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Dr Tessa Copp

Research Fellow, Sydney School of Public Health / Public Health

Email

tessa.copp@sydney.edu.au

Dr Tessa Copp (BA Hons, PhD) is an NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow in the University of Sydney School of Public Health. She is part of the Sydney Health Literacy Lab and Wiser Healthcare National Collaboration. Her research focuses on evidence-based healthcare and overdiagnosis, with a particular focus on women’s reproductive health. Her research on polycystic ovary syndrome and the anti-Mullerian hormone test has been published in high impact journals in the field, including The BMJ and Human Reproduction.

Associations

Wiser Healthcare

https://www.wiserhealthcare.org.au/

Sydney Health Literacy Lab

https://sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au

Awards and honours

2024 ISDM Society Best Oral Presentation Award 1^st Place, International Shared Decision-Making Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland

2023 Best ‘Other’ Publication, Wiser Healthcare Publication Award

2022 Best Abstract in category, FMH Networks EMCR Showcase

2021 Best Qualitative Publication, Wiser Healthcare Publication Award

2020 Peter Bancroft Prize for Research Work, Faculty of Medicine and Health

2020 PhD Public Health (Medicine), The University of Sydney, Australia. Thesis: Investigation of the benefits and harms of a polycystic ovary syndrome diagnosis and the potential for overdiagnosis

2017 The Aileen Plant Student Publication Award, Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney

2017 Ho Man Kong and Ho Cheng Fung Ying Memorial Scholarship, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Sydney

2015 Bachelor of Arts (Honours in Psychology), The University of Sydney

Themes

Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health, Lifespan

Keywords

Behavioural sciences, Communication, Health psychology, Public health, Women's health

Current research students

Project title	Research student
Evaluation of a virtual fracture clinic to manage patients with simple fractures.	Rowena CHARTERIS
Delivering a virtual fracture clinic to improve the health journey of patients with simple fractures	Min Jiat TENG

