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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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
2019
Journal Article
CareTrack Aged: the appropriateness of care delivered to Australians living in residential aged care facilities: a study protocol
Hibbert, Peter D., Wiles, Louise K., Cameron, Ian D., Kitson, Alison, Reed, Richard L., Georgiou, Andrew, Gray, Len, Westbrook, Johanna, Augustsson, Hanna, Molloy, Charlotte J., Arnolda, Gaston, Ting, Hsuen P., Mitchell, Rebecca, Rapport, Frances, Gordon, Susan J., Runciman, William B. and Braithwaite, Jeffrey (2019). CareTrack Aged: the appropriateness of care delivered to Australians living in residential aged care facilities: a study protocol. BMJ Open, 9 (6) e030988, e030988. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030988
2019
Journal Article
Prevalence and impact of functional and psychosocial problems in hospitalized adults: a prospective cohort study
Peel, Nancye M., Hornby-Turner, Yvonne C., Henderson, Amanda, Hubbard, Ruth E. and Gray, Leonard C. (2019). Prevalence and impact of functional and psychosocial problems in hospitalized adults: a prospective cohort study. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 20 (10), 1294-1299.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2019.03.012
2019
Journal Article
Mobile-based insulin dose adjustment for type 2 diabetes in community and rural populations: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial
Menon, Anish, Gray, Leonard, Fatehi, Farhad, Bird, Dominique, Darssan, Darsy, Karunanithi, Mohan and Russell, Anthony (2019). Mobile-based insulin dose adjustment for type 2 diabetes in community and rural populations: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 10, 204201881983664. doi: 10.1177/2042018819836647
2019
Journal Article
Rethinking models of outpatient specialist care in type 2 diabetes using eHealth: study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial
Menon, Anish, Fatehi, Farhad, Bird, Dominique, Darssan, Darsy, Karunanithi, Mohan, Russell, Anthony and Gray, Leonard (2019). Rethinking models of outpatient specialist care in type 2 diabetes using eHealth: study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (6) 959, 959. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16060959
2019
Journal Article
Outcomes of a feasibility trial using an innovative mobile health programme to assist in insulin dose adjustment
Menon, Anish, Fatehi, Farhad, Ding, Hang, Bird, Dominique, Karunanithi, Mohan, Gray, Leonard and Russell, Anthony (2019). Outcomes of a feasibility trial using an innovative mobile health programme to assist in insulin dose adjustment. BMJ Health and Care Informatics, 26 (1) e100068, 100068. doi: 10.1136/bmjhci-2019-100068
2019
Journal Article
Antidementia medication use by aged care facility residents with dementia
Lind, Kimberly E., Gray, Leonard C., Raban, Magdalena Z., Georgiou, Andrew and Westbrook, Johanna I. (2019). Antidementia medication use by aged care facility residents with dementia. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 34 (7) gps.5105, 1029-1040. doi: 10.1002/gps.5105
2018
Journal Article
Development and testing of the interRAI acute care: A standardized assessment administered by nurses for patients admitted to acute care
Gray, Leonard C, Beattie, Elizabeth, Boscart, Veronique M, Henderson, Amanda, Hornby-Turner, Yvonne C, Hubbard, Ruth E, Wood, Susan and Peel, Nancye M (2018). Development and testing of the interRAI acute care: A standardized assessment administered by nurses for patients admitted to acute care. Health Services Insights, 11, 117863291881883. doi: 10.1177/1178632918818836
2018
Journal Article
Developing quality indicators for in-patient post-acute care
Morris, John N., Berg, Katherine, Topinkova, Eva, Gray, Leonard C. and Schachter, Erez (2018). Developing quality indicators for in-patient post-acute care. BMC Geriatrics, 18 (1) 161. doi: 10.1186/s12877-018-0842-z
2018
Journal Article
Telehealth Interventions Delivering Home-based Support Group Videoconferencing: Systematic Review
Banbury, Annie, Nancarrow, Susan, Dart, Jared, Gray, Leonard and Parkinson, Lynne (2018). Telehealth Interventions Delivering Home-based Support Group Videoconferencing: Systematic Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20 (2) e25, 1-17. doi: 10.2196/jmir.8090
2018
Conference Publication
Telehealth residential care medication reviews to enable collaboration of pharmacists and geriatricians
Hanjani, L. S., Peel, N., Freeman, C., Caffery, L., Chatfield, M., Hubbard, R. and Gray, L. (2018). Telehealth residential care medication reviews to enable collaboration of pharmacists and geriatricians. The Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting 2018, Cutting Edge: Optimising the Journey for Older Surgical Patients, Sydney, Australia, 27-29 June 2018. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia.
Funding
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Supervision
Availability
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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
Developing an information platform for aged care in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Ferris
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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: Associate Professor Chris Freeman
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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
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
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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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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