Jason Pole

Senior Adjunct Scientist (Full Status) ICES Central Cancer Research Program

Biography

Jason Pole is a scientist with the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario, an associate professor in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, and an adjunct scientist with the SickKids Research Institute in Toronto. He has a master’s degree in epidemiology from Queen’s University in Kingston and a PhD in epidemiology from the University of Toronto. His research involves the use of administrative data and complex survey instruments.

Coupled with his work in pediatric oncology, Dr. Pole actively participates in various research projects in the area of child and adolescent health. From 2003-2007, he served as a board member for the Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics.

PhD, Epidemiology, University of Toronto
MSc, Epidemiology, Queen’s University
BSc (Hons), Health Studies, University of Waterloo

Pediatric health
Cancer
Statistics and research methods

Scientist, Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario
Associate Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Adjunct Scientist, Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute

ICES Grants

Grant

2021 - 2026

Improving outcomes across the cancer journey for adolescents and young adult with central nervous system tumours: the IMPACT-CNS cohort

Granting Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators: Bartels U, Das S, Gupta S
Co-Investigators: Baxter NN, Hawkins CE, Hodgson DC, Lim-Fat MJ, Nathan PC, Pole JD, Purzner T, Sutradhar R, Tsang D
Grant Type: Project Grant
Grant Amount: $948,600

Grant

2021 - 2024

Physical, psychological, and functional late effects and healthcare use in survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer: a population-based study

Granting Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators: Gupta S
Co-Investigators: Baxter NN, Nathan PC, Pole JD, Srikanthan A, Sutradhar R, Yuan Y
Grant Type: Project Grant
Grant Amount: $484,245

Grant

2019 - 2020

The risk of late effects among childhood cancer survivors with Down Syndrome: a population-based study using health services data

Granting Agency: Sick Kids Garron Family Cancer Centre
Principal Investigators: Gupta S
Co-Investigators: Nathan P, Pole J, Sutradhar R
Grant Type: Pitblado Clinical Grant
Grant Amount: $59,804

Grant

2018 - 2025

Optimizing outcomes in survivors of childhood, adolescent and young adult cancer

Granting Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators: Nathan P
Co-Investigators: Baxter N, Grimshaw J, Gupta S, Ivers N, Pole J, Sutradhar R
Grant Type: Foundation Scheme Grant
Grant Amount: $2,729,448

Grant

2016 - 2019

Risk of mental health sequelae among childhood cancer survivors, mothers and siblings: a population-based study using health services data

Granting Agency: Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute
Principal Investigators: Gupta S
Co-Investigators: Kurdyak P, Nathan P, Pole J, Sutradhar R
Grant Type: Quality of Life Research Grant
Grant Amount: $241,017

Grant

2016 - 2018

The impact of the model of long-term follow-up care on adherence to surveillance for late effects among survivors of adolescents and young adult cancers

Granting Agency: Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute
Principal Investigators: Baxter N, Nathan P
Co-Investigators: Pole J, Sutradhar R
Grant Type: Quality of Life Research Grant
Grant Amount: $192,790

Grant

2015 - 2017

A population-based study of long-term outcomes in survivors of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation during childhood, adolescence or young adulthood

Granting Agency: C17 (Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders) Research Network
Principal Investigators: Schechter T
Co-Investigators: Nathan P, Pole J
Grant Type: Research Grant
Grant Amount: $107,125

Grant

2014 - 2019

Initiative to maximize progress in adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer therapy (IMPACT)

Granting Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators: Baxter N, Nathan P
Co-Investigators: Barr R, Grenberg M, Gupta A, Gupta S, Pole J, Rapoport A, Sawka A, Sussman J, Sutradhar R, Wasserman J
Grant Type: Operating Grant
Grant Amount: $913,872

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Journal Articles

Journal Article

22/10/2024

Medical imaging utilization in migrants compared with nonmigrants in a universal healthcare system: a population-based matched cohort study

Di Giuseppe G, Sutradhar R, Pequeno P, Kwan ML, Miglioretti DL, Smith-Bindman R, Pole JD. PLoS Med. 2024; 21(10):e1004474.

Journal Article

22/02/2024

Development and validation of thromboembolism diagnostic algorithms in children with cancer from real-world data

Athale U, Halton J, Gayowsky A, Chan AKC, Pole JD. Pediatr Res. 2024; Feb 22 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

03/08/2023

Rates and predictors of visits to primary care physicians during and after treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a population-based cohort study

Breakey VR, Sutradhar R, Nathan PC, Patel S, Wheaton L, Li Q, Bassal M, Gibson P, Pole JD, Athale U, Gupta S. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023; Aug 3 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

04/04/2023

Treatment patterns and outcomes in adolescents and young adults with nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: an IMPACT cohort study

Punnett A, Baxter NN, Hodgson D, Sutradhar R, Pole JD, Lau C, Nathan PC, Gupta S. Br J Haematol. 2023; Apr 4 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

08/06/2022

Healthcare utilization and costs associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children with and without Down syndrome

Athale U, Sutradhar R, Breakey VR, Li Q, Bassal M, Gibson P, Patel S, Wheaton L, Pole JD, Mittman N, Pechlivanoglou P, Gupta S. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022; e29829. Epub 2022 Jun 8.

