Overview
Background
I am a consultant Accredited Practising Dietitian and Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Online Health. I have a PhD in technology-supported lifestyle interventions and delivering dietary education to improve people’s dietary self-management. My research program focuses on technology-enabled health systems and interventions for improving patient-centred care in chronic disease and simplifying nutrition communication for clinicians and people living with chronic conditions. I work in private practice, primarily providing professional consultancy services for kidney nutrition. I also provide consultation for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. You can learn more about my private practice here - https://www.mynutritionclinic.com.au/renal-dietitian/
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research interests are in 1) Nutrition & Dietetics – primarily diet quality and focusing on methods to improve diet quality in people with chronic kidney disease and other complex chronic conditions; 2) Health Service Delivery & 3) Digital Health – specifically focused on preparing to workforce, codesigning and testing technology-assisted interventions to deliver lifestyle interventions. My current work focuses on technology-enabled health systems and interventions for improving patient-centred care in chronic disease and simplifying nutrition communication for clinicians and people living with chronic conditions.
Availability
- Dr Jaimon Kelly is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Health Sciences, University of Tasmania
- Doctor of Philosophy, Bond University
Research impacts
Jaimon Kelly has led systematic reviews which have led to health impact including a significant paradigm shift away from single-nutrient recommendations reflected in 2020 international best practice guidelines – based on the systematic review on healthy dietary patterns and risk of mortality in chronic kidney disease which he led. A collection of his seminal publications has been independently blogged on nephrologist, dietitian and the world’s largest patient website (serving >2 million CKD patients).
In recognition of his pioneering telehealth-delivered nutrition research in chronic disease, he received the highly esteemed VC Award for Early Career Research Excellence for outstanding research contribution and impact. These significant contributions to telehealth in dietetics and the leadership and impact his work has had led to him being invited to Dietitians Australia inaugural telehealth working group and subsequently was lead author of the Dietitians Australia Position Statement on Telehealth. This work has been instrumental in supporting advocacy for ongoing telehealth funding for the dietetic profession, which is a key driver for him as a consultant dietitian also working in primary care across South-East Queensland.
His clinical and research leadership has given him a thorough grasp and understanding of the practice gaps that exist in primary care, and has positioned him as a key stakeholder who is consulted to develop private practice education resources and telehealth-delivered diet programs, most recently at QLD Government Health agencies, Dietitians Australia, AMGEN Australia. This also includes consultation on International research trials which have pivoted intervention delivery approaches in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic.
Works
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2023
Conference Publication
Does the digital divide impact acceptability and trust in telehealth? Results from a national survey including people requiring interpreter services
Gallegos-Rejas, Victor, Kelly, Jaimon, Snoswell, Centaine, Haydon, Helen, Banbury, Annie, Thomas, Emma, Major, Taylor, Caffery, Liam, Smith, Anthony and De Camargo Catapan, Soraia (2023). Does the digital divide impact acceptability and trust in telehealth? Results from a national survey including people requiring interpreter services. 23rd Conference on Successes and Failures in Telehealth, Adelaide, SA Australia, 27 - 29 November 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Trust and confidence in using telehealth by phone and video in people with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study
de Camargo Catapan, Soraia, Haydon, Helen, Hickman, Ingrid, Webb, Lindsey, Isbel, Nicole, Johnson, David, Campbell, Katrina, Mayr, Hannah, Canfell, Oliver, Scuffham, Paul, Caffery, Liam, Smith, Anthony and Kelly, Jaimon (2023). Trust and confidence in using telehealth by phone and video in people with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study. 23rd Conference on Successes and Failures in Telehealth, Adelaide, SA Australia, 27 - 29 November 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Development and validation of the Research-based Acceptability Questionnaire (RAQ)
