Dr Fiona Connelly is a Geriatrician and Physician at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, WA, where she is a founding member of the Geriatric Assessment Team in ED. She has extensive experience in acute care for older adults across metropolitan and rural settings, including emergency, inpatient and ambulatory care.
Dr Connelly has a strong interest in improving outcomes for older people requiring acute care and has been involved in developing innovative hospital avoidance and admission prevention models, including Rapid Access Geriatric Clinics and Discharge to Assess programs. She also leads an inpatient rehabilitation team at Osborne Park Hospital.
