Overview
Background
Professor Gray is a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Health Services Research within the Faculty of Medicine.
He has formal training in medicine as a specialist geriatrician and in health administration. Previously he held senior management positions in the public health system in Victoria, in general management and aged care services. He joined academia full time at UQ in 2002. He directed the Centre for Health Services Research in its foundational period 2017-22. He now leads a vibrant research program that focuses on system level improvements within aged care.
His research interests focus on aged care policy, models of aged care service delivery, assessment and care planning systems, and in recent years, health informatics and telemedicine strategies.
He leads international development of hospital systems, and is a Board member and the Australian coordinator for interRAI, a multinational research collaborative.
Availability
- Professor Len Gray is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, University of Melbourne
- Masters (Coursework), University of Melbourne
- Doctor of Philosophy, RMIT University
Research impacts
The primary research driver is to improve the quality of healthcare, and life in general, for older people, through the use of new technologies and systems of care. In recent years, this interest has broadened to vulnerable populations at all ages.
Over the course of his career, his research has influenced the design and operation of hospital, community and institutional aged care in Australia. He has contributed to the evolution of telehealth in Queensland and Australia. He has been a major contributor to the development of assessment systems internationally through the interRAI research collaborative, particularly with the hospital sector.
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Exploring stakeholders’ perspectives on antibiogram use, development, and implementation in residential aged care settings
Khatri, Dipti, Falconer, Nazanin, de Camargo Catapan, Soraia, Coulter, Sonali, Gray, Leonard C., Paterson, David L. and Freeman, Christopher (2024). Exploring stakeholders’ perspectives on antibiogram use, development, and implementation in residential aged care settings. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 20 (8), 747-754. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2024.04.011
2024
Journal Article
Patient outcome quality indicators for older persons in acute care: original development data using interRAI AC-CGA
Martin-Khan, Melinda G., Gray, Leonard C., Brand, Caroline, Wright, Olivia, Pachana, Nancy A., Byrne, Gerard J., Chatfield, Mark D., Jones, Richard, Morris, John, Travers, Catherine, Tropea, Joanne, Xiong, Beibei, Research Collaborative for Quality Care: Acute Care Panel and Research Collaborative for Quality Care: Dementia Care Panel (2024). Patient outcome quality indicators for older persons in acute care: original development data using interRAI AC-CGA. BMC Geriatrics, 24 (1) 527, 1-13. doi: 10.1186/s12877-024-04980-9
2024
Journal Article
Quality indicators to monitor the quality and safety of care for older people: a scoping review protocol
Lathlean, Timothy J.H., Inacio, Maria C., Westbrook, Johanna, Gray, Len, Braithwaite, Jeffrey, Hibbert, Peter, Comans, Tracy, Crotty, Maria, Wesselingh, Steve, Sluggett, Janet K., Ward, Stephanie, Wabe, Nasir and Caughey, Gillian E. (2024). Quality indicators to monitor the quality and safety of care for older people: a scoping review protocol. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 22 (9), 1857-1865. doi: 10.11124/jbies-23-00212
2024
Journal Article
Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities Managers’ and Nurses’ Experiences In Implementing Telehealth and Social Connection During COVID-19
Banbury, Annie, Taylor, Monica, Reid, Natasha, Smith, Anthony, Paterson, David and Gray, Leonard (2024). Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities Managers’ and Nurses’ Experiences In Implementing Telehealth and Social Connection During COVID-19. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 19 (1) ARTN i2567. doi: 10.24083/apjhm.v19i1.2567
2024
Journal Article
Development and internal validation of a dynamic fall risk prediction and monitoring tool in aged care using routinely collected electronic health data: a landmarking approach
Wabe, Nasir, Meulenbroeks, Isabelle, Huang, Guogui, Silva, Sandun Malpriya, Gray, Leonard C., Close, Jacqueline C. T., Lord, Stephen and Westbrook, Johanna (2024). Development and internal validation of a dynamic fall risk prediction and monitoring tool in aged care using routinely collected electronic health data: a landmarking approach. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 31 (5), 1113-1125. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocae058
2024
Journal Article
Working together to improve type 2 diabetes care: a Participatory Design project to address identified needs of people with diabetes and their healthcare professionals
de Camargo Catapan, Soraia, Vasconcelos Silva, Carina, Bird, Dominique, Janda, Monika, Gray, Len, Maunder, Lisbeth, Clemensen, Jane, Menon, Anish and Russell, Anthony (2024). Working together to improve type 2 diabetes care: a Participatory Design project to address identified needs of people with diabetes and their healthcare professionals. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 48 (4), 250-258.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2024.02.001
2024
Conference Publication
