CiLN is moving closer to home

NEWS – CiLN Advisory Panel

We are excited to announce that we will be moving our online community to a new Aotearoa-based home. Health Forum NZ is a natural fit for us as it uses the same Discourse platform as https://discourse.digitalhealth.net/, and is also supported by HiNZ.

Next steps for you
Check in regularly for updates as to when our CiLN content will be migrated over to Health Forum NZ, over the next few weeks. You will be informed when the CiLN space on Health Forum NZ is ready for you to log into and check out.

Please also consider joining the team of NZ-based moderators as this is an excellent way to build our CiLN community and engage with our health colleagues beyond informatics.

Background
When CiLN was forming in late 2018, our group email communication became unwieldy. After considerable debate, we elected to try the Discourse platform as it was used successfully by our UK colleagues who generously offered space on the Digital Health Networks for free. It has been great and has met our needs admirably, but as we mature as a Network our reasons for moving on have been solidifying.

Rationale for move
The move to Health Forum NZ will empower us to engage more meaningfully with the Ministry of Health, connect with health technologists who aren’t clinicians, spread our message to our less technically inclined colleagues, and allow the input of health consumers. As it is the same Discourse software platform, the move should be relatively painless.

A feed will populate the latest topics from our UK colleagues, so that those of you who have benefited from the international community can remain informed and know when checking back in with https://discourse.digitalhealth.net is required.

Once you’ve joined Health Forum NZ, please also look for your clinical area and check out what discussions are happening within a wide range of groups. The purpose of Health Forum NZ is to bring “together all those working towards better digital health in Aotearoa New Zealand”, hosted securely. Let your peers know about this forum! CiLN can also drive the move of national health professional discourse off commercial social media platforms and on to a more secure digital space. It’s a win-win!

See you on Health Forum NZ!

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