Dr. Kieran A. McCaul

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University of Western Australia
School of Medicine and Pharmacology
WA Centre for Health and Ageing
Senior Research FellowAppointed: 2007

Mailing Address

WA Centre for Health & Ageing (M573)
University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway
Crawley, Western Australia 6008
Australia

Contact Information

Phone: 61 8 9224 2140
Fax: 61 8 9224 8009
kamccaul@meddent.uwa.edu.au

Qualifications

Ph.D., Adelaide University, Epidemiology, 2006.
M.P.H., Adelaide University, Epidemiology, 1990.
B.Sc., Flinders University of South Australia, Applied Mathematics, 1982.

Expertise and Research Interests

Biostatistical methods
Bilateral breast cancer

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Breast Cancer, Epidemiology, Public Health.

Memberships

American Statistical Association
Australian Epidemiological Association
International Biometric Society
International Epidemiological Association
Royal Statistical Society

Previous Positions

2004-2007, Senior Lecturer, Curtin University of Technology, School of Public Health, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Health Sciences
2001-2004, Research Fellow, University of Western Australia, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, School of Population Health
2000-2001, Biostatistician, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, CRC for Asthma
1994-2000, Head, Health Statistics Unit, South Australian Health Commission, Epidemiology Branch, Public Health Service
1991-1994, Senior Epidemiologist, South Australian Health Commission, Epidemiology Branch, Public Health Service
1989-1991, Epidemiologist, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Orthopaedic Surgery and Trauma
1982-1989, NHMRC Research Assistant, Adelaide University, NHMRC Road Accident Research Unit

Funding Received

  • National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) - Australia: Genetic and environmental risk factors for colorectal cancer: anatomic site specificity, $523,500, 2005 to 2007.
  • South Australian Dept. of Health: Statistical analysis of linked health data for the SA Vaccine Safety (SAveS) Data Linkage Project., $25,000, 2005 to 2006.
  • National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) - Australia: Evidence for guideline efficacy: unplanned re-admissions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)., $65,000, 1999 to 2000.

