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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2017
Conference Publication
A study on usual Residential Medication Management Review (RMMR) practice
Shafiee Hanjani, Leila, Freeman, Christopher R., Peel, Nancye M., Caffery, Liam J. and Gray, Len C. (2017). A study on usual Residential Medication Management Review (RMMR) practice. APSA-ASCEPT Joint Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, Qld Australia, 5- 8 December 2017.
2017
Journal Article
Mobile health (mHealth) for diabetes care: opportunities and challenges
Fatehi, Farhad, Gray, Leonard C. and Russell, Anthony W. (2017). Mobile health (mHealth) for diabetes care: opportunities and challenges. Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics, 19 (1), 1-3. doi: 10.1089/dia.2016.0430
2017
Book
interRAI Acute Care for Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (AC-CGA) form and user's manual. Version 9.3
Gray, L., Ariño-Blasco, S., Fries, B. E., Heckman, G., Jónsson, P. V., Kergoat, M. J., Martin-Khan, M., Morris, J. N., Peel, N. M., Sinha, S. K., Sjöstrand, F., Steel, K., Wellens, N. I. H., Björkgren, M., Declercq, A., Finne-Soveri, H., Head, M. J., Hirdes, J. P., James, M. L., Ljunggren, G., Martin, L., Meehan, B., Stewart, S. L., Szczerbińska, K. and Topinková, E. (2017). interRAI Acute Care for Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (AC-CGA) form and user's manual. Version 9.3. Washington, DC, United States: interRAI.
2017
Journal Article
Trends and predicted trends in presentations of older people to Australian emergency departments: effects of demand growth, population aging and climate change
Burkett, Ellen, Martin-Khan, Melinda G., Scott, Justin, Samanta, Mayukh and Gray, Leonard C. (2017). Trends and predicted trends in presentations of older people to Australian emergency departments: effects of demand growth, population aging and climate change. Australian Health Review, 41 (3), 246-253. doi: 10.1071/AH15165
2017
Conference Publication
Development of Personalised Text Messages for Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes
Menon, Anish , Bird, Dominique , Russell, Anthony W., Fatehi, Farhad, Karunanithi, Mohan and Gray, Leonard C. (2017). Development of Personalised Text Messages for Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes. 17th International Conference on Successes and Failures in Telehealth (SFT-17), Brisbane, Australia, 30-31 October 2017.
2017
Book
interRAI Emergency Department (ED) Assessment System Manual: for use with the interRAI ED Screener (EDS) and ED Contact Assessment (ED-CA). Version 9.3
Costa, Andrew, Hirdes, John P., Ariño-Blasco, Sergio, Berg, Katherine, Boscart, Veronique, Carpenter, Christopher R., Curtin-Telegdi, Nancy, Emond, Marcel, Gray, Len, Heckman, George, Jonsson, Palma V., Leyenaar, Matthew, Martin-Khan, Melinda, Melady, Don, Sinha, Samir K., Singler, Katrin, Sjostrand, Fredrik, Swoboda, Walter and Wellens, Nathalie I.H. (2017). interRAI Emergency Department (ED) Assessment System Manual: for use with the interRAI ED Screener (EDS) and ED Contact Assessment (ED-CA). Version 9.3. Washington, DC, United States: interRAI.
2017
Conference Publication
The Frailty Index of cumulative health deficits: Derivation from the interRAI acute care instrument
Hubbard, Ruth E., Peel, Nancye M., Samanta, Mayukh, Gray, Leonard C., Fries, Brant E., Mitnitski, Arnold and Rockwood, Kenneth (2017). The Frailty Index of cumulative health deficits: Derivation from the interRAI acute care instrument. First Australia and New Zealand Conference on Sarcopenia and Frailty Research, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 11-12 November 2016. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons.
