Rhonda Sturley

Consultant Orthogeriatrician with an interest in elderly trauma working at St George’s Hospital.

[Major Trauma Geriatrics @elderlytrauma]

This study in the 23 major trauma centres in England involving 35,689 patients found that geriatrician review almost HALVES the risk of death for severely injured older adults

aHR 0.43 [95% CI 0.40-0.46, p<0.0001]

Fab work from @CLARITYresearch
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥳

https://t.co/zLe9Bg5Bww

[Rhonda Sturley @geriatics]

Amazing weather today! Perfect for a dog shoot 🤣 #shiba #shibainu #boxhill #NationalTrust

[Rhonda Sturley @geriatics]

Scotland isn’t too bad! 😍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #scotland #staycation #shiba #shibainu #salen #resipole

[Rhonda Sturley @geriatics]

@ciaraannoregan Happy birthday 🥳

[George's Geris @GerisGeorge]

Looking for a change? We are recruiting to expand our team: mix of subacute Geriatrics + rehab and subspecialty eg OPAL / community. Fixed term role in Mary Seacole ward @StGeorgesTrust (substantive equivalent with the RCP now)... Deadline 28th June. https://t.co/sG87UzVlnn

[Rhonda Sturley @geriatics]

Stunning cake delivered this afternoon for @DrGSAlg birthday. Such a beautifully made (and tasty) cake created by @ivanscakes. Baking cakes in his own time to say thank you to the NHS. Thank you so much!!!! Absolutely demolished by @GerisGeorge @StGeorgesTrust #cake #NHS

[Rhonda Sturley @geriatics]

Enjoying the bluebells and loving the NHS support! #shibainu #shiba #NHS

[Rhonda Sturley @geriatics]

@GerisGeorge @StGeorgesTrust @DrGSAlg @BryonyBryboss @GerisJo @BernadetteKenn0 @LynaghSharon @SophieG_NHS Promoting movement which is so important for our patient cohort! #EndPJParalysis Keep stepping team Senior Health!

[George's Geris @GerisGeorge]

Supporting one of our own! Go @rach_dunn Good luck England! @BryonyBryboss #ThisIsNetball #RosesRISING #roses @StGeorgesTrust

[Rhonda Sturley @geriatics]

#RosesRISING #NWC19 #ThisIsNetball Here we go!

[Rhonda Sturley @geriatics]

So good! #netballenvy #ThisIsNetball #diamonds #NWC19

[Rhonda Sturley @geriatics]

NZ v ZIM Loving it #NWC19 #NetballWorldCup #NetballWorldCup2019 #ThisIsNetball

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

Tools to predict falls in hospital have no evidence base #BGSconf

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

Epidemiology of impatient falls- 12.5% in a rehabilitation/community setting #BGSconf

[Rhonda Sturley @geriatics]

Discovering that loneliness in the elderly has the equivalent mortality to smoking 15 cigarettes a day 😱. Are robotics the answer 🤖?#BGSconf

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

‘Altered states on the Cardiac Intensive Care Ward’ via @cardiffuni #BGSconf

[Hannah May-Miller @drmaymiller]

Geriatric registars often don't know what they don't know until they do a community geriatric placement! Come and find out more at poster 89 #BGSconf

[Major Trauma Geriatrics @elderlytrauma]

22 major trauma geriatricians from across England in 1 room
Lots of positivity

Hot topics of debate:
Best practice tariff
Triage
Frailty + sarcopenia screening
Rib#s
TBI + anticoag
Cervical collars
Sacral+pubic # intervention

The future of this growing subspecialty is bright 👍

[Rhonda Sturley @geriatics]

So excited to be part of the first National Elderly Trauma Meeting today! Such potential and enthusiasm to improve care even more for frail trauma patients. #elderlytrauma #silvertrauma @GerisGeorge @RoySocMed

[Middlesex Netball @Middx_Netball]

Are you a GA/GS and still looking for a club for this season?
@ActoniansNC still have a couple of spaces in our County League Div 3 Squad and would love to hear from you.
Contact: Claire 07956 343611 and you’ll be invited to come for a couple of free training sessions.