Publications

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Journals

Copp, T., Thompson, R., Hammarberg, K., Lensen, S., Augustine, L., Doust, J., Peate, M., Cvejic, E., Mol, B., Lieberman, D., McCaffery, K. (2024). Attitudes, knowledge and practice regarding the anti-müllerian hormone test among general practitioners and reproductive specialists: A cross-sectional study. BJOG, 131(8), 1072-1079. [More Information]
Moss, K., Doust, J., Copp, T., Homer, H., Mishra, G. (2024). Fertility treatment pathways and births for women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome—a retrospective population linked data study. Fertility and Sterility, 121(2), 314-322. [More Information]
Copp, T., Pickles, K., Smith, J., Hersch, J., Johansson, M., Doust, J., McKinn, S., Sharma, S., Hardiman, L., Nickel, B. (2024). Marketing empowerment: how corporations co-opt feminist narratives to promote non-evidence based health interventions. BMJ, 384, e076710. [More Information]
Vella, S., Simpson, P., Bendall, J., Pickles, K., Copp, T., Swain, M., Maher, C., De Carvalho Machado, G. (2024). Perceptions and experiences of paramedics managing people with non-traumatic low back pain: a qualitative study of Australian paramedics. BMJ Open, 14(3), e084060-e084060. [More Information]
Nickel, B., Heiss, R., Shih, P., Gram, E., Copp, T., Taba, M., Moynihan, R., Zadro, J. (2024). Social Media Promotion of Health Tests With Potential for Overdiagnosis or Overuse: Protocol for a Content Analysis. JMIR Research Protocols, 13. [More Information]
Copp, T., Thompson, R., Doust, J., Hammarberg, K., Peate, M., Lensen, S., Cvejic, E., Lieberman, D., Mol, B., McCaffery, K. (2023). Community awareness and use of anti-Müllerian hormone testing in Australia: a population survey of women. Human Reproduction, 38(8), 1571-1577. [More Information]
Pathirana, T., Wang, Y., Martiny, F., Copp, T., Kumar, R., Mendis, K., Tang, J. (2023). Perspectives from China, India and Sri Lanka on the drivers and potential solutions to overuse and overdiagnosis. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 28(2), 85-88. [More Information]
Johnson, A., Thompson, R., Nickel, B., Shih, P., Hammarberg, K., Copp, T. (2023). Websites Selling Direct-to-Consumer Anti-Mullerian Hormone Tests. JAMA Network Open, 6(8), e2330192. [More Information]
Nickel, B., Copp, T., Li, T., Dolan, H., Brennan, M., Verde, A., Vaccaro, L., McCaffery, K., Houssami, N. (2022). A systematic assessment of online international breast density information. Breast, 65, 23-31. [More Information]
Pickles, K., Copp, T., Meyerowitz-Katz, G., Dodd, R., Bonner, C., Nickel, B., Steffens, M., Seale, H., Cvejic, E., Taba, M., Chau, B., McCaffery, K. (2022). COVID-19 Vaccine Misperceptions in a Community Sample of Adults Aged 18–49 Years in Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(11). [More Information]
Lee, I., Sansone, S., Irfan, M., Copp, T., Beidas, R., Dokras, A. (2022). Implementation of international guidelines for polycystic ovary syndrome: barriers and facilitators among gynecologists and primary care providers. F & S Reports, 3(2), 94-101. [More Information]
Copp, T., Dakin, T., Nickel, B., Albarqouni, L., Mannix, L., McCaffery, K., Barratt, A., Moynihan, R. (2022). Interventions to improve media coverage of medical research: a codesigned feasibility and acceptability study with Australian journalists. BMJ Open, 12(6). [More Information]
Cornell, S., Nickel, B., Cvejic, E., Bonner, C., McCaffery, K., Ayre, J., Copp, T., Batcup, C., Isautier, J., Dakin, T., Dodd, R. (2022). Positive outcomes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 33(2), 311-319. [More Information]
Tracy, M., Ayre, J., Mac, O., Copp, T., Trevena, E., Shepherd, H. (2022). Question prompt lists and endorsement of question-asking support patients to get the information they seek-A longitudinal qualitative study. Health Expectations, 25(4), 1652-1663. [More Information]
Copp, T., Muscat, D., Hersch, J., McCaffery, K., Doust, J., Dokras, A., Mol, B., Jansen, J. (2022). The challenges with managing polycystic ovary syndrome: A qualitative study of women's and clinicians’ experiences. Patient Education and Counseling, 105(3), 719-725. [More Information]
Copp, T., Nickel, B., Lensen, S., Hammarberg, K., Lieberman, D., Doust, J., Mol, B., McCaffery, K. (2021). Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) test information on Australian and New Zealand fertility clinic websites: A content analysis. BMJ Open, 11(7), e046927. [More Information]
Nickel, B., Copp, T., Brennan, M., Farber, R., McCaffery, K., Houssami, N. (2021). Breast Density Notification: A Systematic Review of the Impact on Primary Care Practitioners. Journal of Women's Health, 30(10), 1457-1468. [More Information]
Dodd, R., Pickles, K., Nickel, B., Cvejic, E., Ayre, J., Batcup, C., Bonner, C., Copp, T., Cornell, S., Dakin, T., Isautier, J., McCaffery, K. (2021). Concerns and motivations about COVID-19 vaccination. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 21(2), 161-163. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Cvejic, E., McCaffery, K., Copp, T., Cornell, S., Dodd, R., Pickles, K., Batcup, C., Isautier, J., Nickel, B., Dakin, T., Bonner, C. (2021). Contextualising COVID-19 prevention behaviour over time in Australia: Patterns and long-term predictors from April to July 2020 in an online social media sample. PloS One, 16(6 June 2021). [More Information]
Copp, T., Isautier, J., Nickel, B., Pickles, K., Tracy, M., Doust, J., Bonner, C., Dodd, R., Ayre, J., Cvejic, E., Trevena, L., McCaffery, K., et al (2021). COVID-19 challenges faced by general practitioners in Australia: a survey study conducted in March 2021. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 27(5), 357-363. [More Information]
