Overview
Background
Dr Jaimon Kelly is a consultant Accredited Practising Dietitian and Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Online Health, and one of Australia's and the world's leading experts in digital and telehealth-delivered nutrition care for chronic disease.
He holds a PhD in technology-supported lifestyle interventions and leads a research program that established the international evidence standard for telehealth-delivered nutrition care. His work has changed what is recommended internationally, what is funded and practised nationally, and how equitably digital nutrition care reaches the community.
Dr Kelly led the dietetics profession's first national telehealth position statement for Dietitians Australia and the national evaluation of dietetic telehealth under Medicare, and his research has been embedded in routine care, professional guidance and health policy in Australia and internationally. He was recognised with a University of Queensland Vice-Chancellor's Award for Early Career Research Excellence and, in 2024, a UQ Foundation for Research Excellence Award for promoting telehealth equity and innovation.
He works in private practice, primarily providing professional consultancy services for kidney nutrition, and also consults in cardiovascular disease and diabetes. You can learn more about his private practice here - https://www.mynutritionclinic.com.au/home/jaimon-kelly/
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research sits at the intersection of nutrition, health service delivery and digital health, and asks how technology can make high-quality, patient-centred nutrition care both effective and equitable for people living with complex chronic conditions.
My interests are in 1) Nutrition and dietetics, primarily diet quality and methods to improve it in people with chronic kidney disease and other complex chronic conditions; 2) Health service delivery, focused on models of care that move evidence into routine practice and funding; and 3) Digital health, specifically preparing the workforce, co-designing and testing technology-assisted lifestyle interventions, and building digital health trust, literacy and equity of access. A consistent thread across this work is simplifying nutrition communication for clinicians and for people living with chronic conditions, so that digital nutrition care reaches everyone, including culturally and linguistically diverse communities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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
Dr Kelly's research established the international evidence standard for telehealth-delivered nutrition care. His seminal systematic review and meta-analysis of telehealth-delivered dietary interventions in chronic disease became one of the systematic reviews underpinning the United States Community Preventive Services Task Force recommendation that comprehensive telehealth interventions be used to improve diet in adults with chronic disease. That recommendation is disseminated nationally through the US Community Guide, Healthy People 2030 and CDC chronic-disease and diabetes resources, placing his synthesis at the centre of US national prevention guidance. The same body of work has informed OECD health working papers, and has attracted 17 invited editorials and commentaries on these topics and best-paper awards in the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare.
He separately conceived and led the first multinational meta-analysis of modifiable lifestyle factors for chronic kidney disease prevention, drawing on 104 studies and more than 2.7 million participants. This established the first evidence base for lifestyle-based primary prevention of chronic kidney disease and is cited in the 2024 KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline, where his analyses underpin its dietary recommendations.
His recent work extends this impact to equity and access. He has led national work improving telehealth access for culturally and linguistically diverse communities, senior-authored and mentored the development of an Indigenous strengths-based framework for nutrition and wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with kidney disease, and contributed to virtual emergency department models that reduce unnecessary presentations.
Works
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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.
2021
Conference Publication
Evaluating the opportunity for technology use in bariatric surgery health services: A mixed methods study
Wright, Charlene, Kelly, Jaimon, Hamilton, Kyra, Healy, Rebecca, Musial, Jane and Campbell, Katrina (2021). Evaluating the opportunity for technology use in bariatric surgery health services: A mixed methods study. Dietitians Australia 2021 Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 11 – 13 July 2021. Richmond, VIC, Australia: John Wiley and Sons.
2021
Conference Publication
Evaluating the impacts of goal setting on diet quality improvement in chronic kidney disease
Chan, Chi Hang, Conley, Marguerite, Reeves, Marina, Campbell, Katrina and Kelly, Jaimon (2021). Evaluating the impacts of goal setting on diet quality improvement in chronic kidney disease. Dietitians Australia 2021 Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 11 – 13 July 2021. Richmond, VIC, Australia: John Wiley and Sons.
2021
Journal Article
Incorporating digital platforms into nutritional care in chronic kidney disease
Dawson, Jessica, Lambert, Kelly, Campbell, Katrina L. and Kelly, Jaimon T. (2021). Incorporating digital platforms into nutritional care in chronic kidney disease. Seminars in Dialysis, 37 (4) sdi.12998, 350-359. doi: 10.1111/sdi.12998
2021
Journal Article
Altered dietary salt intake for people with chronic kidney disease
McMahon, Emma J, Campbell, Katrina L, Bauer, Judith D, Mudge, David W and Kelly, Jaimon T (2021). Altered dietary salt intake for people with chronic kidney disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021 (6) CD010070, CD010070. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010070.pub3
2021
Conference Publication
Health interventions in chronic kidney disease: Acceptability and feasibility of of synbiotic supplementation
McFarlane, Catherine, Krishnasamy, Rathika, Stanton, Tony, Savill, Emma, Kelly, Jaimon T., Snelson, Matthew, Mihala, Gabor, Morrison, Mark, Johnson, David W. and Campbell, Katrina L. (2021). Health interventions in chronic kidney disease: Acceptability and feasibility of of synbiotic supplementation. 58th ERA-EDTA Congress, Berlin, Germany, 5–8 June 2021. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfab089.003
2021
Conference Publication
Gut health interventions in chronic kidney disease: acceptability and feasibility of synbiotic supplementation
