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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2022
Journal Article
How have temporary Medicare telehealth item numbers impacted the use of dietetics services in primary care settings?
Kelly, Jaimon T., Ahmadvand, Alireza, Snoswell, Centaine and Ball, Lauren (2022). How have temporary Medicare telehealth item numbers impacted the use of dietetics services in primary care settings?. Nutrition and Dietetics, 79 (4), 481-488. doi: 10.1111/1747-0080.12743
2022
Journal Article
Technology-supported models of nutrition care: Perspectives of health service providers
Barnett, Amandine, Kelly, Jaimon T., Wright, Charlene and Campbell, Katrina L. (2022). Technology-supported models of nutrition care: Perspectives of health service providers. Digital Health, 8, 1-13. doi: 10.1177/20552076221104670
2022
Conference Publication
Are telehealth-delivered nutrition care interventions cost-effective for managing chronic diseases? A systematic review of all payer perspectives
Kelly, Jaimon, Law, Lynette, De Guzman, Keshia, Hickman, Ingrid, Mayr, Hannah, Campbell, Katrina, Snoswell, Centaine and Erku, Daniel (2022). Are telehealth-delivered nutrition care interventions cost-effective for managing chronic diseases? A systematic review of all payer perspectives. NUTRITION 2022 LIVE ONLINE, Online, June 2022. New York, NY United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzac065.026
2022
Journal Article
Dietary education delivered by digital health for improving dietary intake and clinical outcomes in chronic conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Barnett, Amandine, Wright, Charlene, Stone, Christine, Ho, Nok Yin, Adhyaru, Pooja, Kostjasyn, Sarah, Hickman, Ingrid, Campbell, Katrina, Mayr, Hannah and Kelly, Jaimon (2022). Dietary education delivered by digital health for improving dietary intake and clinical outcomes in chronic conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Current Developments in Nutrition, 6 (S1), 820-820. doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzac065.004
2022
Journal Article
How cost-effective is nutrition care delivered in primary healthcare settings?: a systematic review of trial-based economic evaluations
Barnes, Katelyn A, Szewczyk, Zoe, Kelly, Jaimon T, Campbell, Katrina L and Ball, Lauren E (2022). How cost-effective is nutrition care delivered in primary healthcare settings?: a systematic review of trial-based economic evaluations. Nutrition reviews, 80 (6), 1480-1496. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuab082
2022
Journal Article
Consumers’ perspectives and experiences of prebiotics and probiotics for gut health in chronic kidney disease
McFarlane, Catherine, Kelly, Jaimon T., Conley, Marguerite, Johnson, David W. and Campbell, Katrina L. (2022). Consumers’ perspectives and experiences of prebiotics and probiotics for gut health in chronic kidney disease. Journal of Renal Nutrition, 33 (1), 116-125. doi: 10.1053/j.jrn.2022.04.003
2022
Journal Article
Lived experiences and unique psychosocial impacts following bariatric surgery in a publicly funded Australian tertiary hospital: a qualitative study
Wright, Charlene, Kelly, Jaimon T., Healy, Rebecca, Musial, Jane, Campbell, Katrina L. and Hamilton, Kyra (2022). Lived experiences and unique psychosocial impacts following bariatric surgery in a publicly funded Australian tertiary hospital: a qualitative study. Australian Journal of Psychology, 74 (1) 2046445. doi: 10.1080/00049530.2022.2046445
2022
Other Outputs
Telehealth for the delivery of cancer clinical trials
Thomas, Emma, Kelly, Jaimon, Taylor, Monica, Haydon, Helen, Smith, Anthony and Caffery, Liam (2022). Telehealth for the delivery of cancer clinical trials. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2022
Journal Article
Reply to V Gianfredi et al
Marx, Wolfgang, Veronese, Nicola, Kelly, Jaimon, Collins, Sam, Trakman, Gina L, Wade, Alexandra, Lane, Melissa, Aslam, Hajara, O'Neil, Adrienne, Hebert, James R, Blekkenhorst, Lauren, Berk, Michael and Jacka, Felice (2022). Reply to V Gianfredi et al. Advances in Nutrition, 13 (2), 685-686. doi: 10.1093/advances/nmab151
2022
Journal Article
U-DECIDE: Utilising Technology for Diet & Exercise change in complex chronic conditions across diverse environments: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (Preprint)
Brown, Riley C. C., Jegatheesan, Dev K., Conley, Marguerite M, Mayr, Hannah M, Kelly, Jaimon T, Webb, Lindsey, Barnett, Amandine, Staudacher, Heidi M., Burton, Nicola W., Isbel, Nicole M., Macdonald, Graeme A., Campbell, Katrina L., Coombes, Jeff S., Keating, Shelley E. and Hickman, Ingrid J. (2022). U-DECIDE: Utilising Technology for Diet & Exercise change in complex chronic conditions across diverse environments: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (Preprint). JMIR Research Protocols, 11 (7) e37556, e37556. doi: 10.2196/37556
2022
Journal Article
Behaviour change theories and techniques used to inform nutrition interventions for adults undergoing bariatric surgery: A systematic review