Pickles, K., Cvejic, E., Nickel, B., Copp, T., Bonner, C., Leask, J., Ayre, J., Batcup, C., Cornell, S., Dakin, T., Dodd, R., Isautier, J., McCaffery, K. (2021). COVID-19 misinformation trends in Australia: Prospective longitudinal national survey. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(1), e23805. [More Information]
Pickles, K., Copp, T., Dodd, R., Cvejic, E., Seale, H., Steffens, M., Meyerowitz-Katz, G., Bonner, C., McCaffery, K. (2021). COVID-19 vaccine intentions in Australia. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 21(12), 1627-1628. [More Information]
Sharma, S., Traeger, A., O'Keeffe, M., Copp, T., Freeman, A., Hoffmann, T., Maher, C. (2021). Effect of information format on intentions and beliefs regarding diagnostic imaging for non-specific low back pain: A randomised controlled trial in members of the public. Patient Education and Counseling, 104(3), 595-602. [More Information]
Smith, J., Ayre, J., Jansen, J., Cvejic, E., McCaffery, K., Doust, J., Copp, T. (2021). Impact of diagnostic labels and causal explanations for weight gain on diet intentions, cognitions and emotions: An experimental online study. Appetite, 167, 105612. [More Information]
Dodd, R., Pickles, K., Cvejic, E., Cornell, S., Isautier, J., Copp, T., Nickel, B., Bonner, C., Batcup, C., Muscat, D., Ayre, J., McCaffery, K. (2021). Perceived public health threat a key factor for willingness to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Australia (IN PRESS). Vaccine, 40(17), 2484-2490. [More Information]
Copp, T., Doust, J., McCaffery, K., Hersch, J., Jansen, J. (2021). Polycystic ovary syndrome: why widening the diagnostic criteria may be harming women. BMJ, 373, n700. [More Information]
Nickel, B., Copp, T., Brennan, M., Farber, R., McCaffery, K., Houssami, N. (2021). The Impact of Breast Density Information or Notification on Women's Cognitive, Psychological, and Behavioral Outcomes: A Systematic Review. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 113(10), 1299-1328. [More Information]
Bonner, C., Cvejic, E., Ayre, J., Isautier, J., Semsarian, C., Nickel, B., Batcup, C., Pickles, K., Dodd, R., Cornell, S., Copp, T., McCaffery, K. (2021). The Psychological Impact of Hypertension During COVID-19 Restrictions: Retrospective Case-Control Study. JMI Rx Med, 2(1), e25610. [More Information]
Blokzijl, J., Dodd, R., Copp, T., Sharma, S., Tcharkhedian, E., Klinner, C., Maher, C., Traeger, A. (2021). Understanding overuse of diagnostic imaging for patients with low back pain in the Emergency Department: A qualitative study. Emergency Medicine Journal, 38(7), 529-535. [More Information]
Copp, T., Kvesic, D., Lieberman, D., Bateson, D., McCaffery, K. (2021). Your hopes can run away with your realistic expectations': a qualitative study of women and men's decision-making when undergoing multiple cycles of IVF. Human Reproduction Open, 2020 (4), hoaa059. [More Information]
Hersch, J., Copp, T., Jacklyn, G., Jansen, J., Liefers, G., McCaffery, K., Stiggelbout, A. (2020). Authors’ response. Medical Decision Making, 40(6), 715-717. [More Information]
Copp, T., Muscat, D., Hersch, J., McCaffery, K., Doust, J., Mol, B., Dokras, A., Jansen, J. (2020). Clinicians' perspectives on diagnosing polycystic ovary syndrome in Australia: a qualitative study. Human Reproduction, 35(3), 660-668. [More Information]
McCaffery, K., Dodd, R., Cvejic, E., Ayre, J., Batcup, C., Isautier, J., Copp, T., Bonner, C., Pickles, K., Nickel, B., Dakin, T., Cornell, S., et al (2020). Health literacy and disparities in COVID-19–related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours in Australia. Public Health Research and Practice, 30(4), 1-9. [More Information]
Copp, T., Cvejic, E., McCaffery, K., Hersch, J., Doust, J., Mol, B., Dokras, A., Mishra, G., Jansen, J. (2020). Impact of a diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome on diet, physical activity and contraceptive use in young women: findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Women's Health. Human Reproduction, 35(2), 394-403. [More Information]
Isautier, J., Copp, T., Ayre, J., Cvejic, E., Meyerowitz-Katz, G., Batcup, C., Bonner, C., Dodd, R., Nickel, B., Pickles, K., Cornell, S., Dakin, T., McCaffery, K. (2020). People's experiences and satisfaction with telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia: Cross-sectional survey study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(12), e24531. [More Information]
Stiggelbout, A., Copp, T., Jacklyn, G., Jansen, J., Liefers, G., McCaffery, K., Hersch, J. (2020). Women's Acceptance of Overdetection in Breast Cancer Screening: Can We Assess Harm-Benefit Tradeoffs? Medical Decision Making, 40(1), 42-51. [More Information]
Copp, T., Hersch, J., Muscat, D., McCaffery, K., Doust, J., Dokras, A., Mol, B., Jansen, J. (2019). The benefits and harms of receiving a polycystic ovary syndrome diagnosis: a qualitative study of women's experiences. Human Reproduction Open, 2019 (4), 1-12. [More Information]
Copp, T., Jansen, J., Doust, J., Mol, B., Dokras, A., McCaffery, K. (2017). Are expanding disease definitions unnecessarily labelling women with polycystic ovary syndrome? BMJ, 358, 1-10. [More Information]
Copp, T., McCaffery, K., Azizi, L., Doust, J., Mol, B., Jansen, J. (2017). Influence of the disease label polycystic ovary syndrome' on intention to have an ultrasound and psychosocial outcomes: A randomised online study in young women. Human Reproduction, 32(4), 876-884. [More Information]
Nickel, B., Barratt, A., Copp, T., Moynihan, R., McCaffery, K. (2017). Words do matter: a systematic review on how different terminology for the same condition influences management preferences. BMJ Open, 7(7), 1-12. [More Information]

