley (2016). Predictors of and Trends in High-Intensity End-of-Life Care Among Children with Cancer: A Population-Based Study Using Health Services Data. NEW YORK: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.10.089

Predictors of and Trends in High-Intensity End-of-Life Care Among Children with Cancer: A Population-Based Study Using Health Services Data

2016

Conference Publication

Quality of Palliative Care for Children with Cancer

Widger, Kimberley, Friedrichsdorf, Stefan, Wolfe, Joanne, Liben, Stephen, Pole, Jason D., Bouffet, Eric, Greenberg, Mark, Husain, Amna, Siden, Harold, Whitlock, James A. and Rapoport, Adam (2016). Quality of Palliative Care for Children with Cancer. NEW YORK: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.10.094

Quality of Palliative Care for Children with Cancer

2016

Journal Article

The validity of pediatric cancer diagnoses in a population-based general cancer registry in Ontario, Canada

Gupta, Sumit and Pole, Jason D. (2016). The validity of pediatric cancer diagnoses in a population-based general cancer registry in Ontario, Canada. BMC Cancer, 16 (1) 885. doi: 10.1186/s12885-016-2931-8

The validity of pediatric cancer diagnoses in a population-based general cancer registry in Ontario, Canada

2016

Conference Publication

Spotaneous Intracranial Haemorrhage in Paediatric Oncology Patients

Lieberman, L., Betcherman, L., Pole, J. D., Estcourt, L., Sung, L. and Stanworth, S. (2016). Spotaneous Intracranial Haemorrhage in Paediatric Oncology Patients. AABB Annual Meeting, Orlando Fl, Oct 22-25, 2016. HOBOKEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL.

Spotaneous Intracranial Haemorrhage in Paediatric Oncology Patients

2016

Journal Article

Predictors of attendance at specialized survivor clinics in a population-based cohort of adult survivors of childhood cancer

Nathan, Paul C., Agha, Mohammad, Pole, Jason D., Hodgson, David, Guttmann, Astrid, Sutradhar, Rinku and Greenberg, Mark L. (2016). Predictors of attendance at specialized survivor clinics in a population-based cohort of adult survivors of childhood cancer. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 10 (4), 611-618. doi: 10.1007/s11764-016-0522-y

Predictors of attendance at specialized survivor clinics in a population-based cohort of adult survivors of childhood cancer

2016

Journal Article

Children and youth with non-traumatic brain injury: a population based perspective

Chan, Vincy, Pole, Jason D., Keightley, Michelle, Mann, Robert E. and Colantonio, Angela (2016). Children and youth with non-traumatic brain injury: a population based perspective. BMC Neurology, 16 (1) 110. doi: 10.1186/s12883-016-0631-2

Children and youth with non-traumatic brain injury: a population based perspective

2016

Conference Publication

Clinical and treatment factors determining long-term outcomes for adult survivors of childhood low-grade glioma: a population-based study

Zhukova, Nataliya, Krishnatry, Rahul, Stucklin, Ana S. Guerreiro, Pole, Jason D., Mistry, Matthew, Fried, Iris, Ramaswamy, Vijay, Bartels, Ute, Huang, Annie, Laperriere, Normand, Dirks, Peter, Nathan, Paul C., Greenberg, Mark, Malkin, David, Hawkins, Cynthia, Bandopadhayay, Pratiti, Kieran, Mark W., Manley, Peter E., Bouffet, Eric and Tabori, Uri (2016). Clinical and treatment factors determining long-term outcomes for adult survivors of childhood low-grade glioma: a population-based study. 17th International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology (ISPNO), Liverpool, United Kingdom, 12 - 15 June 2016. Cary, NC United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/now075.66

Clinical and treatment factors determining long-term outcomes for adult survivors of childhood low-grade glioma: a population-based study

2016

Conference Publication

CLINICAL AND TREATMENT FACTORS DETERMINING LONG-TERM OUTCOMES FOR ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILDHOOD LOW-GRADE GLIOMA: A POPULATION-BASED STUDY

Zhukova, Nataliya, Krishnatry, Rahul, Stucklin, Ana S. Guerreiro, Pole, Jason D., Mistry, Matthew, Fried, Iris, Ramaswamy, Vijay, Bartels, Ute, Huang, Annie, Laperriere, Normand, Dirks, Peter, Nathan, Paul C., Greenberg, Mark, Malkin, David, Hawkins, Cynthia, Bandopadhayay, Pratiti, Kieran, Markw., Manley, Peter E., Bouffet, Eric and Tabori, Uri (2016). CLINICAL AND TREATMENT FACTORS DETERMINING LONG-TERM OUTCOMES FOR ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILDHOOD LOW-GRADE GLIOMA: A POPULATION-BASED STUDY. 17th International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology (ISPNO), Liverpool England, Jun 12-15, 2016. CARY: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC.

