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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2016
Conference Publication
Development and testing of a rapid functional and psychosocial assessment system for adult inpatients of acute hospitals
Gray, L. C., Peel, N. M., Hornby-Turner, Y., Pimm, B., Wood, S. and Hubbard, R. E. (2016). Development and testing of a rapid functional and psychosocial assessment system for adult inpatients of acute hospitals. 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
2016
Conference Publication
Delivering patient education by group videoconferencing into the home: Lessons learnt from the Telehealth Literacy Project
Banbury, A., Parkinson, L., Nancarrow, S., Dart, J., Gray, L. and Buckley, J. (2016). Delivering patient education by group videoconferencing into the home: Lessons learnt from the Telehealth Literacy Project. Successes and Failures in Telehealth 2016, Auckland, New Zealand, 1-3 November 2016.
2016
Journal Article
Updating the Cognitive Performance Scale
Morris, John N., Howard, Elizabeth P., Steel, Knight, Perlman, Christopher, Fries, Brant E., Garms-Homolova, Vjenka, Henrard, Jean-Claude, Hirdes, John P., Ljunggren, Gunnar, Gray, Len and Szczerbinska, Katarzyna (2016). Updating the Cognitive Performance Scale. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 29 (1), 47-55. doi: 10.1177/0891988715598231
2016
Journal Article
How to formulate research questions and design studies for telehealth assessment and evaluation.
Fatehi, Farhad, Smith, Anthony C., Maeder, Anthony, Wade, Victoria and Gray, Leonard C. (2016). How to formulate research questions and design studies for telehealth assessment and evaluation.. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 23 (9), 759-763. doi: 10.1177/1357633X16673274
2016
Conference Publication
Does using an ‘online’ geriatric assessment procedure for making triage decisions change the way Geriatricians use time to make clinical decisions?
Martin-Khan, Melinda, Gray, Leonard, Edwards, Helen, Wootton, Richard, Counsell, Stephen and Varghese, Paul (2016). Does using an ‘online’ geriatric assessment procedure for making triage decisions change the way Geriatricians use time to make clinical decisions?. Successes and Failures in Telehealth - 7th Annual Meeting of the Australasian Telehealth Society, Auckland, New Zealand, 1 - 3 November, 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
Characteristics and care of older people with cognitive impairment attending emergency departments
Schnitker, L., Beattie, E., Gray, L., Burkett, E. and Martin-Khan, M. (2016). Characteristics and care of older people with cognitive impairment attending emergency departments. 2016 GSA Annual Scientific Meeting, Crown Promenade Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria, 29 September-1 October 2016. Cary, NC United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnw162.1554
2016
Conference Publication
Challenges in implementing Randomised Control Trials in Health Service Implementation Research: Protocol issues in a telehealth trial in residential aged care
Martin-Khan, M., Gray, L., Beattie, E., Edirippulige, S., Russell, T. and Smith, A. (2016). Challenges in implementing Randomised Control Trials in Health Service Implementation Research: Protocol issues in a telehealth trial in residential aged care. Successes and Failures in Telehealth 2016, Auckland, New Zealand, 1 - 3 November 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
The utility of the frailty index in clinical decision making
Khatry, K., Peel, N. M., Gray, L. C. and Hubbard, R. E. (2016). The utility of the frailty index in clinical decision making. 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.12337
2016
Conference Publication
REthinking MOdel of Diabetes care utilising E-heaLth (REMODEL)
Menon, Anish, Fatehi, Farhad, Bird, Dominique, Ding, Hang, Karunanithi, Mohan, Russell, Anthony and Gray, Leonard (2016). REthinking MOdel of Diabetes care utilising E-heaLth (REMODEL). Successes and Failures in Telehealth - 7th Annual Meeting of the Australasian Telehealth Society, Auckland, New Zealand, 1 - 3 November, 2016.