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Magazine / Newspaper Articles

Fotheringham, P., Dorney, E., Copp, T. (2022). Understanding health literacy in practice. O&G Magazine, Vol. 24 No 2, Winter 2022.

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2024

Copp, T., Thompson, R., Hammarberg, K., Lensen, S., Augustine, L., Doust, J., Peate, M., Cvejic, E., Mol, B., Lieberman, D., McCaffery, K. (2024). Attitudes, knowledge and practice regarding the anti-müllerian hormone test among general practitioners and reproductive specialists: A cross-sectional study. BJOG, 131(8), 1072-1079. [More Information]
Moss, K., Doust, J., Copp, T., Homer, H., Mishra, G. (2024). Fertility treatment pathways and births for women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome—a retrospective population linked data study. Fertility and Sterility, 121(2), 314-322. [More Information]
Copp, T., Pickles, K., Smith, J., Hersch, J., Johansson, M., Doust, J., McKinn, S., Sharma, S., Hardiman, L., Nickel, B. (2024). Marketing empowerment: how corporations co-opt feminist narratives to promote non-evidence based health interventions. BMJ, 384, e076710. [More Information]
Vella, S., Simpson, P., Bendall, J., Pickles, K., Copp, T., Swain, M., Maher, C., De Carvalho Machado, G. (2024). Perceptions and experiences of paramedics managing people with non-traumatic low back pain: a qualitative study of Australian paramedics. BMJ Open, 14(3), e084060-e084060. [More Information]
Nickel, B., Heiss, R., Shih, P., Gram, E., Copp, T., Taba, M., Moynihan, R., Zadro, J. (2024). Social Media Promotion of Health Tests With Potential for Overdiagnosis or Overuse: Protocol for a Content Analysis. JMIR Research Protocols, 13. [More Information]

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2023

Copp, T., Thompson, R., Doust, J., Hammarberg, K., Peate, M., Lensen, S., Cvejic, E., Lieberman, D., Mol, B., McCaffery, K. (2023). Community awareness and use of anti-Müllerian hormone testing in Australia: a population survey of women. Human Reproduction, 38(8), 1571-1577. [More Information]
Pathirana, T., Wang, Y., Martiny, F., Copp, T., Kumar, R., Mendis, K., Tang, J. (2023). Perspectives from China, India and Sri Lanka on the drivers and potential solutions to overuse and overdiagnosis. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 28(2), 85-88. [More Information]
Johnson, A., Thompson, R., Nickel, B., Shih, P., Hammarberg, K., Copp, T. (2023). Websites Selling Direct-to-Consumer Anti-Mullerian Hormone Tests. JAMA Network Open, 6(8), e2330192. [More Information]