Publications

  • Yeap BB, Chubb SA, Ho KK, Setoh JW, McCaul KA, Norman PE, Jamrozik K, Flicker L (Feb 2010) IGF1 and its binding proteins 3 and 1 are differentially associated with metabolic syndrome in older men., European journal of endocrinology / European Federation of Endocrine Societies, 162 (2), 249-57 Abstract
  • Ford AH, Flicker L, McCaul K, van Bockxmeer F, Hegarty S, Hirani V, Fenner S, Almeida OP (2010) The B-VITAGE trial: a randomized trial of homocysteine lowering treatment of depression in later life., Trials, 11, 8 Abstract
  • Hyde Z, Flicker L, Almeida OP, McCaul KA, Jamrozik K, Hankey GJ, Chubb SA, Yeap BB (Jan 2010) Higher luteinizing hormone is associated with poor memory recall: the health in men study., Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 19 (3), 943-51 Abstract
  • Calver J, McCaul KA, Burmas M, Horner BJ, Flicker L (Apr 2009) Use of gastrostomy tubes in older Western Australians: a population-based study of frequency, indications and outcomes., The Medical journal of Australia, 190 (7), 358-61 Abstract
  • Almeida OP, McCaul K, Hankey GJ, Norman P, Jamrozik K, Flicker L (Nov 2008) Homocysteine and depression in later life., Archives of general psychiatry, 65 (11), 1286-94 Abstract
  • Dormer NR, McCaul KA, Kristjanson LJ (Feb 2008) Risk of suicide in cancer patients in Western Australia, 1981-2002., The Medical journal of Australia, 188 (3), 140-3 Abstract
  • McCaul KA, Fritschi L, Baade P, Coory M (Jan 2008) The incidence of second primary invasive melanoma in Queensland, 1982-2003. Abstract
  • Malata A, Hauck Y, Monterosso L, McCaul K (Oct 2007) Development and evaluation of a childbirth education programme for Malawian women., Journal of advanced nursing, 60 (1), 67-78 Abstract
  • Morris M, Platell C, McCaul K, Millward M, van Hazel G, Bayliss E, Trotter J, Ransom D, Iacopetta B (Aug 2007) Survival rates for stage II colon cancer patients treated with or without chemotherapy in a population-based setting., International journal of colorectal disease, 22 (8), 887-95 Abstract
  • Morris M, Platell C, de Boer B, McCaul K, Iacopetta B (Jul 2006) Population-based study of prognostic factors in stage II colonic cancer., The British journal of surgery, 93 (7), 866-71 Abstract
  • Spry NA, Kristjanson L, Hooton B, Hayden L, Neerhut G, Gurney H, Corica T, Korbel E, Weinstein S, McCaul K (May 2006) Adverse effects to quality of life arising from treatment can recover with intermittent androgen suppression in men with prostate cancer., European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990), 42 (8), 1083-92 Abstract
  • Maskiell KE, Heyworth JS, McCaul KA (Apr 2006) Validation of a water consumption questionnaire for a study of the adverse health outcomes associated with disinfection by-products., International journal of environmental health research, 16 (2), 145-53 Abstract
  • Calver J, Brameld KJ, Preen DB, Alexia SJ, Boldy DP, McCaul KA (Apr 2006) High-cost users of hospital beds in Western Australia: a population-based record linkage study., The Medical journal of Australia, 184 (8), 393-7 Abstract
  • Blackwell JB, Threlfall TJ, McCaul KA (2005) Primary malignant bone tumours in Western Australia, 1972-1996., Pathology, 37 (4), 278-83 Abstract
  • Smith BJ, Dalziel K, McElroy HJ, Ruffin RE, Frith PA, McCaul KA, Cheok F (2005) Barriers to success for an evidence-based guideline for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Chron Respir Dis, 2 (3), 121-31 Abstract
  • McCaul KA (2005) Does tamoxifen use affect prognosis in breast cancer patients who develop endometrial cancer?, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 105 (1), 217-8; author reply Abstract
  • Hobbs MS, McCaul KA, Knuiman MW, Rankin JM, Gilfillan I (2004) Trends in coronary artery revascularisation procedures in Western Australia, 1980-2001, Heart, 90 (9), 1036-41 Abstract
  • McCaul KA, Hobbs MS, Knuiman MW, Rankin JM, Gilfillan I (2004) Trends in two year risk of repeat revascularisation or death from cardiovascular disease after coronary artery bypass grafting or percutaneous coronary intervention in Western Australia, 1980-2001, Heart, 90 (9), 1042-6 Abstract
  • Van Rijnsoever M, Elsaleh H, Joseph D, McCaul K, Iacopetta B (2003) CpG island methylator phenotype is an independent predictor of survival benefit from 5-fluorouracil in stage III colorectal cancer, Clinical Cancer Research, 9 (8), 2898-903 Abstract
  • Wigg AE, Hearn TC, McCaul KA, Anderton SM, Wells VM, Krishnan J (2003) Number, incidence, and projections of distal forearm fractures admitted to hospital in Australia, The Journal of Trauma, 55 (1), 87-93 Abstract
  • Heyworth JS, Baghurst P, McCaul KA (2003) Prevalence of gastroenteritis among 4-year-old children in South Australia, Epidemiology and Infection, 130 (3), 443-51 Abstract
  • MacQuillan GC, De Boer WB, Platten MA, McCaul KA, Reed WD, Jeffrey GP, Allan JE (2002) Intrahepatic MxA and PKR protein expression in chronic hepatitis C virus infection, Journal of Medical Virology, 68 (2), 197-205 Abstract
  • Young J, Nikoletti S, McCaul K, Twigg D, Morey P (2002) Risk factors associated with pressure ulcer development at a major Western Australian teaching hospital from 1998 to 2000: Secondary data analysis, Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing : Official Publication of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society / Wocn., 29 (5), 234-41 Abstract