Designing an informatics infrastructure for a national aged care medication roundtable
Westbrook, Johanna I., Seaman, Karla, Wabe, Nasir, Raban, Magdalena Z., Urwin, Rachel, Badgery-Parker, Tim, Mecardo, Crisostomo, Mumford, Virginia, Nguyen, Amy D., Root, Jo, Balmer, Sarah, Waugh, Karen, Pinto, Sonali, Burge, Birgit, Aldeguer, Eric, Dunstan, Travis, Jorgensen, Mikaela, Gray, Len, Bucknall, Tracey, Etherton-Beer, Christopher, Newell, Ben, Caughey, Gillian, Beattie, Elizabeth, Xenos, Kristin and Cumming, Anne (2024). Designing an informatics infrastructure for a national aged care medication roundtable. 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 8-12 July 2024. Amsterdam, Netherlands: IOS Press. doi: 10.3233/SHTI230996
2024
Journal Article
The quality of care delivered to residents in long-term care in Australia: an indicator-based review of resident records (CareTrack Aged study)
Hibbert, Peter D., Molloy, Charlotte J., Cameron, Ian D., Gray, Leonard C., Reed, Richard L., Wiles, Louise K., Westbrook, Johanna, Arnolda, Gaston, Bilton, Rebecca, Ash, Ruby, Georgiou, Andrew, Kitson, Alison, Hughes, Clifford F., Gordon, Susan J., Mitchell, Rebecca J., Rapport, Frances, Estabrooks, Carole, Alexander, Gregory L., Vincent, Charles, Edwards, Adrian, Carson-Stevens, Andrew, Wagner, Cordula, McCormack, Brendan and Braithwaite, Jeffrey (2024). The quality of care delivered to residents in long-term care in Australia: an indicator-based review of resident records (CareTrack Aged study). BMC Medicine, 22 (1) 22, 1-15. doi: 10.1186/s12916-023-03224-8
2024
Journal Article
Clinical impact of antibiograms as an intervention to optimise antimicrobial prescribing and patient outcomes – a systematic review
Khatri, Dipti, Freeman, Christopher, Falconer, Nazanin, Catapan, Soraia De Camargo, Gray, Len and Paterson, David L. (2024). Clinical impact of antibiograms as an intervention to optimise antimicrobial prescribing and patient outcomes – a systematic review. American Journal of Infection Control, 52 (1), 107-122. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2023.08.013
2024
Journal Article
Identification and information management of cognitive impairment of patients in acute care hospitals: an integrative review
Xiong, Beibei, Bailey, Daniel X., Prudon, Paul, Pascoe, Elaine M., Gray, Leonard C., Graham, Frederick, Henderson, Amanda and Martin-Khan, Melinda (2024). Identification and information management of cognitive impairment of patients in acute care hospitals: an integrative review. International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 11 (1), 120-132. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2023.11.001
2023
Journal Article
Measuring the success of programmes of care for people living with dementia: a protocol for consensus building with consumers to develop a set of Core Outcome Measures for Improving Care (COM-IC)
Comans, Tracy, Nguyen, Kim, Gray, Len, Flicker, Leon, Williamson, Paula, Dodd, Susanna, Kearney, Anna, Cunningham, Colm, Morris, Thomas, Nunn, Jack, Trepel, Dominic, Almeida, Osvaldo P, Kenny, Danelle, Welch, Alyssa, Lowthian, Judy A, Quinn, John, Petrie, Glenys, Dao-Tran, Tiet-Hanh, Manchha, Asmita and Kurrle, Susan E (2023). Measuring the success of programmes of care for people living with dementia: a protocol for consensus building with consumers to develop a set of Core Outcome Measures for Improving Care (COM-IC). BMJ Open, 13 (12) e073884, 1-9. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073884
2023
Journal Article
Cost-effectiveness of remote patient monitoring for First Nations peoples living with diabetes in regional Australia
Snoswell, Centaine L, Vitangcol, Kathryn J.., Haydon, Helen M., Gray, Leonard C., Leedie, Floyd, Smith, Anthony C. and Caffery, Liam J. (2023). Cost-effectiveness of remote patient monitoring for First Nations peoples living with diabetes in regional Australia. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 29 (10_suppl), 3S-7S. doi: 10.1177/1357633x231214019
2023
Journal Article
Sustaining and expanding telehealth activity: training requirements for Australian residential aged care front-line staff
Banbury, Annie, Taylor, Monica L., Gray, Leonard C., Reid, Natasha and Smith, Anthony C. (2023). Sustaining and expanding telehealth activity: training requirements for Australian residential aged care front-line staff. PEC Innovation, 2 100109, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.pecinn.2022.100109
2023
Journal Article
Study protocol for The GOAL Trial: comprehensive geriatric assessment for frail older people with chronic kidney disease to increase attainment of patient-identified goals—a cluster randomised controlled trial
Logan, B., Viecelli, A. K., Johnson, D. W., Aquino, E. M., Bailey, J., Comans, T. A., Gray, L. C., Hawley, C. M., Hickey, L. E., Janda, M., Jaure, A., Jose, M. D., Kalaw, E., Kiriwandeniya, C., Matsuyama, M., Mihala, G., Nguyen, K. H., Pascoe, E., Pole, J. D., Polkinghorne, K. R., Pond, D., Raj, R., Reidlinger, D. M., Scholes-Robertson, N., Varghese, J., Wong, G., Hubbard, R. E., Buckle, Graham, Carswell, Phil ... on behalf of The GOAL Trial Investigators (2023). Study protocol for The GOAL Trial: comprehensive geriatric assessment for frail older people with chronic kidney disease to increase attainment of patient-identified goals—a cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials, 24 (1) 365. doi: 10.1186/s13063-023-07363-4
2023
Conference Publication
Exploring the role for antibiogram use, development, and implementation in Australian aged care settings – a qualitative study.
