Professor Len Gray
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Len Gray

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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.

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Professor Len Gray is:
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Fields of research

Clinical sciences Health Sciences

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.

Search Professor Len Gray’s works on UQ eSpace

348 works between 1987 and 2025
All (348) Book (6) Journal Article (229) Other Outputs (15) Conference Publication (96) Book Chapter (2)

181 - 200 of 348 works

2013

Journal Article

A break-even analysis of delivering a memory clinic by videoconferencing

Comans, Tracy A., Martin-Kahn, Melinda, Gray, Leonard C. and Scuffham, Paul A. (2013). A break-even analysis of delivering a memory clinic by videoconferencing. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 19 (7), 393-396. doi: 10.1177/1357633X13506532

A break-even analysis of delivering a memory clinic by videoconferencing

2013

Journal Article

Telemedicine for clinical management of diabetes: a process analysis of video consultations

Fatehi, Farhad, Gray, Leonard C. and Russell, Anthony W. (2013). Telemedicine for clinical management of diabetes: a process analysis of video consultations. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 19 (7), 379-382. doi: 10.1177/1357633X13506524

Telemedicine for clinical management of diabetes: a process analysis of video consultations

2013

Other Outputs

Evidence for the safety and quality issues associated with the care of patients with cognitive impairment in acute care settings: a rapid review

Travers, Catherine, Gray, Len, Martin-Khan, Melinda and Hubbard, Ruth (2013). Evidence for the safety and quality issues associated with the care of patients with cognitive impairment in acute care settings: a rapid review. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.

Evidence for the safety and quality issues associated with the care of patients with cognitive impairment in acute care settings: a rapid review

2013

Journal Article

The Higher Care At Discharge Index (HCDI): identifying older patients at risk of requiring a higher level of care at discharge

Lakhan, Prabha, Jones, Mark, Wilson, Andrew and Gray, Leonard C. (2013). The Higher Care At Discharge Index (HCDI): identifying older patients at risk of requiring a higher level of care at discharge. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 57 (2), 184-191. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2013.04.003

The Higher Care At Discharge Index (HCDI): identifying older patients at risk of requiring a higher level of care at discharge

2013

Journal Article

Author reply

Travers, C., Byrne, G., Pachana, N., Klein, K. and Gray, L. (2013). Author reply. Internal Medicine Journal, 43 (9), 1054-1055. doi: 10.1111/imj.12241

Author reply

2013

Journal Article

Validation of the interRAI cognitive performance scale against independent clinical diagnosis and the mini-mental state examination in older hospitalized patients

Travers, C., Byrne, G., Pachana, N. A., Klein, K. and Gray, L. (2013). Validation of the interRAI cognitive performance scale against independent clinical diagnosis and the mini-mental state examination in older hospitalized patients. Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 17 (5), 435-439. doi: 10.1007/s12603-012-0439-8

Validation of the interRAI cognitive performance scale against independent clinical diagnosis and the mini-mental state examination in older hospitalized patients

2013

Journal Article

Quality of life of older frail persons receiving a post-discharge program

Comans, Tracy A., Peel, Nancye M., Gray, Leonard C. and Scuffham, Paul A. (2013). Quality of life of older frail persons receiving a post-discharge program. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 11 (1) 58. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-11-58

Quality of life of older frail persons receiving a post-discharge program

2013

Journal Article

PubMed searching using MeSH terms to identify randomized controlled trials on telemedicine for diabetes

Fatehi, Farhad, Bird, Dominque and Gray, Leonard C. (2013). PubMed searching using MeSH terms to identify randomized controlled trials on telemedicine for diabetes. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 19 (3), 175-176. doi: 10.1177/1357633X13479708

PubMed searching using MeSH terms to identify randomized controlled trials on telemedicine for diabetes

2013

Journal Article

Appraisal of the quality of care of older adults with cognitive impairment in the emergency department

Schnitker, Linda M., Martin-Khan, Melinda, Burkett, Ellen, Beattie, Elizabeth R. A. and Gray, Leonard C. (2013). Appraisal of the quality of care of older adults with cognitive impairment in the emergency department. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 39 (3), 34-40. doi: 10.3928/00989134-20130131-03

Appraisal of the quality of care of older adults with cognitive impairment in the emergency department

2013

Conference Publication

Challenges and success factors of integrating telehealth into routine care – A case study of tele-endocrinology clinic in Queensland, Australia

Fatehi, F., Sheehan, C., Russell, A. W. and Gray, L. C. (2013). Challenges and success factors of integrating telehealth into routine care – A case study of tele-endocrinology clinic in Queensland, Australia. International Conference on Successes and Failures in Telehealth 2013 (SFT-13), Brisbane, Australia, 12-13 November 2013.