2022

Nickel, B., Copp, T., Li, T., Dolan, H., Brennan, M., Verde, A., Vaccaro, L., McCaffery, K., Houssami, N. (2022). A systematic assessment of online international breast density information. Breast, 65, 23-31. [More Information]
Pickles, K., Copp, T., Meyerowitz-Katz, G., Dodd, R., Bonner, C., Nickel, B., Steffens, M., Seale, H., Cvejic, E., Taba, M., Chau, B., McCaffery, K. (2022). COVID-19 Vaccine Misperceptions in a Community Sample of Adults Aged 18–49 Years in Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(11). [More Information]
Lee, I., Sansone, S., Irfan, M., Copp, T., Beidas, R., Dokras, A. (2022). Implementation of international guidelines for polycystic ovary syndrome: barriers and facilitators among gynecologists and primary care providers. F & S Reports, 3(2), 94-101. [More Information]
Copp, T., Dakin, T., Nickel, B., Albarqouni, L., Mannix, L., McCaffery, K., Barratt, A., Moynihan, R. (2022). Interventions to improve media coverage of medical research: a codesigned feasibility and acceptability study with Australian journalists. BMJ Open, 12(6). [More Information]
Cornell, S., Nickel, B., Cvejic, E., Bonner, C., McCaffery, K., Ayre, J., Copp, T., Batcup, C., Isautier, J., Dakin, T., Dodd, R. (2022). Positive outcomes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 33(2), 311-319. [More Information]
Tracy, M., Ayre, J., Mac, O., Copp, T., Trevena, E., Shepherd, H. (2022). Question prompt lists and endorsement of question-asking support patients to get the information they seek-A longitudinal qualitative study. Health Expectations, 25(4), 1652-1663. [More Information]
Copp, T., Muscat, D., Hersch, J., McCaffery, K., Doust, J., Dokras, A., Mol, B., Jansen, J. (2022). The challenges with managing polycystic ovary syndrome: A qualitative study of women's and clinicians’ experiences. Patient Education and Counseling, 105(3), 719-725. [More Information]
Fotheringham, P., Dorney, E., Copp, T. (2022). Understanding health literacy in practice. O&G Magazine, Vol. 24 No 2, Winter 2022.

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2021

Copp, T., Nickel, B., Lensen, S., Hammarberg, K., Lieberman, D., Doust, J., Mol, B., McCaffery, K. (2021). Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) test information on Australian and New Zealand fertility clinic websites: A content analysis. BMJ Open, 11(7), e046927. [More Information]
Nickel, B., Copp, T., Brennan, M., Farber, R., McCaffery, K., Houssami, N. (2021). Breast Density Notification: A Systematic Review of the Impact on Primary Care Practitioners. Journal of Women's Health, 30(10), 1457-1468. [More Information]
Dodd, R., Pickles, K., Nickel, B., Cvejic, E., Ayre, J., Batcup, C., Bonner, C., Copp, T., Cornell, S., Dakin, T., Isautier, J., McCaffery, K. (2021). Concerns and motivations about COVID-19 vaccination. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 21(2), 161-163. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Cvejic, E., McCaffery, K., Copp, T., Cornell, S., Dodd, R., Pickles, K., Batcup, C., Isautier, J., Nickel, B., Dakin, T., Bonner, C. (2021). Contextualising COVID-19 prevention behaviour over time in Australia: Patterns and long-term predictors from April to July 2020 in an online social media sample. PloS One, 16(6 June 2021). [More Information]
Copp, T., Isautier, J., Nickel, B., Pickles, K., Tracy, M., Doust, J., Bonner, C., Dodd, R., Ayre, J., Cvejic, E., Trevena, L., McCaffery, K., et al (2021). COVID-19 challenges faced by general practitioners in Australia: a survey study conducted in March 2021. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 27(5), 357-363. [More Information]
Pickles, K., Cvejic, E., Nickel, B., Copp, T., Bonner, C., Leask, J., Ayre, J., Batcup, C., Cornell, S., Dakin, T., Dodd, R., Isautier, J., McCaffery, K. (2021). COVID-19 misinformation trends in Australia: Prospective longitudinal national survey. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(1), e23805. [More Information]
Pickles, K., Copp, T., Dodd, R., Cvejic, E., Seale, H., Steffens, M., Meyerowitz-Katz, G., Bonner, C., McCaffery, K. (2021). COVID-19 vaccine intentions in Australia. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 21(12), 1627-1628. [More Information]
Sharma, S., Traeger, A., O'Keeffe, M., Copp, T., Freeman, A., Hoffmann, T., Maher, C. (2021). Effect of information format on intentions and beliefs regarding diagnostic imaging for non-specific low back pain: A randomised controlled trial in members of the public. Patient Education and Counseling, 104(3), 595-602. [More Information]
Smith, J., Ayre, J., Jansen, J., Cvejic, E., McCaffery, K., Doust, J., Copp, T. (2021). Impact of diagnostic labels and causal explanations for weight gain on diet intentions, cognitions and emotions: An experimental online study. Appetite, 167, 105612. [More Information]
Dodd, R., Pickles, K., Cvejic, E., Cornell, S., Isautier, J., Copp, T., Nickel, B., Bonner, C., Batcup, C., Muscat, D., Ayre, J., McCaffery, K. (2021). Perceived public health threat a key factor for willingness to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Australia (IN PRESS). Vaccine, 40(17), 2484-2490. [More Information]
Copp, T., Doust, J., McCaffery, K., Hersch, J., Jansen, J. (2021). Polycystic ovary syndrome: why widening the diagnostic criteria may be harming women. BMJ, 373, n700. [More Information]
Nickel, B., Copp, T., Brennan, M., Farber, R., McCaffery, K., Houssami, N. (2021). The Impact of Breast Density Information or Notification on Women's Cognitive, Psychological, and Behavioral Outcomes: A Systematic Review. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 113(10), 1299-1328. [More Information]
Bonner, C., Cvejic, E., Ayre, J., Isautier, J., Semsarian, C., Nickel, B., Batcup, C., Pickles, K., Dodd, R., Cornell, S., Copp, T., McCaffery, K. (2021). The Psychological Impact of Hypertension During COVID-19 Restrictions: Retrospective Case-Control Study. JMI Rx Med, 2(1), e25610. [More Information]
Blokzijl, J., Dodd, R., Copp, T., Sharma, S., Tcharkhedian, E., Klinner, C., Maher, C., Traeger, A. (2021). Understanding overuse of diagnostic imaging for patients with low back pain in the Emergency Department: A qualitative study. Emergency Medicine Journal, 38(7), 529-535. [More Information]
Copp, T., Kvesic, D., Lieberman, D., Bateson, D., McCaffery, K. (2021). Your hopes can run away with your realistic expectations': a qualitative study of women and men's decision-making when undergoing multiple cycles of IVF. Human Reproduction Open, 2020 (4), hoaa059. [More Information]