  • Wakefield M, Siahpush M, Scollo M, Lal A, Hyland A, McCaul K, Miller C (2002) The effect of a smoke-free law on restaurant business in South Australia, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 26 (4), 375-82 Abstract
  • Wells VM, Hearn TC, McCaul KA, Anderton SM, Wigg AE, Graves SE (2002) Changing incidence of primary total hip arthroplasty and total knee, Journal of Arthroplasty, 17 (3), 267-73 Abstract
  • Wakefield M, Banham D, McCaul K, Martin J, Ruffin R, Badcock N, Roberts L (2002) Effect of Feedback Regarding Urinary Cotinine and Brief Tailored Advice on Home Smoking Restrictions among Low-Income Parents of Children with Asthma: A Controlled Trial, Preventive Medicine, 34 (1), 58-65 Abstract
  • Gnanasampanthan G, Elsaleh H, McCaul K, Iacopetta B (2001) Ki-ras mutation type and the survival benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy in Dukes' C colorectal cancer, Journal of Pathology, 195 (5), 543-8 Abstract
  • Heyworth J, McCaul K (2001) Prevalence of non-specific health symptoms in South Australia, International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 11 (4), 291-8 Abstract
  • Elsaleh H, Powell B, McCaul K, Grieu F, Grant R, Joseph D, Iacopetta B (2001) P53 alteration and microsatellite instability have predictive value for survival benefit from chemotherapy in stage III colorectal carcinoma, Clinical Cancer Research, 7 (5), 1343-9 Abstract
  • Beckmann KR, Kirke BA, McCaul KA, Roder DM (2001) Use of fake tanning lotions in the South Australian population, Medical Journal of Australia, 174 (2), 75-8 Abstract
  • Lake PB, McCaul KA (2001) Mortality from aortic aneurysms in Australia, 1968 to 1997, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 25 (1), 31-3 Abstract
  • Wakefield M, Banham D, Martin J, Ruffin R, McCaul K, Badcock N (2000) Restrictions on smoking at home and urinary cotinine levels among children, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 19 (3), 188-92 Abstract
  • Chipchase LS, McCaul K, Hearn TC (2000) Hip fracture rates in South Australia: into the next century, The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 70 (2), 117-9 Abstract
  • McCaul KA, Wakefield MA, Roder DM, Ruffin RE, Heard AR, Alpers JH, Staugas RE (2000) Trends in hospital readmission for asthma: has the Australian National, Medical Journal of Australia, 172 (2), 62-6 Abstract
  • Couper JJ, Steele C, Beresford S, Powell T, McCaul K, Pollard A, Gellert S, Tait B, Harrison LC, Colman PG (1999) Lack of association between duration of breast-feeding or introduction of cow's milk and development of islet autoimmunity, Diabetes, 48 (11), 2145-9 Abstract
  • Lockwood CA, Ricciardelli C, Raymond WA, Seshadri R, McCaul K, Horsfall DJ (1999) A simple index using video image analysis to predict disease outcome in primary breast cancer, International Journal of Cancer, 84 (3), 203-8 Abstract
  • Ricciardelli C, Quinn DI, Raymond WA, McCaul K, Sutherland PD, Stricker PD, Grygiel JJ, Sutherland RL, Marshall VR, Tilley WD, Horsfall DJ (1999) Elevated levels of peritumoral chondroitin sulfate are predictive of poor prognosis in patients treated by radical prostatectomy for early-stage prostate cancer, Cancer Research, 59 (10), 2324-8 Abstract
  • Chan A, McCaul KA, Keane RJ, Haan EA (1998) Effect of parity, gravidity, previous miscarriage, and age on risk of Down's syndrome: population based study, Bmj : British Medical Journal / British Medical Association, 317 (7163), 923-4 Abstract
  • Iacopetta B, Grieu F, Powell B, Soong R, McCaul K, Seshadri R (1998) Analysis of p53 gene mutation by polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism provides independent prognostic information in node-negative breast cancer, Clinical Cancer Research, 4 (7), 1597-602 Abstract
  • Mayers MM, Seshadri R, Raymond W, McCaul K, Horsfall DJ (May 1998) Tumor microvascularity has no independent prognostic significance for breast cancer, Pathology, 30 (2), 105-10 Abstract
  • Ricciardelli C, Mayne K, Sykes PJ, Raymond WA, McCaul K, Marshall VR, Horsfall DJ (April 1998) Elevated levels of versican but not decorin predict disease progression in early-stage prostate cancer, Clinical Cancer Research, 4 (4), 963-71 Abstract
  • Hunt R, McCaul K (February 1998) Coverage of cancer patients by hospice services, South Australia, 1990 to 1993, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 22 (1), 45-8 Abstract
  • Wakefield M, Ruffin R, Campbell D, Staugas R, Beilby J, McCaul K (December 1997) A risk screening questionnaire for adult asthmatics to predict attendance at hospital emergency departments. South Australian Asthma Reference Panel, Chest, 112 (6), 1527-33 Abstract
  • Pope RO, Corcoran S, McCaul K, Howie DW (November 1997) Continuous passive motion after primary total knee arthroplasty. Does it offer any benefits?, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British Volume, 79 (6), 914-7 Abstract
  • Seshadri R, Horsfall DJ, McCaul K, Leong AS (November 1997) A simple index to predict prognosis independent of axillary node information in breast cancer, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 67 (11), 765-70 Abstract