Challenges and success factors of integrating telehealth into routine care – A case study of tele-endocrinology clinic in Queensland, Australia

2013

Book

interRAI clinical and management applications manual for use with the interRAI acute care assessment instrument: scales, screeners, problems, clinical action points, and quality indicators

Gray, L. C., Arino-Blasco, S., Berg, K., Bula, C., Gambassi, G., Heckman, G., Jonsson, P., Kergoat, M. J., Leff, B. and Martin-Khan, M. (2013). interRAI clinical and management applications manual for use with the interRAI acute care assessment instrument: scales, screeners, problems, clinical action points, and quality indicators. [Ann Arbor, MI United States: interRAI.

interRAI clinical and management applications manual for use with the interRAI acute care assessment instrument: scales, screeners, problems, clinical action points, and quality indicators

2013

Conference Publication

Polypharmacy among older inpatients in Australia

Hubbard, R. E., Peel, N. M., Scott, I. A., Martin, J. H., Pillans, P., I and Gray, L. C. (2013). Polypharmacy among older inpatients in Australia. The Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 17-19 June 2013. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12078

Polypharmacy among older inpatients in Australia

2013

Journal Article

What is the evidence to guide best practice for the management of older people with cognitive impairment presenting to emergency departments? a systematic review

Schnitker, Linda, Martin-Khan, Melinda, Beattie, Elizabeth and Gray, Len (2013). What is the evidence to guide best practice for the management of older people with cognitive impairment presenting to emergency departments? a systematic review. Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal, 35 (2), 154-169. doi: 10.1097/TME.0b013e31828c7f4a

What is the evidence to guide best practice for the management of older people with cognitive impairment presenting to emergency departments? a systematic review

2013

Conference Publication

Telemedicine for clinical management of diabetes - a process analysis of video consultations

Fatehi, F., Gray, L. C. and Russell, A. W. (2013). Telemedicine for clinical management of diabetes - a process analysis of video consultations. International Conference on Successes and Failures in Telehealth 2013 (SFT-13), Brisbane, Australia, 12-13 November 2013.

Telemedicine for clinical management of diabetes - a process analysis of video consultations

2013

Journal Article

Telehealth opportunities in regional Queensland: a scoping study

Croll, Jasmine, Norton, Chrissie J., Gray, Leonard C., Bryett, Andrew and Smith, Anthony C. (2013). Telehealth opportunities in regional Queensland: a scoping study. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 18 (8), 451-454. doi: 10.1258/jtt.2012.GTH106

Telehealth opportunities in regional Queensland: a scoping study

2013

Journal Article

Prospective observational study of dementia and delirium in the acute hospital setting

Travers, C., Byrne, G., Pachana, N., Klein, K. and Gray, Len (2013). Prospective observational study of dementia and delirium in the acute hospital setting. Internal Medicine Journal, 43 (3), 262-269. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02962.x

Prospective observational study of dementia and delirium in the acute hospital setting

2013

Journal Article

A systematic review of telemedicine services for residents in long term care facilities

Edirippulige, Sisira, Martin-Khan, Melinda, Beattie, Elizabeth, Smith, Anthony C. and Gray, Leonard C. (2013). A systematic review of telemedicine services for residents in long term care facilities. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 19 (3), 127-132. doi: 10.1177/1357633X13483256

A systematic review of telemedicine services for residents in long term care facilities

2013

Journal Article

Addressing health care needs for frail seniors in Canada: the role of interRAI instrument

Heckman, George, Gray, Leonard C. and Hirdes, John (2013). Addressing health care needs for frail seniors in Canada: the role of interRAI instrument. Canadian Geriatrics Society Journal of CME, 30 (1), 8-16.

Addressing health care needs for frail seniors in Canada: the role of interRAI instrument

2013

Conference Publication

The rise and fall of Google Health - Lessons learned from a giant’s failure

Fatehi, F., Mohammadi, S. and Gray, L.C. (2013). The rise and fall of Google Health - Lessons learned from a giant’s failure. International Conference on Successes and Failures in Telehealth 2013 (SFT-13), Brisbane, Australia, 12-13 November 2013.

