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

Amalga

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).

Erin Bensley
St George’s Hospital

Erin Bensley (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa) is the Clinical Informatics Manager at St George’s Hospital in Ōtautahi and is a committed advocate for the role of nursing informatics in advancing safe, equitable, and high quality healthcare. With a strong clinical foundation in nursing, Erin brings a nursing lens to the design, implementation, and ongoing optimisation of digital health systems that support clinicians and contributes to improve patient outcomes.

Erin’s professional journey reflects her passion for bridging clinical practice and technology. After completing postgraduate study in nursing leadership and management, Erin developed a strong interest in health informatics and went on to complete further postgraduate education in health informatics and health services management. This combination enables her to effectively translate clinical needs into digital solutions that are practical, usable, and person centred.

A significant focus of Erin’s work has been the digitisation of clinical records at St George’s, where she has worked closely with nurses, interdisciplinary care teams, and IT colleagues to develop digital patient records that enhance access to information while protecting privacy and data integrity. She is particularly focused on how well designed digital systems can support clinical decision making and contribute to better care planning.

Victoria Brevoort
Ryman Healthcare

Victoria Brevoort is a registered nurse with a Master of Nursing from Massey University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Health from the University of Auckland - so yes, she’s done a bit of study. With her history of working in aged care since the age of 16 (as a bright-eyed junior caregiver), her passion for aged care runs through her veins.

These days, she’s the Performance and Analytics Manager at Ryman Healthcare, where she looks after all things Clinical Systems, including myRyman Care (a custom-built digital care planning platform she knows inside and out). Victoria works closely with village teams, developers, and testers to design tools that actually make life easier, reduce clinical risk without the dreaded alert fatigue from constant notification, and supporting care for more than 4,800 residents across 49 villages in New Zealand and Australia. Victoria’s ethos for the systems she supports is that they provide the right information, at the right time, for the right person, at the right time in the workflow.

She’s especially passionate about turning data from myRyman Care into meaningful improvements in clinical practice, and is an active member of quality improvement projects. In short, if there’s a way to make systems smarter, safer, and less of a headache for busy teams, Victoria’s probably already onto it.

Jean-Michel (JM) Burgess
Health NZ

I am a Nurse Manager with a strong interest in leadership, practice development, and digital enablement in nursing.

Born in the UK and having spent a significant part of my childhood in France, I am an internationally qualified nurse who trained and worked in London before moving to New Zealand in 2007. I have 25 years of nursing experience, with a clinical background in neuroscience, critical care, and perioperative nursing. 

I moved into senior nursing roles in 2010 and am currently the Nurse Manager for Clinical and Practice Development within the Professional Development Unit at Waikato, where I oversee a team delivering clinical education and workforce development programmes.  In addition, I hold a digital enablement portfolio for Waikato’s Office of the Chief Nurse. 

I am an enthusiast for all things digital and have a particular interest in supporting nurses to engage with and adopt digital technologies in meaningful and practical ways. In 2022, I completed my Master’s in Nursing, researching how nurse leaders can enable digital engagement among nurses, and have since presented my findings at several forums and conferences.

Outside of my professional life, I am happily married to Kiri, a Kiwi nurse and midwife whom I met while working in London, and we have three beautiful, strong willed teenage daughters. I also enjoy dabbling in music, particularly metal and electronic, synthesiser based genres. I play multiple instruments—bass, electric guitar, and drums—albeit at a very amateur level, and spend much of my spare time producing electronic music.

Yoonah Cho
Otago Polytechnic

I am a Lecturer in the School of Nursing at Otago Polytechnic in Dunedin and a Registered Nurse with clinical experience in mental health and general surgery. My teaching is informed by practice and focused on preparing nursing students for contemporary healthcare environments.

As digital health becomes central to healthcare delivery and nursing education, I have developed a strong interest in health informatics — an interest that led me to engage with HiNZ and participate in Digital Health Week 2025. My areas of interest include the ethical use of AI, data governance, and AI literacy for nursing students and graduates to support safe, confident, and ethical practice — with a particular focus on how these can be meaningfully embedded into nursing curricula.

I also hold the role of Education Technology Champion within the School of Nursing, supporting colleagues in the effective use of eLearning platforms including Moodle and Lt Kura Cloud.

My future research interest focuses on how AI can be effectively and equitably embedded into undergraduate nursing curricula in New Zealand.

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. 

Amio Matenga-Ikihele
Moana Connect

Dr Amio Matenga-Ikihele (Te Whānau-ā-Apanui | Niue) is a digital health equity researcher, registered nurse, and systems leader whose work is reshaping how Pacific communities engage with health technology. 

She holds a PhD in Health Sciences from the University of Auckland, where she remains an Honorary Lecturer in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences. In addition to being an NMI executive leader, she is a Fellow of Health Informatics New Zealand and a co-founder and Strategic Lead (Digital Health & AI) at Moana Connect.

Courtney McKerrow
Forte Health

I’m a Clinical Application Specialist at Forte Health in Christchurch, with around 20 years of nursing experience (which still feels a bit surreal to say out loud). Alongside this role, I currently work as a PACU Registered Nurse and have recently held a combined position coordinating Education and Infection Prevention and Control. I hold a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Nursing and have undertaken further study to build my knowledge of digital transformation and change management.

I’m passionate about using digital systems in ways that genuinely support safe, high quality patient care, while also making life easier for the people delivering it. I enjoy working alongside teams to understand how work actually happens in clinical setting (because it’s rarely as neat as the process map suggests!)and identifying where technology can make a practical, meaningful difference.

For me, supporting digital change is about being visible, approachable, and hands on: spending time in clinical areas, answering the quick questions, and supporting teams as confidence grows and workflows evolve.

I’m really looking forward to contributing a strong clinical nursing perspective to the HiNZ Nursing & Midwifery Executive Committee and connecting with others who are equally committed to improving care through thoughtful, well supported digital change.

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.

EX OFFICIO MEMBER -  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.

EX OFFICIO MEMBER -  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.