By Emeritus Professor Bettina Meiser

Book Chapters

Gaff CL; Meiser B, 2009, 'Supporting decisions in clinical genetics', in Shared Decision-Making in Health Care, Oxford University PressOxford, pp. 353 - 360, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199546275.003.0049

Journal articles

Best MC; Butow P; Savard J; Newson AJ; Campbell R; Vatter S; Napier CE; Bartley N; Tucker K; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Juraskova I; Schlub T; Davies G; Meiser B; Goldstein D, 2024, 'From ownership to custodianship of tumor biopsy tissue in genomic testing: A mixed methods study of patient views', Oncologist, 29, pp. e1169 - e1179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oncolo/oyae074

Harrison C; Bartley N; Jacobs C; Best M; Vatter S; Meiser B; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Butow P, 2023, 'Family communication and results disclosure after germline sequencing: A mixed methods study', Patient Education and Counseling, 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2023.107800

Morra A; Schreurs MAC; Andrulis IL; Anton-Culver H; Augustinsson A; Beckmann MW; Behrens S; Bojesen SE; Bolla MK; Brauch H; Broeks A; Buys SS; Camp NJ; Castelao JE; Cessna MH; Chang-Claude J; Chung WK; Sahlberg KK; Børresen-Dale AL; Gram IT; Olsen KS; Engebråten O; Naume B; Geisler J; Grenaker Alnæs GI; Colonna SV; Couch FJ; Cox A; Cross SS; Czene K; Daly MB; Dennis J; Devilee P; Dörk T; Dunning AM; Dwek M; Easton DF; Eccles DM; Eriksson M; Evans DG; Fasching PA; Fehm TN; Figueroa JD; Flyger H; Gabrielson M; Gago-Dominguez M; García-Closas M; García-Sáenz JA; Genkinger J; Grassmann F; Gündert M; Hahnen E; Haiman CA; Hamann U; Harrington PA; Hartikainen JM; Hoppe R; Hopper JL; Houlston RS; Howell A; Clarke C; Marsh D; Scott R; Baxter R; Yip D; Carpenter J; Davis A; Pathmanathan N; Simpson P; Graham JD; Sachchithananthan M; Amor D; Andrews L; Antill Y; Balleine R; Beesley J; Bennett I; Bogwitz M; Botes L; Brennan M; Brown M; Buckley M; Burke J; Butow P; Caldon L; Campbell I; Cao M; Chakrabarti A; Chauhan D; Chauhan M; Chenevix-Trench G; Christian A; Cohen P; Colley A; Crook A; Cui J; Courtney E; Cummings M; Dawson SJ; DeFazio A, 2023, 'Association of the CHEK2 c.1100delC variant, radiotherapy, and systemic treatment with contralateral breast cancer risk and breast cancer-specific survival', Cancer Medicine, 12, pp. 16142 - 16162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cam4.6272

Wedd L; Gleeson M; Meiser B; O’Shea R; Barlow-Stewart K; Spurdle AB; James P; Fleming J; Nichols C; Austin R; Cops E; Monnik M; Do J; Kaur R, 2023, 'Exploring the impact of the reclassification of a hereditary cancer syndrome gene variant: emerging themes from a qualitative study', Journal of Community Genetics, 14, pp. 307 - 317, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12687-023-00644-0

Cheng L; Meiser B; Kaur R; Briggs N; Kirk E; Barlow-Stewart K; Kennedy D, 2023, 'Health professionals’ role in the transfer of mosaic embryos after preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidies', Reproductive BioMedicine Online, 46, pp. 926 - 938, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rbmo.2023.02.009

Tiller JM; Cousens NE; Kaur R; Rowley S; Ko YA; Mahale S; Bankier A; Meiser B; Barlow-Stewart K; Burnett L; Jacobs C; James P; Trainer A; Neil S; Campbell IG; Andrews L; Delatycki M, 2023, 'Population-based BRCA1/2 testing programmes are highly acceptable in the Jewish community: results of the JeneScreen Study', Journal of Medical Genetics, 60, pp. 265 - 273, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jmedgenet-2022-108519

