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Professor Martin Vernon is a nationally recognised Consultant Geriatrician and academic leader in the care of older people, with a specialist focus on frailty, multimorbidity and medicines optimisation. He is widely regarded as an authority on the safe management of polypharmacy and the clinical application of deprescribing in complex older adults. He holds senior academic and clinical appointments and has contributed extensively to national guidance, service redesign and professional education in geriatric medicine and primary care. Professor Vernon regularly advises healthcare systems on how to reduce medicines related harm while improving outcomes for frail patients through evidence based, patient centred prescribing. His teaching is known for translating complex geriatric and pharmacological principles into practical frameworks that clinicians can immediately apply in everyday practice, making him one of the most sought after speakers in this field.