CLINICAL AND TREATMENT FACTORS DETERMINING LONG-TERM OUTCOMES FOR ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILDHOOD LOW-GRADE GLIOMA: A POPULATION-BASED STUDY

2016

Conference Publication

Predictors of and trends in high-intensity end-of-life care among children with cancer: A population-based study using health services data.su

Gupta, Sumit, Sutradhar, Rinku, Pole, Jason D., Kassam, Alisha, Rapoport, Adam, Nelson, Katherine, Earle, Craig, Wolfe, Joanne and Widger, Kimberley (2016). Predictors of and trends in high-intensity end-of-life care among children with cancer: A population-based study using health services data.su. Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Clinical-Oncology (ASCO), Chicago Il, Jun 03-07, 2016. ALEXANDRIA: AMER SOC CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2016.34.15_suppl.10521

Predictors of and trends in high-intensity end-of-life care among children with cancer: A population-based study using health services data.su

2016

Journal Article

Clinical and treatment factors determining long-term outcomes for adult survivors of childhood low-grade glioma: a population-based study

Krishnatry, Rahul, Zhukova, Nataliya, Stucklin, Ana S. Guerreiro, Pole, Jason D., Mistry, Matthew, Fried, Iris, Ramaswamy, Vijay, Bartels, Ute, Huang, Annie, Laperriere, Normand, Dirks, Peter, Nathan, Paul C., Greenberg, Mark, Malkin, David, Hawkins, Cynthia, Bandopadhayay, Pratiti, Kieran, Mark W., Manley, Peter E., Bouffet, Eric and Tabori, Uri (2016). Clinical and treatment factors determining long-term outcomes for adult survivors of childhood low-grade glioma: a population-based study. Cancer, 122 (8), 1261-1269. doi: 10.1002/cncr.29907

Clinical and treatment factors determining long-term outcomes for adult survivors of childhood low-grade glioma: a population-based study

2016

Journal Article

Paediatric cancer stage in population-based cancer registries: the Toronto consensus principles and guidelines

Gupta, Sumit, Aitken, Joanne F., Bartels, Ute, Brierley, James, Dolendo, Mae, Friedrich, Paola, Fuentes-Alabi, Soad, Garrido, Claudia P., Gatta, Gemma, Gospodarowicz, Mary, Gross, Thomas, Howard, Scott C., Molyneux, Elizabeth, Moreno, Florencia, Pole, Jason D., Pritchard-Jones, Kathy, Ramirez, Oscar, Ries, Lynn A. G., Rodriguez-Galindo, Carlos, Shin, Hee Young, Steliarova-Foucher, Eva, Sung, Lillian, Supriyadi, Eddy, Swaminathan, Rajaraman, Torode, Julie, Vora, Tushar, Kutluk, Tezer and Frazier, A. Lindsay (2016). Paediatric cancer stage in population-based cancer registries: the Toronto consensus principles and guidelines. The Lancet Oncology, 17 (4), e163-e172. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(15)00539-2

Paediatric cancer stage in population-based cancer registries: the Toronto consensus principles and guidelines

2016

Journal Article

Protocol: evaluating the impact of a nationwide train-the-trainer educational initiative to enhance the quality of palliative care for children with cancer

Widger, Kimberley, Friedrichsdorf, Stefan, Wolfe, Joanne, Liben, Stephen, Pole, Jason D., Bouffet, Eric, Greenberg, Mark, Husain, Amna, Siden, Harold, Whitlock, James A. and Rapoport, Adam (2016). Protocol: evaluating the impact of a nationwide train-the-trainer educational initiative to enhance the quality of palliative care for children with cancer. BMC Palliative Care, 15 (1) 12. doi: 10.1186/s12904-016-0085-8

Protocol: evaluating the impact of a nationwide train-the-trainer educational initiative to enhance the quality of palliative care for children with cancer

2015

Journal Article

A population based perspective on children and youth with brain tumours

Chan, Vincy, Pole, Jason D., Mann, Robert E. and Colantonio, Angela (2015). A population based perspective on children and youth with brain tumours. BMC Cancer, 15 (1) 1007. doi: 10.1186/s12885-015-2016-0

