CHAIR -  Carey Campbell, RN, BN, MHPrac, FCNA(NZ), CHIA, FHiNZ, FAIDH

McCrae Tech

With extensive experience in both the public and private surgical healthcare sectors, Carey is proud to be a registered nurse with both the Nursing Council of NZ and the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia.  

She is passionate about amplifying the nursing voice in digital health and her current role with McCrae Tech enables her to do this every day.  

Maintaining her strong nursing focus was a ‘must-have’ when moving into the digital health sector and McCrae Tech fully support her with her lead roles in Nurse Executives Aotearoa (NZ) and as the newly appointed Chair of the Nursing and Midwifery Special Interest Group of Health Informatics NZ (HiNZ).

She is honoured to be a Fellow of the College of Nurses Aotearoa (NZ), Health Informatics NZ (HiNZ) and Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH), and a Certified Health Informatician Australasia (CHIA).

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR -  Emma Collins

University of Otago

I am currently working as a Professional Practice Fellow in paediatrics at the Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago. My clinical background is in paediatric nursing, in particular general paediatrics, school nursing and public health. I also continue to work currently in a paediatric inpatient setting. I also have an extensive education background, having worked at the Otago Polytechnic School of Nursing for 11 years where my interests in health informatics began. I have a particular interest in technologies used in healthcare education and how these skills can transfer to real world nursing.

My research interests include Nursing Informatics which involves developing and publishing guidelines for emerging practitioners with national colleagues, implementation and support of ePortfolios, and interprofessional health education. Recently I have completed research in using mixed-reality technologies in healthcare education, in particular augmented reality.

Currently I am the Chair of the Health Informatics Nursing and Midwifery Special Interest Group. I am also the Secretary of the College of Child and Youth Nurses. I am a Fellow of Health Informatics NZ and a Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy.

Kate Yeo
Waikato DHB

Kate is a Registered Nurse with both senior management and professional leadership experience. Her roles have included service planning, financial responsibility, and the management and development of professional teams. Currently working at Waikato DHB as Deputy Chief Nurse, one of her portfolios is liaising with community providers such as aged care, essential during the early stages of their Covid response. She also carries the portfolios for policy and procedure, and information technologies. Kate has a PG Dip in health service management and Masters in Health Science that investigated partnerships with external providers to achieve better outcomes.

Kate’s interest in IT comes from seeing how the introduction of technologies can disrupt the work of nursing and other professional without providing the gains promised. Kate is currently working on how a standardised assessment might be used in the acute setting and support electronic workflows that improve health outcomes.

Roseanne Sadd
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology

I am a Registered Nurse and senior academic staff member within the Nursing Department at Toi Ohomai Institute of technology for ten years. I have a Masters in Health Management and a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Nurisng Practice. I teach professional practice (Law, ethics, codes of practice) in Year 1 of the Bachelor of Nursing and inpatient and ambulatory care includng simulation technologies in year 2. I am also department / portfolio lead for increasing use of digital technologies within the Bachelor of Nursing. My current research project involves the development of virtual pre-simulation gaming in the undergraduate nursing program. I am also currently enrolled in the Postgraduate Diploma in Bioethics and Health Law at Otago University and am especially interested in ethics relating to emerging technologies within healthcare.

Elf Eggimann
healthAlliance

I am currently working as a Clinical Portfolio Manager at healthAlliance, which was a shared services agency for the Northern Region, but has now merged to become part of Te Whatu Ora. I have worked across the COVID response for the last 2 years and helped to set up what would later be known as COVID Care in the Community.

Working as part of the Northern Region Health Co-ordination Centre, has really been an amazing experience. Working as one team to scale and deliver, I look back and feel incredibly privileged to have worked with all the fantastic people involved in the response. It really embodied the definition of ‘a high functioning team’.

Led by this experience, I have discovered my passion for responding to urgent situations and finding solutions to pressing problems, but essentially working to deliver as part of a team.

Working in the informatics field often entails navigating a state of ambiguity and being ready to address demands as they arise, which has been particularly true from 2020 to 2022. As a midwife in this domain, I integrate digital knowledge, business acumen, and clinical expertise. Soft skills play a crucial role in this area, as much of the job involves relationship management and bridging the gap between technology, business, and clinical services. The ability to connect across various sectors can potentially lead to incredible advancements in healthcare and improved care for all, including frontline clinicians.