Padmanabhan H; Mariapun S; Lee SY; Hassan N; Lee DSC; Meiser B; Wong SW; Lee YQ; Yip CH; Teo SH; Thong MK; Taib NM; Yoon SY, 2023, 'Impact of BRCA1/2 cascade testing on anxiety, depression, and cancer worry levels among unaffected relatives in a multiethnic Asian cohort', Journal of Genetic Counseling, 32, pp. 43 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1619

Trevena LJ; Meiser B; Mills L; Dobbins T; Mazza D; Emery JD; Kirk J; Goodwin A; Barlow-Stewart K; Naicker S, 2022, 'Which Test Is Best? A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of a Risk Calculator and Recommendations on Colorectal Cancer Screening Behaviour in General Practice', Public Health Genomics, 25, pp. 193 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000526628

Smith-Lickess SK; Stefanic N; Shaw J; Shepherd H; Naehrig D; Turner RM; Cabrera-Aguas M; Meiser B; Halkett GKB; Jackson M; Saade G; Bucci J; Milross C; Dhillon HM; Smith S, 2022, 'What is the effect of a low literacy talking book on patient knowledge, anxiety and communication before radiation therapy starts? A pilot study', Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 69, pp. 463 - 472, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.606

Cheng L; Meiser B; Kirk E; Kennedy D; Barlow-Stewart K; Kaur R, 2022, 'Factors influencing patients’ decision-making about preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic disorders', Human Reproduction, 37, pp. 2599 - 2610, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deac185

Lencz T; Sabatello M; Docherty A; Peterson RE; Soda T; Austin J; Bierut L; Crepaz-Keay D; Curtis D; Degenhardt F; Huckins L; Lazaro-Munoz G; Mattheisen M; Meiser B; Peay H; Rietschel M; Walss-Bass C; Davis LK, 2022, 'Concerns about the use of polygenic embryo screening for psychiatric and cognitive traits', The Lancet Psychiatry, 9, pp. 838 - 844, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(22)00157-2

Cullen MBR; Meiser B; Barlow-Stewart K; Green M; Appelbaum PS; Carr VJ; Cairns MJ; Lebowitz MS; Kaur R, 2022, 'Perceptions of causal attribution and attitudes to genetic testing among people with schizophrenia and their first-degree relatives', European Journal of Human Genetics, 30, pp. 1147 - 1154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41431-022-01116-8

Meiser B; Cullen M; Barlow-Stewart K; Green M; Appelbaum P; Carr V; Cairns M; Lebowitz M; Kaur R, 2022, 'PERCEPTIONS OF CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION AND ATTITUDES TO GENETIC TESTING AMONG PEOPLE WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA AND THEIR FIRST-DEGREE RELATIVES', EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 63, pp. E127 - E127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2022.07.237

Best MC; Butow P; Savard J; Jacobs C; Bartley N; Davies G; Napier CE; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Biesecker B; Tucker KM; Juraskova I; Meiser B; Schlub T; Newson AJ, 2022, 'Preferences for return of germline genome sequencing results for cancer patients and their genetic relatives in a research setting', European Journal of Human Genetics, 30, pp. 930 - 937, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41431-022-01069-y

Butow PN; Best MC; Davies G; Schlub T; Napier CE; Bartley N; Ballinger ML; Juraskova I; Meiser B; Goldstein D; Biesecker B; Thomas DM, 2022, 'Psychological impact of comprehensive tumor genomic profiling results for advanced cancer patients', Patient Education and Counseling, 105, pp. 2206 - 2216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2022.01.011

Meiser B; Butow P; Davies G; Napier CE; Schlub TE; Bartley N; Juraskova I; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Best MC, 2022, 'Psychological predictors of cancer patients' and their relatives’ attitudes towards the return of genomic sequencing results', European Journal of Medical Genetics, 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmg.2022.104516

McInerney-Leo AM; West J; Meiser B; West M; Toombs MR; Brown MA; Duncan EL, 2022, 'The impact of Marfan syndrome on an Aboriginal Australian family: ‘I don’t like it as much as I don’t like cancer’', Journal of Genetic Counseling, 31, pp. 620 - 630, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1529