The rise and fall of Google Health - Lessons learned from a giant’s failure

2013

Conference Publication

The Drug Burden Index and its association with frailty, function and prescribing patterns in Australian hospital inpatients

French, A., Peel, N., Smith, A., Gray, L. and Hubbard, R. (2013). The Drug Burden Index and its association with frailty, function and prescribing patterns in Australian hospital inpatients. The Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 17-19 June 2013. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12080

The Drug Burden Index and its association with frailty, function and prescribing patterns in Australian hospital inpatients

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2027
    Strengthening resilience and mental wellbeing through the Support4Resilience toolbox for leaders in elderly care (NHMRC-EU administered by Macquarie University)
    Macquarie University
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    The Australian Consortium for Aged Care - Quality Measurement Toolbox (ACAC-QMET): Improving Quality of Care through Better Measurement and Evaluation (MRFF DAAC Grant administered by UniSA)
    South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Limited
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Taking a whole of day approach to optimising activity to prevent dementia in people with type 2 diabetes
    NHMRC Boosting Dementia Research Grants
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2026
    A National Aged Care Medication Roundtable - Translating aged care data into action to improve quality of care through collaboration and co-design (NHMRC Partnership Project led by Macquarie Uni)
    Macquarie University
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2026
    4CD - Connecting Care for Complex Chronic Disease - Diabetes [REMODeL an Integrated Model of Care for Diabetes (Re-IMCD)] (Metro South HHS Research Support Scheme grant administered by MNHHS)
    Metro South Health Research Support Scheme Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    The GOAL Trial: Comprehensive geriatric assessment for frail older people with chronic kidney disease to increase attainment of patient-identified goals: A cluster randomised controlled trial
    NHMRC Targeted Research
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2025
    ACDC Plus: Implementation and evaluation of the data standards, interoperability solutions, and quality of care benchmarking capability of the Aged Care Data Compare project
    Digital Health CRC
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    SMART Project - Towards Systematic Maturation of Analytics and System Redesign to Transform (SMART) Healthcare and Public Health Research
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    IMPART - IMproving PAlliative care in Residential aged care using Telehealth (NHMRC TCR administered by National Ageing Research Institute)
    National Ageing Research Institute Limited
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    Taking a whole of day approach to optimising activity to prevent dementia in people with type 2 diabetes (NHMRC Boosting Dementia Research Grant led by USQ)
    University of Southern Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2024
    Alignment, Harmonisation, and Results: translating Core Outcome Measures to Improve Care (COM-IC) for People Living with Dementia into Australian practice
    NHMRC MRFF Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission
    Open grant
  • 2021
    Taking a whole of day approach to optimising activity to prevent dementia in people with type 2 diabetes
    Boosting Dementia Research Grants (PR5): Implementing Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention Research
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    Aged Care Data Compare Project
    Digital Health CRC
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2024
    A dashboard of predictive analytics and decision support to drive care quality and person-centred outcomes in aged care (NHMRC Partnership Project administered by Macquarie University)
    Macquarie University
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Australian Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging and Diagnosis (ACEMID)
    Australian Cancer Research Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Developing practice guidelines for teledermatology
    Australasian College of Dermatologists Scientific Research Fund
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2023
    Cluster randomised trial of a multimodal intervention to reduce antimicrobial use in residential aged care facilities
    NHMRC MRFF - Antimicrobial Resistance Targeted Call for Research
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2022
    Implementation of an innovative teledermatology network for the early detection of melanoma in high risk Australians
    NHMRC Partnership Projects
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    CareTrack Aged: appropriate care delivered to Australians living in residential aged care (NHMRC Project Grant led by Macquarie University)
    Macquarie University
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2023
    Improving Quality of Care for People with Dementia in the Acute Care Setting
    NHMRC Boosting Dementia Research Grants
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Evaluation of the implementation of a nursing assessment system for acute care
    AusHSI Implementation Grants
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2022
    NHMRC Partnership Centre For Health System Sustainability (NHMRC Partnership Centre administered by Macquarie University)
    Macquarie University
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2020
    Support for activities focussing on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
    Dementia and Aged Care Services Fund
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2022
    Brisbane Diamantina Health Partners Ageing Theme
    Brisbane Diamantina Health Partners - Metro South
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2021
    Predictors of home telehealth adoption in the aging population: Consumer perspectives
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2021
    Exploring the Value of Telehealth in Primary Care: A Controlled Trial within the Royal Flying Doctor Service
    NHMRC Partnership Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Exploring telehealth options for outreach services
    Metro South Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    Health-e-Regions: Establishing and evaluating telehealth service models in the primary schools and community settings