Haydon H.M., Major, T., Kelly, J., Catapan, S.C., Caffery, L., Smith, A.C., Gallegos-Rejas, V., Thomas, E.E., Banbury, A. and Snoswell, C.L. (2023). Development and validation of the Research-based Acceptability Questionnaire (RAQ). 23rd Conference on Successes and Failures in Telehealth (SFT-23), Adelaide, SA Australia, 27 - 29 November 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Increasing access to telehealth for culturally and linguistically diverse groups: a collaboration with consumers, clinicians and admin officers
Taylor, Monica, Thomas, Emma, Gallegos Rejas, Victor, Pager, Sue, Lucas, Karen, Bogicevic, Angel and Kelly, Jaimon (2023). Increasing access to telehealth for culturally and linguistically diverse groups: a collaboration with consumers, clinicians and admin officers. Successes and Failures in Telehealth 2023, Adelaide, SA Australia, 27-29 November 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Does the addition of a hybrid model of care improve cardiac and pulmonary outcomes? Experience from a rural and remote community in the North Burnett, Queensland, Australia
Gallegos-Rejas, Victor, Bramely, Wesley, Slack, Angela, Kelly, Jaimon T. and Thomas, Emma E. (2023). Does the addition of a hybrid model of care improve cardiac and pulmonary outcomes? Experience from a rural and remote community in the North Burnett, Queensland, Australia. 23 Successes and Failures in Telehealth, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 27-29 November 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Does the requirement for an interpreter impact experience with telehealth modalities, acceptability and trust in telehealth? Results from a national survey including people requiring interpreter service
Gallegos-Rejas, Victor M., Kelly, Jaimon T., Snoswell, Centaine L., Haydon, Helen M., Banbury, Annie, Thomas, Emma E., Major, Taylor, Caffery, Liam J., Smith, Anthony C. and de Camargo-Catapan, Soraia (2023). Does the requirement for an interpreter impact experience with telehealth modalities, acceptability and trust in telehealth? Results from a national survey including people requiring interpreter service. 2023 Successes and Failures in Telehealth (SFT-23) Conference, Adelaide, SA Australia, 27-29 November 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Workshop: Telehealth Evaluation
Snoswell, Centaine and Kelly, Jaimon (2023). Workshop: Telehealth Evaluation. 23rd Conference on Successes and Failures in Telehealth (SFT-23), Adelaide, SA Australia, 27 - 29 November 2023.
2023
Journal Article
Trust and confidence in using telehealth in people with chronic kidney disease: A cross-sectional study
Catapan, Soraia de Camargo, Haydon, Helen M., Hickman, Ingrid J., Webb, Lindsey, Isbel, Nicole, Johnson, David, Campbell, Katrina L., Mayr, Hannah L., Canfell, Oliver, Scuffham, Paul, Burton, Nicola, Caffery, Liam J., Smith, Anthony C. and Kelly, Jaimon T. (2023). Trust and confidence in using telehealth in people with chronic kidney disease: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 29 (10_suppl), 16S-23S. doi: 10.1177/1357633x231202275
2023
Journal Article
A cross-sectional study exploring equity of access to telehealth in culturally and linguistically diverse communities in a major health service
Gallegos-Rejas, Victor M., Kelly, Jaimon T., Lucas, Karen, Snoswell, Centaine L., Haydon, Helen M., Pager, Sue, Smith, Anthony C. and Thomas, Emma E. (2023). A cross-sectional study exploring equity of access to telehealth in culturally and linguistically diverse communities in a major health service. Australian Health Review, 47 (6), 721-728. doi: 10.1071/ah23125
2023
Journal Article
Animal protein intake and possible cardiovascular risk in people with chronic kidney disease: mechanisms and evidence
Kelly, Jaimon T., Gonzalez-Ortiz, Ailema, St-Jules, David E. and Carrero, Juan Jesus (2023). Animal protein intake and possible cardiovascular risk in people with chronic kidney disease: mechanisms and evidence. Advances in Kidney Disease and Health, 30 (6), 480-486. doi: 10.1053/j.akdh.2023.06.003
2023
Conference Publication
Goal attainment scale as an outcome measure in a randomized controlled trial of lifestyle interventions : FR-PO818