Cheng L; Meiser B; Kirk E; Kennedy D; Barlow-Stewart K; Kaur R, 2022, 'Decisional needs of patients considering preimplantation genetic testing: a systematic review', Reproductive BioMedicine Online, 44, pp. 839 - 852, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rbmo.2021.12.011

Meiser B; Woodward P; Gleeson M; Kentwell M; Fan HM; Antill Y; Butow PN; Boyle F; Best M; Taylor N; Bell K; Tucker K, 2022, 'Pilot study of an online training program to increase genetic literacy and communication skills in oncology healthcare professionals discussing BRCA1/2 genetic testing with breast and ovarian cancer patients', Familial Cancer, 21, pp. 157 - 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10689-021-00261-1

Napier CE; Davies G; Butow PN; Schlub TE; Best MC; Bartley N; Juraskova I; Meiser B; Tucker KM; Biesecker BB; Thomas DM; Ballinger ML, 2022, 'Cancer patient knowledge about and behavioral intentions after germline genome sequencing', Patient Education and Counseling, 105, pp. 707 - 718, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2021.07.004

Meiser B; Butow P; Davies G; Napier CE; Schlub TE; Bartley N; Juraskova I; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Tucker K; Goldstein D; Biesecker BB; Best MC; Young M-A, 2022, 'Psychological predictors of advanced cancer patients’ preferences for return of results from comprehensive tumor genomic profiling', American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A, 188, pp. 725 - 734, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.62563

Bartley N; Best MC; Biesecker BB; Fisher A; Goldstein D; Meiser B; Thomas DM; Ballinger ML; Butow P, 2022, 'Effectively communicating comprehensive tumor genomic profiling results: Mitigating uncertainty for advanced cancer patients', Patient Education and Counseling, 105, pp. 452 - 459, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2021.05.018

Gregory G; Das Gupta K; Meiser B; Barlow-Stewart K; Geelan-Small P; Kaur R; Scheepers-Joynt M; McInerny S; Taylor S; Antill Y; Salmon L; Smyth C; Young MA; James PA; Yanes T, 2022, 'Polygenic risk in familial breast cancer: Changing the dynamics of communicating genetic risk', Journal of Genetic Counseling, 31, pp. 120 - 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1458

Meiser B; Monnik M; Austin R; Nichols C; Cops E; Salmon L; Spurdle AB; Macrae F; Taylor N; Pachter N; James P; Kaur R, 2022, 'Stakeholder attitudes towards establishing a national genomics registry of inherited cancer predisposition: a qualitative study', Journal of Community Genetics, 13, pp. 59 - 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12687-021-00559-8

Butow P; Davies G; Napier CE; Bartley N; Ballinger ML; Biesecker B; Juraskova I; Meiser B; Schlub T; Thomas DM; Goldstein D; Best MC, 2022, 'Value of whole-genome sequencing to Australian cancer patients and their first-degree relatives participating in a genomic sequencing study', Journal of Genetic Counseling, 31, pp. 96 - 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1455

Cheng L; Meiser B; Kennedy D; Kirk E; Barlow-Stewart K; Kaur R, 2022, 'Exploration of decision-making regarding the transfer of mosaic embryos following preimplantation genetic testing: A qualitative study', Human Reproduction Open, 2022, pp. hoac035, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hropen/hoac035

Vatter S; Schlub TE; Napier CE; Best MC; Bartley N; Juraskova I; Meiser B; Ballinger ML; Biesecker BB; Goldstein D; Thomas DM; Butow P, 2022, 'Psychological Outcomes in Advanced Cancer Patients After Receiving Genomic Tumor Profiling Results', Health Psychology, 41, pp. 396 - 408, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/hea0001181

Kaur R; McDonald C; Meiser B; Macrae F; Smith SK; Kang YJ; Caruana M; Mitchell G, 2022, 'The Risk‐Reducing Effect of Aspirin in Lynch Syndrome Carriers: Development and Evaluation of an Educational Leaflet', Advanced Genetics, 3, pp. 2100046 - 2100046, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ggn2.202100046

Yanes T; Meiser B; Kaur R; Young MA; Mitchell PB; Scheepers-Joynt M; McInerny S; Taylor S; Barlow-Stewart K; Antill Y; Salmon L; Smyth C; Betz-Stablein B; James PA, 2021, 'Breast cancer polygenic risk scores: a 12-month prospective study of patient reported outcomes and risk management behavior', Genetics in Medicine, 23, pp. 2316 - 2323, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41436-021-01288-6