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2020

Hersch, J., Copp, T., Jacklyn, G., Jansen, J., Liefers, G., McCaffery, K., Stiggelbout, A. (2020). Authors’ response. Medical Decision Making, 40(6), 715-717. [More Information]
Copp, T., Muscat, D., Hersch, J., McCaffery, K., Doust, J., Mol, B., Dokras, A., Jansen, J. (2020). Clinicians' perspectives on diagnosing polycystic ovary syndrome in Australia: a qualitative study. Human Reproduction, 35(3), 660-668. [More Information]
McCaffery, K., Dodd, R., Cvejic, E., Ayre, J., Batcup, C., Isautier, J., Copp, T., Bonner, C., Pickles, K., Nickel, B., Dakin, T., Cornell, S., et al (2020). Health literacy and disparities in COVID-19–related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours in Australia. Public Health Research and Practice, 30(4), 1-9. [More Information]
Copp, T., Cvejic, E., McCaffery, K., Hersch, J., Doust, J., Mol, B., Dokras, A., Mishra, G., Jansen, J. (2020). Impact of a diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome on diet, physical activity and contraceptive use in young women: findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Women's Health. Human Reproduction, 35(2), 394-403. [More Information]
Isautier, J., Copp, T., Ayre, J., Cvejic, E., Meyerowitz-Katz, G., Batcup, C., Bonner, C., Dodd, R., Nickel, B., Pickles, K., Cornell, S., Dakin, T., McCaffery, K. (2020). People's experiences and satisfaction with telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia: Cross-sectional survey study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(12), e24531. [More Information]
Stiggelbout, A., Copp, T., Jacklyn, G., Jansen, J., Liefers, G., McCaffery, K., Hersch, J. (2020). Women's Acceptance of Overdetection in Breast Cancer Screening: Can We Assess Harm-Benefit Tradeoffs? Medical Decision Making, 40(1), 42-51. [More Information]

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2019

Copp, T., Hersch, J., Muscat, D., McCaffery, K., Doust, J., Dokras, A., Mol, B., Jansen, J. (2019). The benefits and harms of receiving a polycystic ovary syndrome diagnosis: a qualitative study of women's experiences. Human Reproduction Open, 2019 (4), 1-12. [More Information]

2017

Copp, T., Jansen, J., Doust, J., Mol, B., Dokras, A., McCaffery, K. (2017). Are expanding disease definitions unnecessarily labelling women with polycystic ovary syndrome? BMJ, 358, 1-10. [More Information]
Copp, T., McCaffery, K., Azizi, L., Doust, J., Mol, B., Jansen, J. (2017). Influence of the disease label polycystic ovary syndrome' on intention to have an ultrasound and psychosocial outcomes: A randomised online study in young women. Human Reproduction, 32(4), 876-884. [More Information]
Nickel, B., Barratt, A., Copp, T., Moynihan, R., McCaffery, K. (2017). Words do matter: a systematic review on how different terminology for the same condition influences management preferences. BMJ Open, 7(7), 1-12. [More Information]