Jegatheesan, Dev K., Perez, William F. Pinzon, Brown, Riley, Burton, Nicola W., Webb, Lindsey, Barnett, Amandine, Conley, Marguerite M., Mayr, Hannah L., Keating, Shelley, Kelly, Jaimon T., Macdonald, Graeme A., Coombes, Jeff S., Hickman, Ingrid J. and Isbel, Nicole (2023). Goal attainment scale as an outcome measure in a randomized controlled trial of lifestyle interventions : FR-PO818. Kidney Week 2023, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 1 - 5 November 2023. Washington, DC, United States: American Society of Nephrology. doi: 10.1681/asn.20233411s1631b
2023
Journal Article
Maternal Dietary Patterns and Risk of Postpartum Depression: A Systematic Review
Sun, Yuyue, Ferguson, Megan, Reeves, Marina M. and Kelly, Jaimon T. (2023). Maternal Dietary Patterns and Risk of Postpartum Depression: A Systematic Review. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 27 (12), 1-14. doi: 10.1007/s10995-023-03781-7
2023
Journal Article
Group-based self-management education for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Odgers-Jewell, Kate, Ball, Lauren E., Kelly, Jaimon T., Michaleff, Zoe A., Clark, Justin, Jones, Mark A. and Reidlinger, Dianne P. (2023). Group-based self-management education for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2023 (9) CD014742, 1-20. doi: 10.1002/14651858.cd014742
2023
Journal Article
The burden and trend of diseases and their risk factors in Australia, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Australia Collaborators, Lalloo, Ratilal, Uddin, Riaz, Khan, Asaduzzaman, Anderlini, Deanna, Endalamaw, Aklilu, Veerman, Lennert, Huda, M. Mamun, McGrath, John J., Mamun, Abdullah A. and Kelly, Jaimon Terence (2023). The burden and trend of diseases and their risk factors in Australia, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet Public Health, 8 (8), e585-e599. doi: 10.1016/s2468-2667(23)00123-8
2023
Conference Publication
Relationship between food and eating behavioral problems and clinical outcomes in adults who elected the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
Spry, Georgia, McIntosh, Ashleigh, Gadd, Nicola, Martin, Zoe, Fear-Keen, Brianna, Hoult, Jennifer, Maimone, Isabella, Jones, Patrice, Kelly, Jaimon and Marshall, Skye (2023). Relationship between food and eating behavioral problems and clinical outcomes in adults who elected the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. 26th International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders World Congress (IFSO), Naples, Italy, 30 August-1 September 2023. New York, United States: SPRINGER. doi: 10.1007/s11695-023-06727-8
2023
Journal Article
The burden and trend of diseases and their risk factors in Australia, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Australia Collaborators, Islam, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful, Islam, Mohammed, Uddin, Riaz, Khan, Ambereen, Anderlini, Deanna, Veerman, Lennert, Huda, M. Mamun, Lalloo, Ratilal, McGrath, John, Kelly, Jaimon and Mamun, Abdullah A. (2023). The burden and trend of diseases and their risk factors in Australia, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet Public Health, 8 (8), E585-E599. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(23)00123-8
2023
Journal Article
Telehealth adoption in cancer clinical trials: an Australian perspective
Thomas, Emma E., Kelly, Jaimon T., Taylor, Monica L., Mendis, Roshni, Banbury, Annie, Haydon, Helen, Catto, Janessa, Der Vartanian, Carolyn, Smith, Anthony C. and Caffery, Liam J. (2023). Telehealth adoption in cancer clinical trials: an Australian perspective. Asia - Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 19 (4), 549-558. doi: 10.1111/ajco.13899
2023
Journal Article
Association between disordered eating and clinical outcomes following a surgical or endoscopic bariatric procedure: a real‐world exploratory study
Spry, Georgia, McIntosh, Ashleigh, Gadd, Nicola, Martin, Zoe, Fear‐Keen, Brianna, Hoult, Jennifer, Maimone, Isabella R., Jones, Patrice, Kelly, Jaimon and Marshall, Skye (2023). Association between disordered eating and clinical outcomes following a surgical or endoscopic bariatric procedure: a real‐world exploratory study. Obesity Science and Practice, 9 (6), 590-600. doi: 10.1002/osp4.691
2023
Other Outputs
Wide Bay Hospital and Health Services Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services: Evaluation Report
Thomas, Emma E., Gallegos-Rejas, Victor M., Kelly, Jaimon T., Taylor, Monica, Bramley, Wesley and Slack, Angela (2023). Wide Bay Hospital and Health Services Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services: Evaluation Report. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland, Centre for Online Health.