Khatri, Dipti, Freeman, Chris, Falconer, Nazanin, De Camargo Catapan, Soraia, Coulter, Sonali, Gray, Leonard and Paterson, David (2023). Exploring the role for antibiogram use, development, and implementation in Australian aged care settings – a qualitative study.. Emerging Researchers in Ageing (ERA) 21st National Conference of Emerging Researchers in Ageing, Australia, 28 November 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Cost-effectiveness of the remote patient monitoring program for First Nations peoples living with diabetes
Snoswell, Centaine L., Vitangcol, Kathryn, Haydon, Helen M., Gray, Len, Smith, Anthony C., Leedie, Floyd and Caffery, Liam (2023). Cost-effectiveness of the remote patient monitoring program for First Nations peoples living with diabetes. 23rd Conference on Successes and Failures in Telehealth (SFT-23), Adelaide, SA Australia, 27 - 29 November 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Exploring role for antibiogram use in Australian aged care settings.
Khatri, Dipti, Freeman, Christopher, Falconer, Nazanin, De Camargo Catapan, Soraia, Coulter, Sonali, Gray, Leonard and Paterson, David (2023). Exploring role for antibiogram use in Australian aged care settings.. Faculty of Medicine HDR Symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 21 November 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Current Recognition of Cognitive Status Information in Hospitals: An Integrated Review on Data Transparency
Xiong, Beibei, Prudon, Paul, Pascoe, Elaine M., Gray, Leonard C., Graham, Frederick, Henderson, Amanda and Martin-Khan, Melinda (2023). Current Recognition of Cognitive Status Information in Hospitals: An Integrated Review on Data Transparency. 56th Australian Association of Gerontology Conference, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 14-17 November 2023.
2023
Journal Article
Unsafe care in residential settings for older adults. A content analysis of accreditation reports
Hibbert, Peter D., Ash, Ruby, Molloy, Charlotte J., Westbrook, Johanna, Cameron, Ian D., Carson-Stevens, Andrew, Gray, Leonard C., Reed, Richard L., Kitson, Alison and Braithwaite, Jeffrey (2023). Unsafe care in residential settings for older adults. A content analysis of accreditation reports. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 35 (4) mzad085, 1-8. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzad085
2023
Conference Publication
Exploring role for antibiogram use in Australian aged care settings
Khatri, Dipti, Falconer, Nazanin, De Camargo Catapan, Soraia, Coulter, Sonali, Gray, Len, Paterson, David and Freeman, Chris (2023). Exploring role for antibiogram use in Australian aged care settings. International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) 81st World Congress, Brisbane, Australia, 25-28 September 2023.
Funding
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Supervision
Availability
- Professor Len Gray is:
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing an information platform for aged care in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Ferris
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Doctor Philosophy
Heuristics and Biases in Budgeting Decisions for Home Care Packages Under Consumer-Directed Care
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kim-Huong Nguyen, Dr Zachary Breig, Professor Tracy Comans
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring a role for antibiograms as an antimicrobial stewardship tool in Residential Aged Care Facilities
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nazanin Ghahreman-Falconer, Associate Professor Chris Freeman
Completed supervision
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Rethinking the Model of Specialist Outpatient Diabetes Care using eHealth
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Anthony Russell, Dr Darsy Darssan
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Developing a quality framework for the care of older people in the Emergency Department
Principal Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Developing Quality Indicators for the Care of Older People with Cognitive Impairment Presenting to Emergency Departments
Principal Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Videoconferencing for Clinical Management of Diabetes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Anthony Russell
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Quantitative Analysis of Mobilisation and Functional Status among Older Patients in Hospital Settings
Principal Advisor
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Reliability of Cognitive Assessment for Older Adults via Video Consultation
Principal Advisor
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Negative outcomes of hospitalisation: predicting risk in older patients
Principal Advisor
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2018
Master Philosophy
Frailty Index and Peri-operative Outcome
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ruth Hubbard
Media
Enquiries
Contact Professor Len Gray directly for media enquiries about:
- Aged care policy
- Clinical decision support
- Geriatric medicine
- Telemedicine
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