Christina Aggar is a registered nurse with over 40 years of combined clinical, academic and research experience. Christina is a leading international researcher on older persons, with an extensive track record in collaborative translational research with family carers, acknowledging their importance in society. Christina also leads the Australian Social Prescribing Institute of Research and Education (ASPIRE) Carers Panel. Christina is passionate about the delivery of transformative research with key industry partners, consumer groups, professional bodies and state and national health departments to make a real impact on older adults and family carers wellbeing and the healthcare policies, systems and workforce that supports them.