Emer is a Consultant Trauma and Ortho geriatrician in Cork University Hospital and was appointed NCAGL for Older Persons in May 2022. She 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 environments and by age attuned staff, is informed by evidence and improved by data.
She developed and led the Irish Hip Fracture Database and is Chair of the global Fragility Fracture Network Hip Fracture Audit Group. Dr Ahern sponsors the rehabilitation workstream for the Major Trauma Program and led in pioneer NICPOP sites in Kilkenny and Cork.