Bridie Rooney RN, RM, BNS, RNP is employed as a Clinical Nurse Manager in the Osteoporosis Service in Sligo University Hospital. Bridie’s focus on bone health began when she joined the nursing staff first as a staff nurse and then as a CNM11 in the Orthopaedic unit in 1993. Bridie set up the Osteoporosis service in 2007 this is a patient-centred nurse-led service. Bridie has vast experience in DXA scan acquisition, analysis and reporting. She is registered as a Certified Clinical Densitometrist and as a Certified Bone Densitometry Technologist with the ISCD. Bridie is also involved in the development of the Fracture Liaison Service in SUH.