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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2021
Journal Article
Use of Watson's theory of human caring to open the door to improve residents well-being
Gray-Miceli, Deanna (2021). Use of Watson's theory of human caring to open the door to improve residents well-being. Geriatric Nursing, 42 (3), 782-783. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2021.04.008
2021
Journal Article
Implementation and evaluation of a standardized nurse‐administered assessment of functional and psychosocial issues for patients in acute care
Peel, Nancye M., Hornby‐Turner, Yvonne C., Osborne, Sonya R., Henderson, Amanda, Hubbard, Ruth E. and Gray, Leonard C. (2021). Implementation and evaluation of a standardized nurse‐administered assessment of functional and psychosocial issues for patients in acute care. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 18 (3), 161-169. doi: 10.1111/wvn.12490
2021
Journal Article
How well does self-reported health predict mortality in an InterRAI context? An exploratory analysis
Wood, Timothy, Angevaare, Milou, Leyenaar, Matthew, Bala, Sharmin, Peel, Nancye, Gray, Len and Nguyen, Kim-Huong (2021). How well does self-reported health predict mortality in an InterRAI context? An exploratory analysis. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 22 (10), 2216-2218.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.02.018
2020
Conference Publication
THE GOAL TRIAL PROTOCOL: 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., Tong, A., Comans, T., Janda, M., Pond, C., Pascoe, E., Peel, N. M., Gray, L., Pole, J., Polkinghorne, K., Jose, M., Gordon, E. H., Scholes-Robertson, N., Bailey, J., Robison, L., Hawley, C., Varghese, J., Kiriwandeniya, C., Reidlinger, D. and Hubbard, R. E. (2020). THE GOAL TRIAL PROTOCOL: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for Frail Older People With Chronic Kidney Disease to increase attainment of patient-identified goals - A cluster randomised controlled trial. 55th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN), Online, 28 November‐2 December 2020. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.
2020
Journal Article
Caught off guard by covid-19: now what?
Gray-Miceli, Deanna, Bouchaud, Mary, Mitchell, Anne Bradley, DiDonato, Stephen and Siegal, Jan (2020). Caught off guard by covid-19: now what?. Geriatric Nursing, 41 (6), 1020-1024. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2020.10.009
2020
Journal Article
Determining if telehealth can reduce health system costs: scoping review
Snoswell, Centaine L., Taylor, Monica L., Comans, Tracy A., Smith, Anthony C., Gray, Leonard C. and Caffery, Liam J. (2020). Determining if telehealth can reduce health system costs: scoping review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22 (10) e17298, 1-22. doi: 10.2196/17298
2020
Journal Article
Trends, determinants and differences in antibiotic use in 68 residential aged care homes in Australia, 2014-2017: a longitudinal analysis of electronic health record data
Raban, M. Z., Lind, K. E., Day, R. O., Gray, L., Georgiou, A. and Westbrook, J. I. (2020). Trends, determinants and differences in antibiotic use in 68 residential aged care homes in Australia, 2014-2017: a longitudinal analysis of electronic health record data. BMC health services research, 20 (1) 883, 883. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05723-3
2020
Other Outputs
Research Paper 9 - The cost of residential aged care. Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety
Comans, Tracy, Nguyen, Kim-Huong, Zelenyuk, Valentin, Gray, Len, Tran, Alice, Nguyen, Bao, Wang, Zhichao and Moretto, Nicole (2020). Research Paper 9 - The cost of residential aged care. Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Royal Commission into Aged Care Qualtiy and Safety.
2020
Journal Article
Drug related problems in older adults living with dementia
Ruangritchankul, Sirasa, Peel, Nancye M., Hanjani, Leila Shafiee and Gray, Leonard C. (2020). Drug related problems in older adults living with dementia. PLoS One, 15 (7) e0236830, e0236830. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236830
2020
Journal Article
The changes in medication prescribing among the older people with cognitive impairment in the acute care setting
Ruangritchankul, Sirasa, Peel, Nancye M., Shafiee Hanjani, Leila and Gray, Leonard C. (2020). The changes in medication prescribing among the older people with cognitive impairment in the acute care setting. Clinical Interventions in Aging, Volume 15, 865-876. doi: 10.2147/cia.s252432
2020
Journal Article
Does telehealth delivery of a dyadic dementia care program provide a noninferior alternative to face-to-face delivery of the same program? A randomized controlled trial
Laver, Kate, Liu, Enwu, Clemson, Lindy, Davies, Owen, Gray, Len, Gitlin, Laura N. and Crotty, Maria (2020). Does telehealth delivery of a dyadic dementia care program provide a noninferior alternative to face-to-face delivery of the same program? A randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 28 (6), 673-682. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2020.02.009
2020
Other Outputs
Telehealth for primary health care in Australia
Centaine L Snoswell, Len Gray, Anthony S Smith and Liam J Caffery (2020). Telehealth for primary health care in Australia. eSpace: The University of Queensland.
