
Contact Details
- Phone
- +64 3 474 0999
- kate.coffey@otago.ac.nz
University Links
- Position
- Senior Lecturer
- Department
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women’s Health (Dunedin)
- Qualifications
- MA (Cantab) MBBS CertClinEd MMedSci DPhil MRCOG FRANZCOG
- Research summary
- HPV, cervical screening, genital tract diseases, and risk management
- Teaching
- 5th year Convenor for Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women's Health; Senior Lecturer on the postgrad diploma in Obstetrics and Medical Gynaecology
- Memberships
- ANZVS
- ASCCP
- BSCCP
- Clinical
- HPV-associated lower genital tract disease, colposcopy
Research
Kate is an obstetrician and gynaecologist with an interest in medical education, cervical screening and lower genital tract diseases, and risk management.
Publications
Coffey, K. (2021, May). The cervix: A hidden gem. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) Women's Health College Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Mbizvo, R., Boardman, H., Leeson, P., Birks, J., Coffey, C., Myerson, S., … Coffey, S. (2020). Pregnancy and mitral regurgitation in later life: An OxVALVE study. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 29(Suppl. 1), (pp. S32). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.05.080 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Kang, Y.-J., Smith, M., Barlow, E., Coffey, K., Hacker, N., & Canfell, K. (2017). Vulvar cancer in high-income countries: Increasing the burden of disease. International Journal of Cancer, 141(11), 2174-2186. doi: 10.1002/ijc.30900 Journal - Research Article
Taghavi, K., Morell, S., Lamb, J., MacNab, H., Innes, C., Coffey, K., Williman, J., Simcock, B., & Sykes, P. (2017). Initial observation of CIN2 does not appear to reduce quality of life in women under 25 years of age. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 57(4), 473-478. doi: 10.1111/ajo.12633 Journal - Research Article
Coffey, K., Gaitskell, K., Beral, V., Canfell, K., Green, J., Reeves, G., … on behalf of the Million Women Study Collaborators. (2016). Past cervical intraepithelial neoplaasia grade 3, obesity, and earlier menopause are associated with an increased risk of vulval cancer in postmenopausal women. British Journal of Cancer, 115, 599-606. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2016.165 Journal - Research Article