Wright, Charlene, Barnett, Amandine, Campbell, Katrina L., Kelly, Jaimon T. and Hamilton, Kyra (2022). Behaviour change theories and techniques used to inform nutrition interventions for adults undergoing bariatric surgery: A systematic review. Nutrition and Dietetics, 79 (1), 110-128. doi: 10.1111/1747-0080.12728
2022
Journal Article
Cost-effectiveness of telehealth-delivered diet and exercise interventions: a systematic review
Law, Lynette, Kelly, Jaimon T., Savill, Holly, Wallen, Matthew P., Hickman, Ingrid J., Erku, Daniel and Mayr, Hannah L. (2022). Cost-effectiveness of telehealth-delivered diet and exercise interventions: a systematic review. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 30 (3) ARTN 1357633X211070721, 1357633X2110707-437. doi: 10.1177/1357633x211070721
2022
Journal Article
Fiber intake and health in people with chronic kidney disease
Su, Guobin, Qin, Xindong, Yang, Changyuan, Sabatino, Alice, Kelly, Jaimon T, Avesani, Carla Maria and Carrero, Juan Jesus (2022). Fiber intake and health in people with chronic kidney disease. Clinical Kidney Journal, 15 (2), 213-225. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfab169
2022
Journal Article
What do patients experience? Interprofessional collaborative practice for chronic conditions in primary care: an integrative review
Davidson, Alexandra R., Kelly, Jaimon, Ball, Lauren, Morgan, Mark and Reidlinger, Dianne P. (2022). What do patients experience? Interprofessional collaborative practice for chronic conditions in primary care: an integrative review. BMC Primary Care, 23 (1) 8, 8. doi: 10.1186/s12875-021-01595-6
2022
Conference Publication
Telehealth interventions towards equitable access: a systematic review of international studies
Gallegos-Rejas, V., De Guzman, K.R., Kelly, J., Smith, A.C. and Thomas, E.E. (2022). Telehealth interventions towards equitable access: a systematic review of international studies. Successes and Failures in Telehealth Conference 2022 (SFT-2022), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 9-11 November 2022.
2022
Journal Article
Medicare reimbursed telehealth exercise physiology services were underutilised through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: an ecological study
Brown, Riley C. C., Coombes, Jeff S., Snoswell, Centaine L., Kelly, Jaimon T. and Keating, Shelley E. (2022). Medicare reimbursed telehealth exercise physiology services were underutilised through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: an ecological study. Australian Health Review, 47 (2), 175-181. doi: 10.1071/ah22220
2021
Journal Article
Synbiotics Easing Renal Failure by Improving Gut Microbiology II (SYNERGY II): a feasibility randomized controlled trial
McFarlane, Catherine, Krishnasamy, Rathika, Stanton, Tony, Savill, Emma, Snelson, Matthew, Mihala, Gabor, Kelly, Jaimon T., Morrison, Mark, Johnson, David W. and Campbell, Katrina L. (2021). Synbiotics Easing Renal Failure by Improving Gut Microbiology II (SYNERGY II): a feasibility randomized controlled trial. Nutrients, 13 (12) 4481, 4481. doi: 10.3390/nu13124481
2021
Journal Article
Lifestyle interventions for preventing and ameliorating CKD in primary and secondary care
Kelly, Jaimon T., Su, Guobin and Carrero, Juan-Jesus (2021). Lifestyle interventions for preventing and ameliorating CKD in primary and secondary care. Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, 30 (6), 538-546. doi: 10.1097/MNH.0000000000000745
2021
Conference Publication
Do multidisciplinary teams recommend the Mediterranean diet for coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes?
Mayr, Hannah, Kelly, Jaimon, Russell, Anthony, Macdonald, Graeme and Hickman, Ingrid (2021). Do multidisciplinary teams recommend the Mediterranean diet for coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes?. Dietitians Australia 2021 Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 11 – 13 July 2021. Richmond, VIC, Australia: John Wiley and Sons.
2021
Conference Publication
Are health services ready for technology-supported models of nutrition care? Perspectives of health service providers
Barnett, Amandine, Kelly, Jaimon, Wright, Charlene and Campbell, Katrina (2021). Are health services ready for technology-supported models of nutrition care? Perspectives of health service providers. Dietitians Australia 2021 Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 11 – 13 July 2021. Richmond, VIC, Australia: John Wiley and Sons.
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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- 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.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
Other advisors: Dr Heidi Staudacher
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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
Filling the gap on cardiovascular health: increasing equity trough telehealth
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Smith, Dr Emma Thomas
Completed supervision
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2024
Master Philosophy
Exploring stakeholder perceptions of an innovative digital model of diabetes care
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Anthony Russell
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