Konrad Fassbender

Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Oncology Dept

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Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Oncology Dept

Email: kfassben@ualberta.ca
Phone: (780) 450-7525

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Brief Biography: Dr. Fassbender is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Palliative Care Medicine. He holds cross-appointments as Adjunct Assistant Professor in the School of Public Health, Fellow of the Institute of Public Economics at the University of Alberta, Inaugural Scientist for the Integrated Centre for Care Advancement through Research (iCARE, a joint venture of the University of Alberta and Capital Health, now Alberta Health Services) and Research Associate with the Sociobehavioural Research Centre (BC Cancer Agency). He supervises medical trainees, graduate students and teaches health economics, health finance and econometrics. Dr. Fassbender works with clinicians, administrators and policy makers to measure cost and performance associated with the financing and delivery of health care and social services. His program of research concentrates on the effects of health reform and technological change on health and economic outcomes of dying patients and their families.

Expertise: Health Economics, Economic Evaluation, Health Services Research, Large Administrative Datasets, Palliative & End of Life Care.

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Content of Serious Illness Care conversation documentation is associated with goals of care orders�a quantitative evaluation in hospital

King S., Douglas M., Javed S., Semenchuk J., Ghosh S., Dunne F., Moledina A., Fassbender K., Simon J.

BMC Palliative Care. 2022 June; 21 (1) 10.1186/s12904-022-01006-2

Identification and operationalisation of indicators to monitor successful uptake of advance care planning policies: A modified Delphi study

Fassbender K., Biondo P., Holroyd-Leduc J., Potapov A., Wityk Martin T.L., Wasylenko E., Hagen N.A., Simon J.

BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. 2022 February; 53 10.1136/bmjspcare-2020-002780

Stakeholder perspectives towards implementing the national framework on palliative care in Canada

Xiao J., Brenneis C., Fassbender K.

HEALTH POLICY. 2022 January; 126 (6):576-583 10.1016/j.healthpol.2022.01.011

Palliative care stakeholders in Canada

Xiao J., Brenneis C., Fassbender K.

Health Research Policy and Systems. 2021 December; 20 (1) 10.1186/s12961-022-00855-w

Advance care planning dashboard: quality indicators and usability testing

Xiao J, Simon J, Martin TL, Biondo P, Fassbender K

BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. 2021 November; 10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-003071

Associations between Goals of Care Designation Orders and Health Resource Utilization: A Prospective Cohort Study of Older, Seriously Ill Adults in Acute Care.

17th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care. 2021 October;

Development of Discipline-Specific Palliative Care Competencies in Alberta Using a Consensus-Based Decision-Making Process.

17th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care . 2021 October;

Implementing a Compassionate Communities Framework to Raise Public Awareness of Palliative Care in Alberta

17th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care. 2021 October;

Increasing Government Sector Engagement in Advance Care Planning Using a Life Journey Approach

17th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care. 2021 October;

Lessons Learned in Canada: Successful Uptake of Advance Care Planning Indicators

17th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care. 2021 October;

What role do Death Cafés play in raising awareness of palliative care? A literature review and environmental scan of Death Cafés in Alberta, Canada

17th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care. 2021 October;

Efficacy of Advance Care Planning Videos for Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Cancer, Heart, and Kidney Failure Outpatient Settings

Douglas M.L., Simon J., Davison S.N., Biondo P., Ghosh S., Kassam A., Fassbender K.

MEDICAL DECISION MAKING. 2021 April; 41 (3):292-304 10.1177/0272989X20985836

A Retrospective Thematic Analysis of Patient, Family, and Staff Creative Art Tiles Developed on a Tertiary Palliative Care Unit

Collins A., Ayre S., Brulotte T., Crowe K., Nekolaichuk C.

American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine. 2021 March; 38 (3):266-275 10.1177/1049909120935833

Identification and operationalisation of indicators to monitor successful uptake of advance care planning policies: A modified Delphi study

Fassbender K., Biondo P., Holroyd-Leduc J., Potapov A., Wityk Martin T.L., Wasylenko E., Hagen N.A., Simon J.

BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. 2021 February; 53 10.1136/bmjspcare-2020-002780

Sustainability of a rural volunteer program (Nav-CARE): a case study

Duggleby W., Pesut B., Warner G., Nekolaichuk C., Hallstrom L.K., Elliott B., Swindle J., Ghosh S.

Rural and Remote Health. 2020 October; 20 (4):6112 10.22605/RRH6112