About CiLN
CiLN Structure
CiLN is supported by HiNZ and represented by an Advisory Panel comprising:
- Jerome Ng, clinical director, clinical governance, Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau (interim Chair)
- Steve Earnshaw, Chief Clinical Information Officer, Te Whatu Ora - Wairarapa, Hutt Valley and Capital and Coast
- Tamzin Brott, Chief Allied Health, Scientific and Technical Professions Officer and Covid-19 Executive Lead, Te Whatu Ora Waitemata
- Kate Yeo, Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Te Whatu Ora Waikato
- Emily Gill, General Practitioner, Bay of Plenty DHB and University of Auckland
- Nathan Billing, Information Management Analyst, Auckland City Hospital (ADHB)
- Karen Shaw, Clinical Informatics Manager, Te Whatu Ora - Wairarapa, Hutt Valley and Capital and Coast
- Mat Bailey, Intensive Care Physician and Clinical Informatician, Te Whatu Ora - Hawke's Bay
- Emma Collins, Professional Practice Fellow in Child Health, Dunedin School of Medicine and HiNZ Nursing & Midwifery Informatics Special Interest Group (HiNZ-NMI) Chair
- Sharon Russell, Associate Chief Allied Health, Scientific and Technical Professions Officer at Te Whatu Ora - Waitematā and National Allied Health, Scientific and Technical Informatics Group (NAHSTIG) Chair
- Becky George, doctoral researcher, independent member
- Gloria Patterson, professional leader Physiotherapy, Te Whatu Ora - Auckland
The status of the ex-officio positions is as follows:
What are our roles?
- Act as an easy way for clinical leaders to communicate, network and share skills and knowledge about data and digital services from within and outside New Zealand
- Provide a unified and influential clinical voice in data and digital services in New Zealand
- Raise awareness of the importance of clinical roles in the data and digital sectors
When do we meet?
CiLN meet every six weeks and also hold two national in-person meetings for CiLN members. These meetings coincide with the HiNZ March/April event and Digital Health Week NZ, held in November/December each year.
The CiLN group is hosted on the eHealth FORUM which uses the software Discourse.
For information on elections for the CiLN Advisory Panel, click here.