2020
Journal Article
Medication use and cognitive impairment among residents of aged care facilities
Shafiee Hanjani, Leila, Hubbard, Ruth E., Freeman, Christopher R., Gray, Leonard C., Scott, Ian A. and Peel, Nancye M. (2020). Medication use and cognitive impairment among residents of aged care facilities. Internal Medicine Journal, 51 (4) imj.14804, 520-532. doi: 10.1111/imj.14804
2020
Journal Article
The effect of age on gait speed when texting
Alapatt, Linson J., Peel, Nancye M., Reid, Natasha, Gray, Leonard C. and Hubbard, Ruth E. (2020). The effect of age on gait speed when texting. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (2) 599, 599. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17020599
2019
Journal Article
Evaluation of the efficacy of 3D total-body photography with sequential digital dermoscopy in a high-risk melanoma cohort: protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Primiero, Clare Amy, McInerney-Leo, Aideen M., Betz-Stablein, Brigid, Whiteman, David C., Gordon, Louisa, Caffery, Liam, Aitken, Joanne F., Eakin, Elizabeth, Osborne, Sonya, Gray, Len, Smithers, B. Mark, Janda, Monika, Soyer, H. Peter and Finnane, Anna (2019). Evaluation of the efficacy of 3D total-body photography with sequential digital dermoscopy in a high-risk melanoma cohort: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 9 (11) e032969, e032969. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032969
2019
Journal Article
Adding value to remote monitoring: co-design of a health literacy intervention for older people with chronic disease delivered by telehealth - The telehealth literacy project
Banbury, Annie, Nancarrow, Susan, Dart, Jared, Gray, Len, Dodson, Sarity, Osborne, Richard and Parkinson, Lynne (2019). Adding value to remote monitoring: co-design of a health literacy intervention for older people with chronic disease delivered by telehealth - The telehealth literacy project. Patient Education and Counseling, 103 (3), 597-606. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2019.10.005
2019
Journal Article
Using telehealth to enable collaboration of pharmacists and geriatricians in residential medication management reviews
Hanjani, Leila Shafiee, Peel, Nancye M., Freeman, Christopher R. and Gray, Leonard C. (2019). Using telehealth to enable collaboration of pharmacists and geriatricians in residential medication management reviews. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 41 (5), 1256-1261. doi: 10.1007/s11096-019-00890-8
2019
Journal Article
Prospective review to evaluate the impact of medication changes recommended by consultant geriatricians
Poudel, Arjun, Peel, Nancye M., Mitchell, Charles A., Gray, Leonard C., Hubbard, Ruth E. and Nissen, Lisa M. (2019). Prospective review to evaluate the impact of medication changes recommended by consultant geriatricians. Internal Medicine Journal, 49 (7), 935-935. doi: 10.1111/imj.14352
2019
Journal Article
A systematic literature review of efficiency measurement in nursing homes
Tran, Alice, Nguyen, Kim-Huong, Gray, Len and Comans, Tracy (2019). A systematic literature review of efficiency measurement in nursing homes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (12) 2186, 2186. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16122186
2019
Journal Article
Anti-osteoporosis medication use in a high fracture-risk population: Contemporary trends in Australian residential aged care facilities
Lind, Kimberly E., Jorgensen, Mikaela L., Gray, Leonard C., Georgiou, Andrew and Westbrook, Johanna (2019). Anti-osteoporosis medication use in a high fracture-risk population: Contemporary trends in Australian residential aged care facilities. Health Services Insights, 12, 1178632919852111. doi: 10.1177/1178632919852111
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Rethinking the Model of Specialist Outpatient Diabetes Care using eHealth
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: 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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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
Negative outcomes of hospitalisation: predicting risk in older patients
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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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Heuristics and Biases in Budgeting Decisions for Home Care Packages Under Consumer-directed Care Funding Model
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kim-Huong Nguyen, Dr Zachary Breig, Professor Tracy Comans
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2024
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
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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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