IBD Subgroup

Welcome to the New Zealand Inflammatory Bowel Disease Nurses Group (NZIBDNG) which is a Sub-Group of the NZGNC. The overarching purpose of the NZ IBD Nurses Group is to:

• Promote and highlight the role and value of the IBD specialist nurse / clinical nurse specialist / registered nurses working in the care of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease across New Zealand
• Promote the development of the nursing within IBD by facilitating access to appropriate education
• Support high quality care for those with IBD through relevant coordinated projects (e.g. patient information and education, national database)
• Forge strong links with key stakeholders including relevant national patient forums, gastroenterology society and other relevant nursing groups
• Provide a forum for consultation from external bodies on the projects require IBD nursing involvement/opinion.

Important documents

• Terms of Reference (PDF, 174KB)
• NZIBD Knowledge & Skills Framework (PDF, 617KB)
• Call to Action (PDF, 385KB)

Committee

• Chair - Marian O'Connor
• Co-Chair - Kirsten Arnold
• Secretary - Donna Howe
• Education Lead - Nideen Visesio

Annual and Quarterly reports

• Annual Report 2023 (PDF 238KB)
• August 2021 (PDF. 184KB)
• April 2021 (PDF, 185KB)
• December 2020 (PDF, 226KB) 
• August 2020 (PDF, 370KB)