2023
Journal Article
Effectiveness of dietary interventions delivered by digital health to adults with chronic conditions: systematic review and meta‐analysis
Barnett, Amandine, Wright, Charlene, Stone, Christine, Ho, Nikki Nok Yin, Adhyaru, Pooja, Kostjasyn, Sarah, Hickman, Ingrid J., Campbell, Katrina L., Mayr, Hannah L. and Kelly, Jaimon T. (2023). Effectiveness of dietary interventions delivered by digital health to adults with chronic conditions: systematic review and meta‐analysis. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 36 (3), 632-656. doi: 10.1111/jhn.13125
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Jaimon Kelly is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Improving digital health literacy in chronic disease management
This PhD program will determine and improve the digital health literacy of patients and the health professional workforce working in chronic diseases in tertiary centres in Queensland. This will involve the design and validation of a digital health literacy instrument for these populations, and an Australian first evaluation of digital health literacy of the chronic condition demographic which can guide decision makers and program implementers moving forward.
This PhD will culminate in the development and pilot implementation of evidence-based and end-user-centred training and education materials, in the health service, to improve the delivery of effective, safe, and quality virtual care chronic condition services.
Information on applying for a PhD, including entry requirements, scholarships, and fees can be found on the UQ webpage for future students https://future-students.uq.edu.au/study/programs/doctor-philosophy-7501
Contact Dr Jaimon Kelly for further information.
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Optimising digital nutrition programs to be culturally sensitive and feasible to be delivered by health workers in Northern Australia
This HDR degree will focus on co-designing and implementing a digital health model of care which is culturally appropriate and delivered by Aboriginal Health workers in primary care adjunct to routine care in remote Queensland and Northern Territory.
This HDR project aims to co-design and implement a digital health model of care which is culturally appropriate and delivered by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health workers/professionals in primary care adjunct to routine care in Northern Australia.
Two major projects will be conducted, in partnership with Health Management, Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service, and the Gurriny Yealamucka Health Services Aboriginal Corporation:
- Optimise existing evidence-based digital program to be culturally appropriate to deliver and communicate nutrition care advice in consultation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dietitians, Aboriginal Health Workers, and people with chronic kidney disease.
- Test whether the culturally sensitive digital program in Northern Australia primary care adjunct to routine care can be feasible, acceptable and effective at improving nutrition care delivery and quality of life in people with chronic kidney disease.
Applications for either PhD or MPhil will be considered. Information on scholarships can be found – https://scholarships.uq.edu.au/phd-mphil-students
The project is funded, and an additional top up scholarship (of up to 10K per year for 3 years or adjusted pro rata) may be available to the successful candidate.
Contact Dr Jaimon Kelly for further information.
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Improving digital health literacy in chronic disease management
This PhD program will determine and improve the digital health literacy of patients and the health professional workforce working in chronic diseases in tertiary centres in Queensland. This will involve the design and validation of a digital health literacy instrument for these populations, and an Australian first evaluation of digital health literacy of the chronic condition demographic which can guide decision makers and program implementers moving forward.
This PhD will culminate in the development and pilot implementation of evidence-based and end-user-centred training and education materials, in the health service, to improve the delivery of effective, safe, and quality virtual care chronic condition services.
Information on applying for a PhD, including entry requirements, scholarships, and fees can be found on the UQ webpage for future students https://future-students.uq.edu.au/study/programs/doctor-philosophy-7501
Contact Dr Jaimon Kelly for further information.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Evaluation of digital health models of nutrition care for chronic conditions in outpatient settings
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ingrid Hickman, Dr Katrina Campbell
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Doctor Philosophy
Virtually delivered dietary and lifestyle behaviour change support for people living with irritable bowel syndrome in Australia
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Virtually delivered dietary and lifestyle behaviour change support for people living with irritable bowel syndrome in Australia
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Filling the gap on cardiovascular health: increasing equity through telehealth
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Smith, Dr Emma Thomas
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluation of digital health models of nutrition care for chronic conditions in outpatient settings
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ingrid Hickman, Dr Katrina Campbell
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2024
Master Philosophy
Exploring stakeholder perceptions of an innovative digital model of diabetes care
Associate Advisor
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