Endoscopy Guidance Group of New Zealand (EGGNZ)
Background
Endoscopy Guidance Group for New Zealand (formerly a Governance Group) was funded by the Ministry of Health to provide clinical oversight and guidance to the National Endoscopy Quality Improvement Programme (NEQIP) team, as it embedded the New Zealand Global Rating Scale Standards into all publicly funded endoscopy units in New Zealand.
Group restructure
The role and function of EGGNZ transitioned to an advisory capacity from 1 July 2021. The revised advisory group structure is comprised of two committees: An Advisory Committee to the National Bowel Screening Programme (NBSP); and a Steering Committee to advise on wider endoscopy related matters.
Membership of the Advisory Committee provides automatic membership of the Steering Committee which includes five additional members (see drop down box 2: Steering Committee).
These two committees bring together an appropriate range of relevant experience in relation to provision and performance of quality colonoscopy in New Zealand.
Advisory Committee Membership
Core membership includes one member from each of the following groups or roles. Additional members may be co-opted to provide advice and expertise on specific pieces of work to ensure all perspectives are represented.
Current Advisory Committee members
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Organisation |
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Represented by |
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Royal Australasian College of Surgeons |
RACS |
Sarah Rennie |
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New Zealand Association of General Surgeons |
NZAGS |
Deborah Wright |
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Aotearoa New Zealand Advanced Training Subcommittee |
AoNZATS |
Stephen Inns |
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Aotearoa New Zealand Advanced Training Subcommittee in Gastroenterology |
AoNZATS Gastroenterology |
Currently not represented |
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Royal Australasian College of Physicians |
RACP |
Stephen Inns |
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New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology |
NZSG |
Lesley-Ann Smith |
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NZ Nurses Organisation Gastroenterology Nurses College |
NZgNC |
Merrilee Williams |
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NZ Conjoint Committee for Recognition of Training in Endoscopy |
NZCCRTGE |
Marianne Lill |
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National Endoscopy Quality Improvement Programme |
NEQIP |
Malcolm Arnold |
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Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand |
CSSANZ |
Mike Hulm-Moir |
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National Bowel Screening Programme (NBSP) / Health New Zealand l Te Whatu Ora (HNZ) |
NBSP/HNZ |
Susan Parry |
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NZ Society of Anaesthetists |
NZSA |
Kathryn Hagen |
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National Endoscopy Data Standardization Group |
NEDS |
James Irwin |
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Aotearoa New Zealand Training Sub‐Committee |
AoNZTSC |
Sarah Abbott |
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Te Ao Māori l Registered Nurse Gastroenterology and Endoscopy |
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Tiana Wilson |
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Pacific peoples / General Surgeon |
|
Semisi Aiono |
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Bowel screening nurse and Nurse Executive New Zealand |
NENZ |
Louise O’Connor |
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NBSP Endoscopy Nurse Representative |
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Karen Kempin |
Meeting Information:
Joint meetings are held twice yearly in line with the NZGRS census schedule in March and September.
Advisory Committee Meeting time: from 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Steering Committee meeting Time: from 7:00 – 7:30 pm.
The National Bowel Screening Programme provides secretariat support.