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 Socio-behavioural 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 research concentrates on the effects of health reform and technological change on health and economic outcomes of dying patients and their families.