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Tele-diabetes: trialling a new model of care for patients with diabetes
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    Telehealth enabled systems to improve medicines use among persons with cognitive impairment and dementia in residential aged care facilities - 9100000 (NHMRC Partnership Centre administered by USYD)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Early needs identification of aged care clients in acute care
    Commonwealth Department of Social Services
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Health-e-REGIONS: Feasibility of school-based telehealth services for children
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Panel on Acute Care for Dementia
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Risk Stratification of Older People in Hospital: Validation and Influence on Clinical Decision Making
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2019
    The Centre of Excellence in Telehealth
    NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2019
    The Partnership Centre on Dealing with Cognitive and Related Functional Decline in Older People (NHMRC Partnership Centre administered by The University of Sydney)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    Health-e-REGIONS
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Promoting activity for frail aged in post-acute hospital settings: a randomised controlled trial of accelerometry
    PA Research Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Telehealth in residential aged care facilities: a pragmatic randomised control trial
    PA Research Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2018
    NBN Enabled Telehealth Pilots Program - Comprehensive Telehealth Assisted Care (ConTAC) program
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2017
    RES-e-CARE Program
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2018
    Telehealth in residential aged care facilities: a pragmatic randomised control trial
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    A health economic model for the development and evaluation of innovations in aged care: an application to Consumer Directed Care (an ARC Linkage Project administered by Flinders University)
    Flinders University
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    The development, delivery, promotion and evaluation of a clinical telehealth educational and training programs for clinicians
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2017
    Clinical Academic Fellowship - Academic Appointment in Telegeriatrics
    Clinical Academic Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Promoting activity for frail aged in post-acute hospital settings: a ranomised controlled trial of accelerometry
    PA Research Foundation Private Practice Trust Fund Research Support Grants
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    A new prescribing technology for older patients
    PA Research Foundation Private Practice Trust Fund Research Support Grants
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Harmonisation of the interRAI Long Term Care Facility and the Aged Care Funding Instrument project
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Health-e-REGIONS
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2015
    Developing a quality framework for the care of older patients in the Emergency Department
    QEMRF Emergency Medicine Staff Specialist Research Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    Promoting activity for frail aged in post-acute hospital settings: a randomised controlled trial of accelerometry
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    A Telehealth Coordination Service for the Nursing Home: Needs Assessment and Proof of Concept
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Telemedicine whitepaper: The impact of telemedicine on health in the 21st century
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2012
    Mayne Bequest Fund Research Support Award: The Telegeriatric Research Program
    Mayne Bequest Fund
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    TLC Phase 2: A tele-health intervention for diabetes in regional areas of Queensland
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    Development of quality indicators for an accreditation and quality framework for dementia care in acute hospitals
    The JO and JR Wicking Trust
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Development of Quality Indicators for the frail elderly in acute care
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Identifying brittle discharges from the ED: A prospective study
    Princess Alexandra Hospital R&D Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    Reliability of an Online Geriatric Assessment Procedure
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2011
    Clinical outcomes, staff and carer perceptions of acute hospitalisation of patients with dementia
    NHMRC Dementia Research Grants Program
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    Development of Cognitive Geriatric Assessment online
    Mayne Bequest Fund
    Open grant
  • 2007
    Evaluation of the impact of an online structured geriatric assessment system
    PA Research Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    Validation of Cognitive Assessments using Telecommunication
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2007
    Improving access to specialist care for older Australians through standardised assessment and telemedicine
    The JO and JR Wicking Trust
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2013
    Transition Care: Evidence and Innovation (NHMRC Health Services Research Grant administered by The University of Sydney)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2006
    Investigation of remote access to specialist geriatric expertise using e-health strategies
    Department of Veterans' Affairs
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2008
    Modelling the future: A policy flight simulator at the acute-aged care interface
    AHMAC Priority Driven Research Grants in Population Health
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2004
    Research on Geriatric Medicine
    Utah Foundation Governor's Trust
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Len Gray is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Developing an information platform for aged care in Australia

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Jason Ferris

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Professor Len Gray directly for media enquiries about:

  • Aged care policy
  • Clinical decision support
  • Geriatric medicine
  • Telemedicine

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