A population based perspective on children and youth with brain tumours

2015

Journal Article

Specialized survivor clinic attendance is associated with decreased rates of emergency department visits in adult survivors of childhood cancer

Sutradhar, Rinku, Agha, Mohammad, Pole, Jason D., Greenberg, Mark, Guttmann, Astrid, Hodgson, David and Nathan, Paul C. (2015). Specialized survivor clinic attendance is associated with decreased rates of emergency department visits in adult survivors of childhood cancer. Cancer, 121 (24), 4389-4397. doi: 10.1002/cncr.29679

Specialized survivor clinic attendance is associated with decreased rates of emergency department visits in adult survivors of childhood cancer

2015

Journal Article

Classification of treatment-related mortality in children with cancer: a systematic assessment

Alexander, Sarah, Pole, Jason D., Gibson, Paul, Lee, Michelle, Hesser, Tanya, Chi, Susan N., Dvorak, Christopher C., Fisher, Brian, Hasle, Henrik, Kanerva, Jukka, Möricke, Anja, Phillips, Bob, Raetz, Elizabeth, Rodriguez-Galindo, Carlos, Samarasinghe, Sujith, Schmiegelow, Kjeld, Tissing, Wim, Lehrnbecher, Thomas, Sung, Lillian and International Pediatric Oncology Mortality Classification Group (2015). Classification of treatment-related mortality in children with cancer: a systematic assessment. The Lancet Oncology, 16 (16), e604-e610. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(15)00197-7

Classification of treatment-related mortality in children with cancer: a systematic assessment

2015

Conference Publication

CONSENSUS-BASED PRINCIPLES AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS FOR COLLECTING PAEDIATRIC CANCER STAGE IN POPULATION-BASED CANCER REGISTRIES

Gupta, S., Aitken, J., Bartels, U., Brierley, J., Dolendo, M., Friedrich, P., Fuentes, S., Garcia, C., Gatta, G., Gospodarowicz, M., Gross, T., Howard, S., Molyneaux, E., Moreno, F., Pritchard-Jones, K., Pole, J., Ramirez, O., Ries, L., Rodriguez-Galindo, C., Shin, H. Y., Steliarova-Foucher, E., Sung, L., Supriyadi, E., Swaminathan, R., Torode, J., Vora, T., Kutluk, T. and Frazier, A. L. (2015). CONSENSUS-BASED PRINCIPLES AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS FOR COLLECTING PAEDIATRIC CANCER STAGE IN POPULATION-BASED CANCER REGISTRIES. HOBOKEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL.

CONSENSUS-BASED PRINCIPLES AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS FOR COLLECTING PAEDIATRIC CANCER STAGE IN POPULATION-BASED CANCER REGISTRIES

2015

Journal Article

Subsequent malignant neoplasms in a population-based cohort of pediatric cancer patients: a focus on the first 5 years

Pole, Jason D., Gu, Lan Ying, Kirsh, Victoria, Greenberg, Mark L. and Nathan, Paul C. (2015). Subsequent malignant neoplasms in a population-based cohort of pediatric cancer patients: a focus on the first 5 years. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 24 (10), 1585-1592. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-15-0360

Subsequent malignant neoplasms in a population-based cohort of pediatric cancer patients: a focus on the first 5 years

2015

Journal Article

Dose-level response rates of mTor inhibition in tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) related subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA)

Weidman, Danielle R., Pole, Jason D., Bouffet, Eric, Taylor, Michael D. and Bartels, Ute (2015). Dose-level response rates of mTor inhibition in tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) related subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA). Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 62 (10), 1754-1760. doi: 10.1002/pbc.25573

Dose-level response rates of mTor inhibition in tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) related subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA)

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    Physical, psychological, financial late effects and health care use in survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer: A population-based study (administered by SickKids)
    The Hospital For Sick Children
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2025
    HAI-TECH: Healthcare-Associated Infection Tracking with Enhanced Connectivity and Health Informatics
    Metro North Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2029
    Life and health After Childhood cancEr (LACE): a national data linkage project.
    MRFF - National Critical Infrastructure Initiative
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2024
    Lipids Management in Queensland (LMQ)
    Novartis Pharmaceuticals Australia Pty Limited
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2024
    Validation of Clinical Trial Outcomes Using Hospital Administrative Data and Electronic Medical Records - A Data Linkage Methodology Project
    Metro South Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    SMART Project - Towards Systematic Maturation of Analytics and System Redesign to Transform (SMART) Healthcare and Public Health Research
    Queensland Health
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Jason Pole is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • 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

Completed supervision

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