McFarlane, Catherine, Krishnasamy, Rathika, Stanton, Tony, Savill, Emma, Kelly, Jaimon T., Snelson, Matthew, Mihala, Gabor, Morrison, Mark, Johnson, David W. and Campbell, Katrina L. (2021). Gut health interventions in chronic kidney disease: acceptability and feasibility of synbiotic supplementation. 58th ERA-EDTA Congress, Virtual, 5–8 June 2021. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
2021
Journal Article
The dietary inflammatory index and human health: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of observational studies
Marx, Wolfgang, Veronese, Nicola, Kelly, Jaimon T, Smith, Lee, Hockey, Meghan, Collins, Sam, Trakman, Gina L, Hoare, Erin, Teasdale, Scott B, Wade, Alexandra, Lane, Melissa, Aslam, Hajara, Davis, Jessica A, O'Neil, Adrienne, Shivappa, Nitin, Hebert, James R, Blekkenhorst, Lauren C, Berk, Michael, Segasby, Toby and Jacka, Felice (2021). The dietary inflammatory index and human health: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of observational studies. Advances in Nutrition, 12 (5) nmab037, 1681-1690. doi: 10.1093/advances/nmab037
2021
Journal Article
Interventions for weight loss in people with chronic kidney disease who are overweight or obese
Conley, Marguerite M., McFarlane, Catherine M., Johnson, David W., Kelly, Jaimon T., Campbell, Katrina L. and MacLaughlin, Helen L. (2021). Interventions for weight loss in people with chronic kidney disease who are overweight or obese. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 3 (3) CD013119, 1-66. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013119.pub2
2021
Journal Article
‘Focus on diet quality’: a qualitative study of clinicians’ perspectives of use of the Mediterranean dietary pattern for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Mayr, Hannah L., Kelly, Jaimon T., Macdonald, Graeme A. and Hickman, Ingrid J. (2021). ‘Focus on diet quality’: a qualitative study of clinicians’ perspectives of use of the Mediterranean dietary pattern for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. British Journal of Nutrition, 128 (7) PII S0007114521001100, 1-11. doi: 10.1017/s0007114521001100
2021
Journal Article
Evaluating the impact of goal setting on improving diet quality in chronic kidney disease
Chan, Chi H., Conley, Marguerite, Reeves, Marina M., Campbell, Katrina L. and Kelly, Jaimon T. (2021). Evaluating the impact of goal setting on improving diet quality in chronic kidney disease. Frontiers in Nutrition, 8 627753, 1-8. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.627753
2021
Journal Article
Weight loss outcomes in premenopausal versus postmenopausal women during behavioral weight loss interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Thomson, Zoe O., Kelly, Jaimon T., Sainsbury, Amanda and Reeves, Marina M. (2021). Weight loss outcomes in premenopausal versus postmenopausal women during behavioral weight loss interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Menopause, 28 (3), 337-346. doi: 10.1097/gme.0000000000001684
2021
Journal Article
Modifiable lifestyle factors for primary prevention of CKD: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Kelly, Jaimon T., Su, Guobin, Zhang, La, Qin, Xindong, Marshall, Skye, González-Ortiz, Ailema, Clase, Catherine M., Campbell, Katrina L., Xu, Hong and Carrero, Juan-Jesus (2021). Modifiable lifestyle factors for primary prevention of CKD: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 32 (1), 239-253. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2020030384
2021
Journal Article
Are eHealth interventions for adults who are scheduled for or have undergone bariatric surgery as effective as usual care? A systematic review
Wright, Charlene, Mutsekwa, Rumbidzai N., Hamilton, Kyra, Campbell, Katrina L. and Kelly, Jaimon (2021). Are eHealth interventions for adults who are scheduled for or have undergone bariatric surgery as effective as usual care? A systematic review. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 17 (12), 2065-2080. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2021.07.020
2020
Journal Article
Digital disruption of dietetics: are we ready?
Kelly, J. T., Collins, P. F., McCamley, J., Ball, L., Roberts, S. and Campbell, K. L. (2020). Digital disruption of dietetics: are we ready?. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 34 (1) jhn.12827, 134-146. doi: 10.1111/jhn.12827
2020
Conference Publication
Weight loss interventions in people with chronic kidney disease. A systematic review and meta-analysis
Conley, Marguerite, McFarlane, Catherine, MacLaughlin, Helen, Kelly, Jaimon, Johnson, David and Campbell, Katrina (2020). Weight loss interventions in people with chronic kidney disease. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Dietitians Australia 37th National Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 23-25 August 2020. Richmond, VIC, Australia: John Wiley and Sons.
2020
Conference Publication
Evaluating the impacts of patient-generated goal-setting on improving diet quality in chronic kidney disease
Chan, Chi Hang, Kelly, Jaimon, Conley, Marguerite, Campbell, Katrina and Reeves, Marina (2020). Evaluating the impacts of patient-generated goal-setting on improving diet quality in chronic kidney disease. Dietitians Australia 37th National Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 23-25 August 2020. Richmond, VIC, Australia: John Wiley & Sons.
2020
Journal Article
The effect of exercise interventions on resting metabolic rate: a systematic review and meta-analysis
MacKenzie-Shalders, Kristen, Kelly, Jaimon T., So, Daniel, Coffey, Vernon G. and Byrne, Nuala M. (2020). The effect of exercise interventions on resting metabolic rate: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Sports Sciences, 38 (14), 1635-1649. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2020.1754716
Funding
Current 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.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing Artificial Intelligence Capabilities in Health Professional Education: A Dietetics-Led Model for Allied Health
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Oliver Canfell
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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
Making Obesity Management Accessible to All Young Adults: An AI-Powered, Nurse-Led Digital Health Intervention
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Soraia De Camargo Catapan
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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2026
Doctor Philosophy
Investigating the equity of access to telehealth and developing strategies to reduce the digital divide
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Smith, Dr Emma Thomas
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2024
Master Philosophy
Exploring stakeholder perceptions of an innovative digital model of diabetes care
Associate Advisor
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