  • Hui R, Campbell DH, Lee CS, McCaul K, Horsfall DJ, Musgrove EA, Daly RJ, Seshadri R, Sutherland RL (1997) EMS1 amplification can occur independently of CCND1 or INT-2 amplification at 11q13 and may identify different phenotypes in primary breast cancer, Oncogene, 15 (13), 1617-23 Abstract
  • Couper JJ, Clarke CF, Byrne GC, Jones TW, Donaghue KC, Nairn J, Boyce D, Russell M, Stephens M, Raymond J, Bates DJ, McCaul K (September 1997) Progression of borderline increases in albuminuria in adolescents with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, Diabetic Medicine, 14 (9), 766-71 Abstract
  • Wakefield M, Staugas R, Ruffin R, Campbell D, Beilby J, McCaul K (June 1997) Risk factors for repeat attendance at hospital emergency departments among adults and children with asthma, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, 27 (3), 277-84 Abstract
  • Ricciardelli C, Mayne K, Sykes PJ, Raymond WA, McCaul K, Marshall VR, Tilley WD, Skinner JM, Horsfall DJ (June 1997) Elevated stromal chondroitin sulfate glycosaminoglycan predicts progression in early-stage prostate cancer, Clinical Cancer Research, 3 (6), 983-92 Abstract
  • Yiv BC, Saidin R, Cundy PJ, Tgetgel JD, Aguilar J, McCaul KA, Keane RJ, Chan A, Scott H (1997) Developmental dysplasia of the hip in South Australia in 1991: prevalence and risk factors, Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 33 (2), 151-6 Abstract
  • Chan A, McCaul KA, Cundy PJ, Haan EA, Byron-Scott R (1997) Perinatal risk factors for developmental dysplasia of the hip, Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 76 (2), F94-100 Abstract
  • Seshadri R, Raymond WA, Leong AS, Horsfall DJ, McCaul K (1996) Vimentin expression is not associated with poor prognosis in breast cancer, International Journal of Cancer, 67 (3), 353-6 Abstract
  • Seshadri R, Lee CS, Hui R, McCaul K, Horsfall DJ, Sutherland RL (1996) Cyclin DI amplification is not associated with reduced overall survival in primary breast cancer but may predict early relapse in patients with features of good prognosis, Clinical Cancer Research, 2 (7), 1177-84 Abstract
  • Brisco J, Hughes E, Neoh SH, Sykes PJ, Bradstock K, Enno A, Szer J, McCaul K, Morley AA (1996) Relationship between minimal residual disease and outcome in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Blood, 87 (12), 5251-6 Abstract
  • Seshadri R, Leong AS, McCaul K, Firgaira FA, Setlur V, Horsfall DJ (1996) Relationship between p53 gene abnormalities and other tumour characteristics in breast-cancer prognosis, International Journal of Cancer, 69 (2), 135-41 Abstract
  • Seshadri R, McLeay WR, Horsfall DJ, McCaul K (1996) Prospective study of the prognostic significance of epidermal growth factor receptor in primary breast cancer, International Journal of Cancer, 69 (1), 23-7 Abstract
  • Hunt R, McCaul K (1996) A population-based study of the coverage of cancer patients by hospice services, Palliative Medicine, 10 (1), 5-12 Abstract
  • McCaul KA, Luke CG, Roder DM (1995) Trends in prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates in South Australia, 1977-1993, Medical Journal of Australia, 162 (10), 520-2 Abstract
  • Roder DM, Luke CG, McCaul KA, Esterman AJ (1995) Trends in prognostic factors of melanoma in South Australia, 1981-1992: implications for health promotion, Medical Journal of Australia, 162 (1), 25-9 Abstract
  • Seshadri R, Horsfall DJ, Firgaira F, McCaul K, Setlur V, Chalmers AH, Yeo R, Ingram D, Dawkins H, Hahnel R (1994) The relative prognostic significance of total cathepsin D and HER-2/neu oncogene amplification in breast cancer. The South Australian Breast Cancer Study Group, International Journal of Cancer, 56 (1), 61-5 Abstract
  • Seshadri R, Firgaira FA, Horsfall DJ, McCaul K, Setlur V, Kitchen P (1993) Clinical significance of HER-2/neu oncogene amplification in primary breast cancer. The South Australian Breast Cancer Study Group, Journal of Clinical Oncology, 11 (10), 1936-42 Abstract
  • Holubowycz OT, McLean AJ, McCaul KA (1991) A new method of breath testing the general driving population, Journal of Studies On Alcohol, 52 (5), 474-7 Abstract
  • McLean AJ, Kloeden CN, McCaul KA (1991) Drink-driving in the general night-time driving population, Adelaide 1989, Australian Journal of Public Health, 15 (3), 190-3 Abstract
  • Molloy CJ, McCaul KA, McLean AJ, North JB, Simpson DA (1990) Extradural haemorrhage in infancy and childhood. A review of 35 years' experience in South Australia, Child's Nervous System, 6 (7), 383-7 Abstract
  • McCaul KA, McLean AJ (1990) Publicity, police resources and the effectiveness of random breath testing, Medical Journal of Australia, 152 (6), 284-6 Abstract
  • Cain CM, Ryan GA, Fraser R, Potter G, McLean AJ, McCaul K, Simpson DA (1989) Cervical spine injuries in road traffic crashes in South Australia, 1981-86, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 59 (1), 15-9 Abstract
  • Gibson TJ, McLean AJ, McCaul KA (1984) Investigation of head injury mechanisms, Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 7 (4), 153-60 Abstract

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