Dr Emer Ahern is a Consultant Trauma and Orthogeriatrician in Cork University hospital and was appointed NCAGL for Older Persons in May 2022. She developed and leads the Irish Hip Fracture Database. Emer qualified from UCC and completed her postgraduate and specialist training in Ireland and Merseyside respectively. She is focused on the delivery of exceptional and safe healthcare to older adults, in age friendly systems that is informed by evidence and improved by data.