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What is clinical informatics?

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eHealthNews editor, Rebecca McBeth, interviews clinical leaders who explain the role of clinical informaticians within the health system and the purpose of CiLN.

About CiLN

Community Groups

HiNZ supports a range of special interest groups, such as the Clinical Informatics Leadership Network (CiLN) and the Nursing & Midwifery Informatics Special Interest Group (HINZ-NMI). We also have MOUs with a range of affiliated associations, and provide event discounts to their members. If you have a question about our various community groups, please email sector@hinz.org.nz

Clinical Informatics Leadership Network

CiLN Position Statement

This Position Statement asserts the role of clinical informaticians. Aligned with responsibilities in the wider health sector, we recognise the role in supporting and partnering with data sovereignty and governance processes.

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About CiLN

The CiLN forum provides an easy way for you to interact privately with your clinical peers to share knowledge and assist each other with digital health projects.

CiLN is about clinicians supporting clinicians, and sharing technology project challenges, successes and tips.

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Join CiLN

Membership of CiLN is free. Anyone with a clinical background and an interest in data/ and or digital can apply to join.

The CiLN forum is hosted on Discourse by the UK Digital Health Network.

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CiLN Award

The CiLN Position Statement details five key ways in which clinical informaticians bring value to the health sector. The CiLN Award 2020 recognises a clinical informatician who best demonstrates this value.

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Other Groups

Nursing Informatics & Midwifery Special Interest Group

The HiNZ nursing & midwifery informatics special interest group (HiNZ-NIM) supports the development of nursing informatics in New Zealand. It works closely with CiLN.

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eHealth Forum

eHealth Forum is a multi-disciplinary health network for people who work within in the health sector in New Zealand. eHealth Forum is supported and funded by HiNZ.

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NAHSTIG

The National Allied Health Scientific Technical Informatics Group was founded to provide a space where passionate clinicians could share ideas, collaborate and achieve positive outcomes for their workforce and consumers.

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Become a Fellow

In 2021 HiNZ launched a fellowship programme - read the announcement. This gives you the opportunity to apply to become a fellow of HiNZ (FHiNZ).

Read about our Fellows, the eligibility criteria and how to apply.

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Affiliated Organisations

HiNZ has promotional partnerships with other organisations. If you are a member of our affiliates, you are eligible for discounted rates to HiNZ events.

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Free HIMMS membership

HiNZ members get free member benefits from HIMSS Asia Pac, including access to the HIMSS Learning Center, virtual events, and their digital content library.

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Become a HiNZ Member

Unlock access to all HiNZ resources by joining HiNZ now. Individual memberships are from $17 per month, or get discounted organisation memberships.

Your support matters: Membership fees enable us to publish free news content and free webinars. Your support also enables us to remain an independent association, focused on supporting the digital health community across New Zealand.