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John Queenan, PhD

John Queenan, CCTG Senior Investigator
Canadian Cancer Trials Group Senior Investigator
Dr. John Queenan received his PhD in Clinical Epidemiology from Queen’s University, where his research examined the influence of social support on quality of life and the timely diagnosis of cancer. He has over a decade of experience in patient- and family-engaged research, focusing on the psycho-social dimensions of illness, the development and validation of disease case definitions in electronic health records, and the application of statistical and machine-learning methods to chronic disease surveillance. Dr. Queenan is deeply involved in equity-driven research, contributing to improved patient experiences, care pathways, and the representation of under served populations in health research. He serves as CCTG’s Senior Investigator for Health-Related Quality of Life, Economic Analysis, and Patient and Family Engagement.
 
Areas of expertise: Clinical Epidemiology, Transdisciplinary Cancer Research, Social Support, Diagnostic Pathways, Mixed Method
 
Research interests: Collaborative patient and family oriented research, Patient reported outcomes, symptom appraisal, help-seeking and diagnostic intervals, electronic case definition validation, electronic medical record data quality.
 
Current trials: SC.30 
 
Select Publications: 
  1. Richards, D., Queenan, J.A., Aasen-Johnston, L. Douglas, H., Hawrysh, T., Lapenna, M., Lillie, D., McIntosh, E.I., Shea, J., Smith., M., and Marlin, S. et al.  Patient and Public Perceptions in Canada About Decentralized and Hybrid Clinical Trials: “It’s About Time We Bring Trials To People”. Ther Innov Regul Sci;(2024).
  2. Queenan, J.A., Ehsani-Moghaddam B, Wilton, S.B., Skanes, Barber D., and Sandhu, R.K. Detecting Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter in the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network: First Steps” CJC Open, eCollection Mar 2021 DOI
  3. Ehsahni-Moghaddam B, Martin K, Queenan J.A, “Data quality in healthcare: A report of practical experience with the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network data” Health Information Management Journal Vol 50, issue 1-2, 88-92,Dec 5, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1177/2F1833358319887743
  4. Queenan J.A, Williamson T, Khan S, Drummond N, Garies S, Morken, R, Birtwhistle R. “Representativeness of patients and providers in the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network: a cross-sectional study“ CMAJO January 25, 2016 vol. 4 no. 1 E28-E32
  5. Queenan J.A, Gottlieb B.H, Feldman-Stewart D, Hall S.F, Irish J, Groome P.A. Symptom appraisal, help seeking, and lay consultancy for symptoms of head and neck cancer. Psychooncology. 2018 Jan;27(1):286-294. doi: 10.1002/pon.4458. Epub 2017 Jul 13. PMID: 28543939.
For a full list of publications please visit Google Scholar:https://scholar.google.ca/citations?hl=en&pli=1&user=EDwqhdIAAAAJ