Paul CL; Warren G; Vinod S; Meiser B; Stone E; Barker D; White K; McLennan J; Day F; McCarter K; McEnallay M; Tait J; Canfell K; Weber M; Segan C, 2021, 'Care to Quit: a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial to implement best practice smoking cessation care in cancer centres', Implementation Science, 16, pp. 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13012-021-01092-5

Bartley N; Davies G; Butow P; Napier CE; Schlub T; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Juraskova I; Meiser B; Best MC, 2021, 'Fear of cancer recurrence in patients undergoing germline genome sequencing', Supportive Care in Cancer, 29, pp. 7289 - 7297, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-021-06311-9

Meiser B; Kaur R; Morrow A; Peate M; Wong WKT; McPike E; Cops E; Nichols C; Austin R; Fine M; Thrupp L; Ward R; Macrae F; Hiller JE; Trainer AH; Mitchell G; Susman R; Pachter N; Goodwin A; James PA; Mascarenhas L; Morton C; Shanley S; Young MA; Andrews L; Morrow EA; Tucker K; Lindeman G; Mascarenhas L; Morton C; Field M; Goodwin A; Monnik M; Poplawski N; Delatycki M; John T; Harris M; Kerr R; Vora B, 2021, 'Impact of national guidelines on use of BRCA1/2 germline testing, risk management advice given to women with pathogenic BRCA1/2 variants and uptake of advice', Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13053-021-00180-3

Butow P; Müller F; Napier CE; Bartley N; Ballinger ML; Biesecker B; Juraskova I; Meiser B; Schlub TE; Thomas DM; Goldstein D; Best MC; Newson A; Tucker K; Vines R; Vines K; Kirk J; Young MA; Savard J; Jacobs C, 2021, 'Longitudinal patterns in fear of cancer progression in patients with rare, advanced cancers undergoing comprehensive tumour genomic profiling', Psycho-Oncology, 30, pp. 1920 - 1929, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.5764

Thavaneswaran S; Ballinger M; Butow P; Meiser B; Goldstein D; Lin F; Napier C; Thomas D; Best M, 2021, 'The experiences and needs of australian medical oncologists in integrating comprehensive genomic profiling into clinical care: A nation-wide survey', Oncotarget, 12, pp. 2169 - 2176, http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/ONCOTARGET.28076

Das Gupta K; Gregory G; Meiser B; Kaur R; Scheepers-Joynt M; McInerny S; Taylor S; Barlow-Stewart K; Antill Y; Salmon L; Smyth C; McInerney-Leo A; Young MA; James PA; Yanes T, 2021, 'Communicating polygenic risk scores in the familial breast cancer clinic', Patient Education and Counseling, 104, pp. 2512 - 2521, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2021.02.046

Smit AK; Sharman AR; Espinoza D; Wallingford C; Young MA; Dunlop K; Tiller J; Newson AJ; Meiser B; Cust AE; Yanes T, 2021, 'Knowledge, views and expectations for cancer polygenic risk testing in clinical practice: A cross-sectional survey of health professionals', Clinical Genetics, 100, pp. 430 - 439, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cge.14025

Islam RM; Davis SR; Bell RJ; Tejada-Berges T; Wrede CD; Domchek SM; Meiser B; Kirk J; Krejany EO; Hickey M, 2021, 'A prospective controlled study of sexual function and sexually related personal distress up to 12 months after premenopausal risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy', Menopause, 28, pp. 748 - 755, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GME.0000000000001766

Hemming P; Kaur R; Meiser B; McKinley J; Young MA; James PA; Forrest LE, 2021, 'Oncologists’ perspectives of telephone genetic counseling to facilitate germline BRCA1/2 testing for their patients with high-grade serous ovarian cancer', Journal of Community Genetics, 12, pp. 449 - 457, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12687-021-00530-7