Selected Grants

2022

Qualitative evaluation of an online decision support tool for couples with unexplained infertility, Copp T, Mol B, Hammarberg K, Wang R, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Centres of Research Excellence
Understanding consumers and hospitals perspectives of Medibank patient reported experience measures (PREMs) data: a qualitative interview study, Nickel B, Copp T, Dodd R, McCaffery K, Medibank Private Ltd/Medibank Health Research Fund

2021

AHRA Women's Health Research and Translation Network - Tessa Copp, Copp T, Monash University/AHRA WHTRN Early and MidCareer Researcher (EMCR)

2020

Optimising health communication for positive community responses to testing for COVID-19 and beyond, McCaffery K, Bonner C, Ayre J, Cvejic E, Dodd R, Nickel B, Pickles K, Isautier J, Copp T, Batcup C, Cornell S, Dakin T, Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity/MBI Strategic Project Funding

Further Grants

2018

Examination of the impact of the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) label on psychosocial outcomes and decision making. Copp T, Jansen J, Hersch J, McCaffery K, Doust J, Mol B, Dokras A, Lifespan Research Network/Lifespan Seed Grants Program, University of Sydney

In the media

The Health Report. What women need to know about the ‘egg timer’ test. August 3, 2024. https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/healthreport/amh-fertility-egg-reserve-test/104161568

The Guardian. Widely advertised hormone test unreliable as fertility prediction tool for women, researchers say. July 29, 2024. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jul/29/widely-advertised-hormone-test-unreliable-as-fertility-prediction-tool-researchers-say

Sydney Morning Herald. Are Tampons toxic? Here’s what you need to know. July 19, 2024. https://www.smh.com.au/national/are-tampons-toxic-here-s-what-you-need-to-know-20240718-p5juqr.html

The Guardian. Companies marketing useless health products to women using feminist wellbeing messages. Feb 15, 2024. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/15/companies-marketing-useless-health-products-to-women-using-feminist-wellbeing-messages

ABC News. Feminism ‘co-opted’ to market non-evidence-based women’s health interventions like AMH /egg timer’ tests, researchers argue. Feb 18, 2024. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-18/egg-timer-test-amh-fertility-feminism-women-health/103457322

Elle. ‘Feminist’ health marking is preying on women’s fertility fears. Feb 19, 2024. https://www.elle.com.au/life/health-wellness/home-fertility-tests-reliability-study-29003/

Oprah Daily. Why are so many women testing this fertility hormone? March 26, 2024. https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/health/a60268976/amh-levels-testing-fertility/

ABC News. The 'egg timer test' is being sold as a way for women to decide when to have a baby. But experts say it can be misleading. Published 7th March, 2023. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-07/egg-timer-test-pregnancy-fertility-results/101878462

The Age. ‘Egg timer’ test of fertility marketed ‘misleadingly’, study finds. Published 8^thJuly, 2021. https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/egg-timer-test-of-fertility-marketed-misleadingly-study-finds-20210708-p58814.html

ABC Health Report. Is this common hormonal disorder overdiagnosed in Australia? March 9, 2020. https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/healthreport/is-pcos-overdiagnosed-in-australia/12038828

The Conversation. 4 myths about polycystic ovary syndrome – and why they’re wrong. February 27, 2020. https://theconversation.com/4-myths-about-polycystic-ovary-syndrome-and-why-theyre-wrong-131908

The Medical Republic. PCOS diagnosis can have unintended consequences. March 18, 2020. http://medicalrepublic.com.au/pcos-diagnosis-can-have-unintended-consequences/25712/amp

Stat News First Opinion. Overdiagnosis and disease labels: the case of polycystic ovary syndrome. November 1, 2017. https://www.statnews.com/2017/11/01/polycystic-ovary-syndrome-overdiagnosis/

Sydney Morning Herald. Broader definition of polycystic ovary syndrome is harming women: Australian experts. August 15, 2017. https://www.smh.com.au/healthcare/expanded-definition-of-polycystic-ovary-syndrome-is-harming-women-australian-experts-warn-20170815-gxwl32.html

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