My background in hospitality and human resources has always centred around people, which was later complemented by my midwifery degree. I maintain an APC because I believe it is essential to comprehend the ongoing challenges and demands in the healthcare frontline, as well as empathise with the daily stressor’s clinicians face. 

Karen Shaw
Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley

I am a registered nurse of 30 years’ experience. I trained in the UK and spent most of my clinical career in Emergency Department Nursing. My husband and I emigrated to New Zealand in 2004 and never looked back. I did my Masters in Advance Clinical Nursing Practice in the UK and worked and a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Minor Injuries, helping to set up this service at Hutt Valley DHB. I have also worked as an Undergraduate Nurse Lecturer for Massey University and as a Nurse Coordinator Professional Development before taking on my current role, as Clinical Informatics Manager at Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa Districts in 2020.

I have always been a bit tech minded and have been an eLearning facilitator and designer in the past.

I currently lead a multidisciplinary team of Clinical Informatics Analysts and together we are involved in a wide depth and breadth of change in our local districts and increasingly regional and national changes. We bridge the gap between clinical and information technology services, ensure clinical outcomes are at the forefront of IT planning and delivery, translate between clinical need and clinical ways of working and technical complexity and feasibility, we conduct stakeholder engagement, problem solving and enjoy digital health innovation wherever we can find it.

My passion has always been access, access to information, tools and learning to enable clinicians and especially nurses to engage with and use technology to free them up to have more time for their patients. I am looking forward to being able to contribute to increasing the digital literacy and digital comfort of clinicians in the future and see the emergence of Digital health professionals.

Jen Chesbrough
Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland

Ko Ngāti Kahu te iwi, ko Jen Chesbrough toko ingoa. I’m currently seconded to the Tū Pono Āroha project, as a Equity and Change lead. The project is working on the new PAS called TrakCare for go live in mid 2024 at Te Toka Tumai. I have worked as a nurse for 20 years. The last 10 years as a CNS with the NZ Liver Transplant Service. I live in Auckland with my husband and two children. I’m currently training to the 50km Oxfam walk in March.

Pippin Morrison, RN, MHealSc – Nursing
Southern Cross Healthcare

Pippin Morrison has been involved in shaping the future of nursing at Southern Cross Healthcare as the National Nurse Advisor since 2019. With a career rooted in clinical excellence and nursing leadership, she previously held roles at Southern Cross Hospital in Christchurch, demonstrating a strong focus on patient care and professional development.

In her current role, Pippin collaborates closely with the Chief Nurse and leadership team to ensure patients receive consistent, high-quality care. She is also the product owner for Southern Cross Healthcare’s electronic patient record system, using her expertise in informatics to drive innovation and enhance healthcare delivery.

A proud Tangata Tiriti ally, Pippin supports the mahi of Tangata Whenua, striving to integrate equity and culturally safe partnerships into healthcare practices.

Pippin’s dedication to nursing extends into her involvement with several professional groups, including the New Zealand Private Surgical Hospitals Association (NZPSHA), Nurse Executives of New Zealand (NENZ), the Clinical Informatics Leadership Network (CiLN), and the College of Nurses Aotearoa.

Through her commitment to improving patient outcomes, championing nursing teams, and advocating for meaningful partnerships, Pippin continues to inspire excellence in healthcare across Aotearoa New Zealand.

Ali Forshaw
Auckland University of Technology

Ali is a mental health nurse with 34 years of experience working in various clinical and senior positions across both the UK and Aotearoa. During her time in the UK before moving to Aotearoa, Ali was an Advanced Nurse Practitioner and independent prescriber working in the Greater Manchester region. Ali is currently a Lecturer and Course Leader in the undergraduate Nursing programme at AUT.  Also continues to work casually in the acute mental health team (crisis team) for Health New Zealand Waitematā as a registered mental health nurse. 

Ali has been in Aotearoa for the past 15 years; she has worked both clinically ( Mental health Nurse and Duly Authorised Officer) and nationally in the acute mental health response space. During the pandemic, Ali worked as a Service Delivery Manager at Whakarongorau, Aotearoa for the Earlier Mental Health Response Team managing a unique telehealth clinician response service across Aotearoa.  Following this Ali then went to work at AUT in 2023 as a lecturer to pursue her passion for educating the future workforce about the importance of mental health and wellbeing. 

Ali is a doctoral student who is examining a topic that she is passionate about which is tele-mental health response to acute mental health crisis in Aotearoa.