2015
Journal Article
Establishing a centralised telehealth service increases telehealth activity at a tertiary hospital
Martin-Khan, Melinda, Fatehi, Farhad, Kezilas, Marina, Lucas, Karen, Gray, Leonard C. and Smith, Anthony C. (2015). Establishing a centralised telehealth service increases telehealth activity at a tertiary hospital. BMC Health Services Research, 15 (1) 534, 534.1-534.13. doi: 10.1186/s12913-015-1180-x
2015
Journal Article
Exploring the predictors of home telehealth uptake by elderly Australian healthcare consumers
Russell, T. G., Gillespie, N., Hartley, N., Theodoros, D., Hill, A. and Gray, L. C. (2015). Exploring the predictors of home telehealth uptake by elderly Australian healthcare consumers. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 21 (8), 485-489. doi: 10.1177/1357633X15606264
2015
Journal Article
A telegeriatric service in a small rural hospital: A case study and cost analysis
Versleijen, Marloes, Martin-Khan, Melinda, Whitty, Jennifer A., Smith, Anthony C. and Gray, Leonard C. (2015). A telegeriatric service in a small rural hospital: A case study and cost analysis. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 21 (8), 459-468. doi: 10.1177/1357633X15611327
2015
Journal Article
Validity study of video teleconsultation for the management of diabetes: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Fatehi, Farhad, Gray, Leonard C., Russell, Anthony W. and Paul, Sanjoy K. (2015). Validity study of video teleconsultation for the management of diabetes: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics, 17 (10), 717-725. doi: 10.1089/dia.2014.0416
2015
Journal Article
An empirical comparison of the OPQoL-Brief, EQ-5D-3L and ASCOT in a community dwelling population of older people
Kaambwa, Billingsley, Gill, Liz, McCaffrey, Nicola, Lancsar, Emily, Cameron, Ian D., Crotty, Maria, Gray, Len and Ratcliffe, Julie (2015). An empirical comparison of the OPQoL-Brief, EQ-5D-3L and ASCOT in a community dwelling population of older people. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 13 (164) 164, 164. doi: 10.1186/s12955-015-0357-7
2015
Journal Article
Geriatrician interventions on medication prescribing for frail older people in residential aged care facilities
Poudel, Arjun, Peel, Nancye M., Mitchell, Charles A., Gray, Leonard C., Nissen, Lisa M. and Hubbard, Ruth E. (2015). Geriatrician interventions on medication prescribing for frail older people in residential aged care facilities. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 10 (5), 1043-1051. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S84402
2015
Journal Article
Technical aspects of clinical videoconferencing: a large scale review of the literature
Fatehi, Farhad, Armfield, Nigel R., Dimitrijevic, Mila and Gray, Leonard C. (2015). Technical aspects of clinical videoconferencing: a large scale review of the literature. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 21 (3), 160-166. doi: 10.1177/1357633X15571999
2015
Journal Article
Healthcare resource use in patients of the Australian Transition Care Program
Comans, Tracy A., Peel, Nancye M., Cameron, Ian D., Gray, Leonard. and Scuffham, Paul A. (2015). Healthcare resource use in patients of the Australian Transition Care Program. Australian Health Review, 39 (4), 411-416. doi: 10.1071/AH14054
2015
Journal Article
Structural quality indicators to support quality of care for older people with cognitive impairment in emergency departments
Schnitker, Linda M, Martin-Khan, Melinda, Burkett, Ellen, Brand, Caroline A, Beattie, Elizabeth R.A, Jones, Richard N and Gray, Len C (2015). Structural quality indicators to support quality of care for older people with cognitive impairment in emergency departments. Academic Emergency Medicine, 22 (3), 273-284. doi: 10.1111/acem.12617
2015
Journal Article
Process quality indicators targeting cognitive impairment to support quality of care for older people with cognitive impairment in emergency departments
Schnitker, Linda M., Martin-Khan, Melinda, Burkett, Ellen, Beattie, Elizabeth R. A., Jones, Richard N., Gray, Len C. and The Research Collaboration for Quality Care of OlderPersons: Emergency Care Panel (2015). Process quality indicators targeting cognitive impairment to support quality of care for older people with cognitive impairment in emergency departments. Academic Emergency Medicine, 22 (3), 285-298. doi: 10.1111/acem.12616
2015
Journal Article
General Practitioners, Patients, and Care Givers Support the Use of a Telegeriatric Memory Disorder Consultation for Older Adults
Martin-Khan, Melinda, Salih, Salih A, Rowland, Jeffrey, Wootton, Richard and Gray, Leonard C (2015). General Practitioners, Patients, and Care Givers Support the Use of a Telegeriatric Memory Disorder Consultation for Older Adults. Advances in Alzheimer's Disease, 4 (01), 1-9. doi: 10.4236/aad.2015.41001
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
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- Aged care policy
- Clinical decision support
- Geriatric medicine
- Telemedicine
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