Journal Article

03/02/2022

The impact of hospital surgical volume on healthcare utilization outcomes after pediatric thyroidectomy

Chesover AD, Eskander A, Griffiths R, Pasternak JD, Pole JD, Wolter NE, Wasserman JD. World J Surg. 2022; 46(5):1082-92. Epub 2022 Feb 3.

Journal Article

02/02/2022

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

Kwan ML, Miglioretti DL, Bowles EJA, Weinmann S, Greenlee RT, Stout NK, Rahm AK, Alber SA, Pequeno P, Moy LM, Stewart C, Fong C, Jenkins CL, Kohnhorst D, Luce C, Mor JM, Munneke JR, Prado Y, Buth G, Cheng SY, Deosaransingh KA, Francisco M, Lakoma M, Martinez YT, Theis MK, Marlow EC, Kushi LH, Duncan JR, Bolch WE, Pole JD, Smith-Bindman R. Cancer Causes Control. 2022; 33(5):711-26. Epub 2022 Feb 2.

Journal Article

01/10/2021

Superior outcomes with paediatric protocols in adolescents and young adults with aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Gupta S, Alexander S, Pole JD, Sutradhar R, Crump M, Nagamuthu C, Baxter NN, Nathan PC. Br J Haematol. 2022; 196(3):743-52. Epub 2021 Oct 1.

Journal Article

15/09/2021

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

Coltin H, Rapoport A, Baxter NN, Nagamuthu C, Nathan PC, Pole JD, Momoli F, Gupta S. Cancer. 2022; 128(2):326-34. Epub 2021 Sep 15.

Journal Article

15/06/2021

Impact of the model of long-term follow-up care on adherence to guideline-recommended surveillance among survivors of adolescent and young adult cancers

Kagramanov D, Sutradhar R, Lau C, Yao Z, Pole JD, Baxter NN, Gupta S, Nathan PC. Cancer Med. 2021; 10(15):5078-87. Epub 2021 Jun 15.

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ICES Grants

Improving outcomes across the cancer journey for adolescents and young adult with central nervous system tumours: the IMPACT-CNS cohort

Physical, psychological, and functional late effects and healthcare use in survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer: a population-based study

The risk of late effects among childhood cancer survivors with Down Syndrome: a population-based study using health services data

Optimizing outcomes in survivors of childhood, adolescent and young adult cancer

Risk of mental health sequelae among childhood cancer survivors, mothers and siblings: a population-based study using health services data

The impact of the model of long-term follow-up care on adherence to surveillance for late effects among survivors of adolescents and young adult cancers

A population-based study of long-term outcomes in survivors of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation during childhood, adolescence or young adulthood

Initiative to maximize progress in adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer therapy (IMPACT)

Journal Articles

Medical imaging utilization in migrants compared with nonmigrants in a universal healthcare system: a population-based matched cohort study

Development and validation of thromboembolism diagnostic algorithms in children with cancer from real-world data

Rates and predictors of visits to primary care physicians during and after treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a population-based cohort study

Treatment patterns and outcomes in adolescents and young adults with nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: an IMPACT cohort study

Healthcare utilization and costs associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children with and without Down syndrome

The impact of hospital surgical volume on healthcare utilization outcomes after pediatric thyroidectomy

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

Superior outcomes with paediatric protocols in adolescents and young adults with aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma

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

Impact of the model of long-term follow-up care on adherence to guideline-recommended surveillance among survivors of adolescent and young adult cancers

Get in touch with
Jason Pole

Jason Pole

Biography

Education

Research Focus

Other Affiliations

ICES Grants

Improving outcomes across the cancer journey for adolescents and young adult with central nervous system tumours: the IMPACT-CNS cohort

Physical, psychological, and functional late effects and healthcare use in survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer: a population-based study

The risk of late effects among childhood cancer survivors with Down Syndrome: a population-based study using health services data

Optimizing outcomes in survivors of childhood, adolescent and young adult cancer

Risk of mental health sequelae among childhood cancer survivors, mothers and siblings: a population-based study using health services data

The impact of the model of long-term follow-up care on adherence to surveillance for late effects among survivors of adolescents and young adult cancers

A population-based study of long-term outcomes in survivors of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation during childhood, adolescence or young adulthood

Initiative to maximize progress in adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer therapy (IMPACT)

Journal Articles

Medical imaging utilization in migrants compared with nonmigrants in a universal healthcare system: a population-based matched cohort study

Development and validation of thromboembolism diagnostic algorithms in children with cancer from real-world data

Rates and predictors of visits to primary care physicians during and after treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a population-based cohort study

Treatment patterns and outcomes in adolescents and young adults with nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: an IMPACT cohort study

Healthcare utilization and costs associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children with and without Down syndrome

The impact of hospital surgical volume on healthcare utilization outcomes after pediatric thyroidectomy

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

Superior outcomes with paediatric protocols in adolescents and young adults with aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma

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

Impact of the model of long-term follow-up care on adherence to guideline-recommended surveillance among survivors of adolescent and young adult cancers

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