Cousens NE; Tiller J; Meiser B; Barlow-Stewart K; Rowley S; Ko YA; Mahale S; Campbell IG; Kaur R; Bankier A; Burnett L; Jacobs C; James PA; Trainer A; Neil S; Delatycki MB; Andrews L, 2021, 'Evaluation of two population screening programmes for BRCA1/2 founder mutations in the Australian Jewish community: A protocol paper', BMJ Open, 11, pp. e041186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041186

Lee DSC; Meiser B; Mariapun S; Hassan T; Yip CH; Mohd Taib NA; Teo SH; Thong MK; Yoon SY, 2021, 'Communication about positive BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic test results and uptake of testing in relatives in a diverse Asian setting', Journal of Genetic Counseling, 30, pp. 720 - 729, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1360

Willis AM; Smith SK; Meiser B; James PA; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Yanes T; Young MA, 2021, 'Influence of lived experience on risk perception among women who received a breast cancer polygenic risk score: ‘Another piece of the pie’', Journal of Genetic Counseling, 30, pp. 849 - 860, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1384

Smit AK; Bartley N; Best MC; Napier CE; Butow P; Newson AJ; Tucker K; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Jacobs C; Meiser B; Goldstein D; Savard J; Juraskova I, 2021, 'Family communication about genomic sequencing: A qualitative study with cancer patients and relatives', Patient Education and Counseling, 104, pp. 944 - 952, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2020.10.022

Hickey M; Moss KM; Brand A; Wrede CD; Domchek SM; Meiser B; Mishra GD; Joffe H, 2021, 'What happens after menopause? (WHAM): A prospective controlled study of depression and anxiety up to 12 months after premenopausal risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy', Gynecologic Oncology, 161, pp. 527 - 534, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2021.02.001

Bartley N; Best M; Jacobs C; Juraskova I; Newson AJ; Savard J; Meiser B; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Biesecker B; Butow P, 2020, 'Cancer patients' views and understanding of genome sequencing: A qualitative study', Journal of Medical Genetics, 57, pp. 671 - 676, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jmedgenet-2019-106410

Meiser B; Kaur R; Kirk J; Morrow A; Peate M; Wong WKT; McPike E; Cops E; Dowson C; Austin R; Fine M; Thrupp L; Ward R; Macrae F; Hiller JE; Trainer AH; Mitchell G; Susman R; Pachter N; Goodwin A; James P; Mascarenhas L; Morton C; Shanley S; Young MA; Andrews L; Morrow EA; Tucker K; Lindeman G; Field M; Monnik M; Poplawski N; Delatycki M; John T; Harris M; Kerr R; Vora B, 2020, 'Evaluation of implementation of risk management guidelines for carriers of pathogenic variants in mismatch repair genes: a nationwide audit of familial cancer clinics', Familial Cancer, 19, pp. 337 - 346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10689-020-00183-4

Yanes T; Kaur R; Meiser B; Scheepers-Joynt M; McInerny S; Barlow-Stewart K; Antill Y; Salmon L; Smyth C; James PA; Young MA, 2020, 'Women’s responses and understanding of polygenic breast cancer risk information', Familial Cancer, 19, pp. 297 - 306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10689-020-00185-2

Davies G; Butow P; Napier CE; Bartley N; Juraskova I; Meiser B; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Schlub TE; Best MC, 2020, 'Advanced Cancer Patient Knowledge of and Attitudes towards Tumor Molecular Profiling', Translational Oncology, 13, pp. 100799, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tranon.2020.100799

Gleeson M; Kentwell M; Meiser B; Do J; Nevin S; Taylor N; Barlow-Stewart K; Kirk J; James P; Scott CL; Williams R; Gamet K; Burke J; Murphy M; Antill YC; Pearn A; Pachter N; Ebzery C; Poplawski N; Friedlander M; Tucker KM, 2020, 'The development and evaluation of a nationwide training program for oncology health professionals in the provision of genetic testing for ovarian cancer patients', Gynecologic Oncology, 158, pp. 431 - 439, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.05.001

Meiser B; Guo XY; Putt S; Fullerton JM; Schofield PR; Mitchell PB; Yanes T, 2020, 'Psychosocial implications of living with familial risk of a psychiatric disorder and attitudes to psychiatric genetic testing: A systematic review of the literature', American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 183, pp. 277 - 288, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.b.32786

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