Jason D. Pole

Professor Jason D. Pole serves as the Deputy Director of Research for the Queensland Digital Health Centre (QDHeC) and is a Professor in the Centre for Health Services Research (CHSR) within the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences at the University of Queensland. He maintains additional appointments as an Associate Professor in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, an Adjunct Scientist with the Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, and an Adjunct Senior Scientist with ICES, Toronto.

Jason Pole's research program utilizes clinical and surveillance data linked with real-world administrative data to address critical health questions across multiple domains. His expertise spans epidemiology, health services research, and digital health with a strong emphasis on real-world data applications and complex survey instruments. His current research interests include digital health applications to improve system performance and patient safety, healthcare utilization among childhood cancer survivors, the effects of childhood cancer treatment on second cancers and educational achievement, and the financial impact of childhood cancer on families and survivors' long-term financial health. More recently, he has developed a significant focus on adolescent and young adult oncology (AYA) survivors and their unique long-term needs.

Analysis of Dr. Pole's recent publications (2023-2025) reveals a strong concentration on digital health infrastructure, cancer survivorship outcomes, and health economics. His work demonstrates interdisciplinary collaboration across oncology, nephrology, epidemiology, and health informatics. A notable trend is the increasing integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning approaches in healthcare systems research, particularly focused on patient-reported outcomes and digital hospital implementations. His research consistently emphasizes practical applications of data science to improve healthcare delivery and patient outcomes.

Dr. Pole has maintained extensive collaborative relationships across multiple institutions, particularly with researchers in Canada (University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children) and Australia (University of Queensland). His work frequently involves large-scale population-based cohort studies and retrospective matched analyses that leverage administrative healthcare data to address questions of clinical and policy relevance.