2016
Journal Article
Web-based (online) comprehensive geriatric assessment is more time efficient, and as reliable, as reading patient medical records and conducting traditional in person consultations
Martin-Khan, Melinda, Edwards, Helen, Wootton, Richard, Varghese, Paul, Lim, Kwang, Darzins, Peteris, Dakin, Lucy and Gray, Leonard C. (2016). Web-based (online) comprehensive geriatric assessment is more time efficient, and as reliable, as reading patient medical records and conducting traditional in person consultations. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 22 (8), 478-482. doi: 10.1177/1357633X16674088
2016
Journal Article
Delivering patient education by group videoconferencing into the home: lessons learnt from the Telehealth Literacy Project
Banbury, Annie, Parkinson, Lynne, Nancarrow, Susan, Dart, Jared, Gray, Leonard C. and Buckley, Jennene (2016). Delivering patient education by group videoconferencing into the home: lessons learnt from the Telehealth Literacy Project. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 22 (8), 483-488. doi: 10.1177/1357633X16674359
2016
Journal Article
Algorithm of medication review in frail older people: focus on minimizing the use of high-risk medications
Poudel, Arjun, Ballokova, Anna, Hubbard, Ruth E., Gray, Leonard C., Mitchell, Charles A., Nissen, Lisa M. and Scott, Ian A. (2016). Algorithm of medication review in frail older people: focus on minimizing the use of high-risk medications. Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 16 (9), 1002-1013. doi: 10.1111/ggi.12589
2016
Journal Article
Promoting activity in geriatric rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial of accelerometry
Peel, Nancye M., Paul, Sanjoy K., Cameron, Ian D., Crotty, Maria, Kurrle, Susan E. and Gray, Leonard C. (2016). Promoting activity in geriatric rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial of accelerometry. PloS One, 11 (8) e0160906, e0160906. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160906
2016
Journal Article
Adverse outcomes in relation to polypharmacy in robust and frail older hospital patients
Poudel, Arjun, Peel, Nancye M., Nissen, Lisa M., Mitchell, Charles A., Gray, Leonard C. and Hubbard, Ruth E. (2016). Adverse outcomes in relation to polypharmacy in robust and frail older hospital patients. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 17 (8), 767.e9-767.e13. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2016.05.017
2016
Journal Article
Telemedicine for specialist geriatric care in small rural hospitals: preliminary data
Gray, Leonard C., Fatehi, Farhad, Martin-Khan, Melinda, Peel, Nancye M. and Smith, Anthony C. (2016). Telemedicine for specialist geriatric care in small rural hospitals: preliminary data. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 64 (6), 1347-1351. doi: 10.1111/jgs.14139
2016
Journal Article
Validation of the interRAI pressure ulcer risk scale in acute care hospitals
Xie, Haiyan, Peel, Nancye M., Hirdes, John P., Poss, Jeff W. and Gray, Leonard C. (2016). Validation of the interRAI pressure ulcer risk scale in acute care hospitals. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 64 (6), 1324-1328. doi: 10.1111/jgs.14131
2016
Other Outputs
Exploring telehealth options for outreach services
Gray, Len C., Caffery, Liam J., Armfield, Nigel R., Mujcic, Redzo, Smith, Anthony C., Hobson-Green, Vicki and Whitty, Jenny (2016). Exploring telehealth options for outreach services. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: CheckUp.
2016
Journal Article
Characteristics of older people with cognitive impairment attending emergency departments: a descriptive study
Schnitker, Linda M., Beattie, Elizabeth R. A., Martin-Khan, Melinda, Burkett, Ellen and Gray, Leonard C. (2016). Characteristics of older people with cognitive impairment attending emergency departments: a descriptive study. Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal, 19 (2), 118-126. doi: 10.1016/j.aenj.2016.04.002
2016
Journal Article
The increase in healthcare costs associated with frailty in older people discharged to a post-acute transition care program
Comans, Tracy A., Peel, Nancye M., Hubbard, Ruth E., Mulligan, Andrew D., Gray, Leonard C. and Scuffham, Paul A. (2016). The increase in healthcare costs associated with frailty in older people discharged to a post-acute transition care program. Age and Ageing, 45 (2) afv196, 317-320. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afv196
2016
Conference Publication
Second generation telegeriatrics
Gray, Len (2016). Second generation telegeriatrics. The Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting 2016, “The AGEnder Paradox”, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 1–3 June, 2016. Richmond, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12336
2016
Conference Publication
Enacting professional competence at a distance: a case of telemedicine
Kho, Joanna Maria, Spee, A. Paul and Gray, Leonard Charles (2016). Enacting professional competence at a distance: a case of telemedicine. 76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, California, 5-9 August 2016. Briarcliff Manor, NY, United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2016.10250abstract
2016
Conference Publication
Clinical characteristics of older people referred for specialist geriatric consultation
Peel, N. M., Watts, J. N., Hubbard, R. E. and Gray, L. C. (2016). Clinical characteristics of older people referred for specialist geriatric consultation. The Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting 2016, “The AGEnder Paradox”, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 1–3 June, 2016. Richmond, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12339
Funding
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Supervision
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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
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: 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: 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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