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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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
Toward the Older Person Friendly Hospital: barriers and enablers within the Australian context
Young, A., Mudge, A. M., McRae, P., Gray, L., Beattie, E., Graham, F., Whiting, E., Banks, M. and Hubbard, R. (2018). Toward the Older Person Friendly Hospital: barriers and enablers within the Australian context. Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS), Orlando, Florida, 3-5 May 2018. Malden, MA, United States: Wiley-Blackwell.
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.
2018
Conference Publication
Do co-morbidities affect the predictive validity of the frailty index?
Hubbard, R. E., Peel, N. M. and Gray, L. C. (2018). Do co-morbidities affect the predictive validity of the frailty index?. 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.
2018
Conference Publication
Comparison of clinical characteristics of a diabetes telehealth service with specialist face-to-face outpatients: a cross-sectional survey
Menon, A., Darssan, D., Fatehi, F., Bird, D., Russell, A. and Gray, L. (2018). Comparison of clinical characteristics of a diabetes telehealth service with specialist face-to-face outpatients: a cross-sectional survey. The Official Journal of ATTD Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes Conference, Vienna, Austria, 14–17 February 2018. New Rochelle, NY, United States: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers.
2018
Conference Publication
Mobile diabetes management system for insulin dose adjustment in type 2 diabetes for specialist outreach and diabetes telehealth service (REMODEL-IDA): a pilot randomised controlled trial
Menon, Anish, Gray, Len, Fatehi, Farhad, Bird, Dominique, Karunanithi, Mohan and Russell, Anthony (2018). Mobile diabetes management system for insulin dose adjustment in type 2 diabetes for specialist outreach and diabetes telehealth service (REMODEL-IDA): a pilot randomised controlled trial. 18th Successes and Failures in Telehealth Conference (SFT-18), Darwin, Australia, 22-24 October 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
A study on telehealth pharmacist-led residential medication management reviews
Shafiee Hanjani, Leila, Peel, Nancye M., Freeman, Christopher R., Caffery, Liam and Gray, Len (2018). A study on telehealth pharmacist-led residential medication management reviews. 2018 International Conference on Successes and Failures, Darwin NT Australia, 22- 24 October 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Walking and texting: investigating the effect of age on dual-task gait costs
Alapatt, L. J., Peel, N., Gray, L. and Hubbard, R. (2018). Walking and texting: investigating the effect of age on dual-task gait costs. 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.
2018
Journal Article
The utility of the Frailty index in clinical decision making
Khatry, K., Peel, N. M., Gray, L. C. and Hubbard, R. E. (2018). The utility of the Frailty index in clinical decision making. Journal of Frailty and Aging, 7 (2), 138-141. doi: 10.14283/jfa.2018.7
2017
Journal Article
User experience of an innovative mobile health program to assist in insulin dose adjustment: Outcomes of a proof-of-concept trial
Ding, Hang, Fatehi, Farhad, Russell, Anthony W., Karunanithi, Mohan, Menon, Anish, Bird, Dominique and Gray, Leonard C. (2017). User experience of an innovative mobile health program to assist in insulin dose adjustment: Outcomes of a proof-of-concept trial. Journal of Telemedicine and eHealth, 24 (7), 1-8. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2017.0190
2017
Journal Article
Comparative emergency department resource utilisation across age groups
Burkett, Ellen, Martin-Khan, Melinda G. and Gray, Leonard C. (2017). Comparative emergency department resource utilisation across age groups. Australian Health Review, 43 (2), 194-199. doi: 10.1071/AH17113
2017
Journal Article
Prescribing in the oldest old inpatients: a retrospective analysis of patients referred for specialist geriatric consultation
Ilango, Sivarajah, Pillans, Peter, Peel, Nancye M., Scott, Ian, Gray, Leonard C. and Hubbard, Ruth E. (2017). Prescribing in the oldest old inpatients: a retrospective analysis of patients referred for specialist geriatric consultation. Internal Medicine Journal, 47 (9), 1019-1025. doi: 10.1111/imj.13526
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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