Katy Cooper BSc, PhD (Sheffield)
Research Fellow
Address:
HEDS, ScHARR
The University of Sheffield
Regent Court, 30 Regent Street
Sheffield, S1 4DA
Tel: (+44) (0)114 222 0773
Fax: (+44) (0)114 272 4095
Email: k.l.cooper@sheffield.ac.uk
Room: G033
Biography
I joined ScHARR in 2004 as a Research Associate and from 2004 to 2006 I worked on a number of projects relating to patient safety and quality of care. Since January 2007 I have been involved in systematic reviews of evidence for clinical effectiveness within the Section of Health Economics & Decision Science. I gained my BSc and PhD in genetics and cell biology from the University of Sheffield.
Research interests
My research interests include:
- systematic reviews of clinical effectiveness for healthcare interventions
- development of methods for systematic reviewing and evidence synthesis
- patient safety and quality of care
- complementary and alternative medicine research
Teaching Interests
I teach on the following topics:
- systematic reviewing and critical appraisal
- evidence synthesis and meta-analysis
- study design
Professional Activities
I am currently working on systematic reviews of the following:
- comparison of triage and direct transfer to specialist care centres versus delivery to the nearest local hospital (for Service Delivery and Organisation programme)
- colorectal cancer screening
- enhanced imaging techniques for assessment of axillary metastases (Health Technology Assessment)
- romiplostim for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
I have also recently worked on the following systematic reviews
- impact of visual acuity on utility values
- imatinib for adjuvant treament of gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST)
- chemoprevention of colorectal cancer (Health Technology Assessment)
- homeopathy for insomnia
- pegfilgrastim for prevention of febrile neutropenia
- vildagliptin for type 2 diabetes
- oseltamivir, amantadine and zanamivir for invluenza prophylaxis (NICE Technology Appraisal)
- selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)
I was previously involved in the following projects relating to patient safety and quality of care:
- evaluation of a patient safety climate questionnaire [link]
- analysis of incident reporting rates to the National Patient Safety Agency and the relationship to safety and quality data [link]
- comparison of methods to assess quality of care from hospital case notes (Record Review for Safety and Quality) [link]
Current Projects
I was a co-applicant for the following grants:
- NCCHTA: Enhanced imaging techniques for assessment of axillary metastases (PI Katy Cooper) 2009-2010
- NHS: Revisiting the options appraisal for colorectal cancer screening (PI Sophie Whyte), 2010
- Novartis: Reviewing the impact of visual acuity on utility values and assessing the appropiateness of the EQ-5D in diabetic macular edema (PI John Brazier). 2009-2010
- Novartis: Systematic review of the clinical effectiveness of imatinib (Glivec) for adjuvant therapy in gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) (PI Katy Cooper), 2009-2010
- NCCHTA: Chemoprevention of colorectal cancer (PI Paul Tappenden/Dan Hind), 2009-2010
- NICE Public Health Collaborating Centre (PI: Liddy Goyder), 2008-2011.
- Amgen Ltd: Romiplostim for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (PI: Ron Akehurst), 2007-2008.
- Amgen Ltd: Pegfilgrastim for prevention of febrile neutropenia (PI: Ron Akehurst), 2007-2008.
- NCCHTA (NICE Technology Appraisal): Oseltamivir, amantadine and zanamivir for influenza prophylaxis (PI: Paul Tappenden), 2007-2008.
- Novartis: Modelling the cost-effectiveness of Vildagliptin for treatment of type 2 diabetes. Co-investigator (PI: Mike Gillett). 2006-2009 (various grants)
- Colonix Medical Ltd: Modelling the cost-effectiveness of the Colonix device for screening and diagnosis of colorectal cancer (PI: Jim Chilcott), 2007.
- National Patient Safety Agency: Analysis of incident reporting rates and their relationship to safety and quality data (PI: Allen Hutchinson), 2006.
Key publications
- Cooper KL, Relton C. Homeopathy for insomnia: A systematic review of research evidence. Sleep Medicine Reviews 2010 (E-publication ahead of print).
- Papaioannou D, Cooper K, Carroll C, Hind D, Pilgrim H, Tappenden P, Logan RF. Antioxidants in the chemoprevention of colorectal cancer and colorectal adenomas in the general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Colorectal Disease 2010 (E-publication ahead of print).
- Carroll C, Cooper K, Papaioannou D, Hind D, Pilgrim H, Tappenden P. Supplemental calcium in the chemoprevention of colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Therapeutics 2010; 32(5):789-803
- Carroll C, Cooper K, Papaioannou D, Hind D, Tappenden P, Pilgrim H, Booth A. Meta-analysis: folic acid in the chemoprevention of colorectal adenomas and colorectal cancer. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2010;31(7):708-718.
- Hutchinson A, Coster JE, Cooper KL, McIntosh A, Walters SJ, Bath PA, Pearson M, Rantell K, Campbell MJ, Nicholl J, Irwin P. Assessing quality of care from hospital case notes: comparison of reliability of two methods. Quality & Safety in Health Care 2010 (E-publication ahead of print).
- Hutchinson A, Coster JE, Cooper KL, McIntosh A, Walters SJ, Bath PA, Pearson M, Young TA, Rantell K, Campbell MJ, Ratcliffe J. Comparison of case note review methods for evaluating quality and safety in health care. Health Technology Assessment 2010;14(10).
- Tappenden P, Jackson R, Cooper K, Rees A, Simpson E, Read R, Nicholson K. Amantadine, oseltamivir and zanamivir for the prophylaxis of influenza (including a review of existing guidance no. 67): a systematic review and economic evaluation. Health Technology Assessment 2009;13(11).[link]
- Hutchinson A, Young T, Cooper KL, McIntosh A, Karnon J, Scobie S, Thomson R. Trends in healthcare incident reporting and relationship to safety and quality data in acute hospitals: results from the National Reporting and Learning System. Quality and Safety in Health Care 2009;18:5-10
- Hutchinson A, Cooper KL, Dean JE, McIntosh A, Patterson M, Stride CB, Laurence BE, Smith CM. Use of a safety climate questionnaire in UK healthcare: factor structure, reliability and usability. Quality & Safety in Health Care 2006; 15:347-353).[link]
- Hutchinson A, Dean JE, Cooper KL, Patterson M, McIntosh A, Stride CB, Smith CM, Laurence BE. Assessing the usefulness of a safety climate questionnaire in UK healthcare. Proceedings of the 16th World Congress of the International Ergonomics Association 2006
- Strutt D, Johnson R, Cooper K, Bray S. Asymmetric localisation of Frizzled and the determination of Notch-dependent cell fate in the Drosophila eye. Current Biology 2002;12:813-82[link]