The New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology (NZSG) was established in 1966, with a close association with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP). The Society is a member of like-minded organisations internationally. Members of the NZSG serve on various subcommittees and Boards of international organisations as well as national groups to promote the Society’s kaupapa (policy). The NZSG has a strong association with the New Zealand Nursing Organisation (NZgNC) Gastroenterology Nurses College.
Vision
To bring positive outcomes to those we serve.
NZSG members work individually, in groups, in teams and together as a Society to bring positive outcomes to our patients, their communities and our gastroenterology whanau (family). NSZG supports scholarship and research at local, regional, and international levels. We work with other bodies in a mana (collective) enhancing way to reach our goals. We seek to understand and overcome health inequity, and fight for equity.
NZSG is working to be sustainable by:
- financially stability
- robust governance
- environmentally sustainable
Achieving this will need a workforce that is well trained, educated, diverse and engaged to provide the best possible care for patients.
NZSG will understand, celebrate, and promote the strength and diversity of all our people:
- NZSG will honour Te Tiriti O Waitangi, with tino rangatiratanga (self-determination) for tangata whenua (Māori) in our membership, our patients and our communities recognising health as taonga (treasure).
- We aim to be culturally responsible, and to understand and promote inclusion and acceptance – for indigeneity, gender, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, religion, sexual orientation, and identity.
- Our membership is diverse across professions – gastroenterologists, surgeons, scientists, allied professionals, trainees, and students.
- Our members are diverse across the career span.
Our people are our treasure. Our diversity is our greatest strength.
Milestones
1966 Establishment of NZSG
1992 NZSG is incorporated
2011 Research Fellowship offered to members annually
(partially funded by sponsorship)
2013 Small Research Grant awards commence
2020 Establish advisory group focused on Equity
Membership
Members include gastroenterologists, surgeons, scientists, students and trainee doctors who research, diagnose, and treat disorders of the gastrointestinal tract and liver in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Activities
The advancement of knowledge in Gastroenterology in New Zealand by:
- General and Corporate activities
- Advancement of knowledge through research
- Advancement of knowledge and guidelines into key areas
- Advancement of knowledge through training, teaching and education
- Advancement of knowledge of gastroenterology within other spheres
- Advancement of knowledge to the general public, and to people considering a career in a gastroenterology
- The promotion of improved standards in the practice of Gastroenterology, and of research into this and allied subjects through:
- Promoting improved workforce standards
- Promoting improved management of gastroenterological conditions and diagnoses
- Promoting established standards for equity., such as Bowel Cancer Screening and equitable access to diagnostic endoscopy
- Support of endoscopy standards and training.
- To conduct scientific and educational meetings.
- To foster national and international links with Societies and Associations relevant to the field of Gastroenterology.
Guidelines and Position Statements
2021 NZSG position statement on Third Primary Dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine Policy Statement and Clinical Guidance New Zealand COVID-19 Vaccine and Immunisation Programme Version 2.0
2020 NZSG position statement on SARS-CoV2 Vaccination in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
2020 The New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology Position Statement on Provision of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in the COVID-19 era
2019 New Zealand Hepatitis C Guideline for Antiviral Treatment of People who have Cirrhosis and/or are HCV Treatment-Experienced (Secondary Care Guideline)
2016 NZSG HCV Treatment Guidelines
2016 Position statement of Faecal Occult Blood [FOB] testing on Asymptomatic People
2015 New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology Guidelines for the Management of Refractory Ulcerative Colitis
2015 NZSG position statement and recommendations for the use of Computerised Tomographic Colonography (CTC) and Colonoscopy in investigations of GI disease
2015 NZSG position statement and recommendations for the use of Computerised Tomographic Colonography (CTC) and Colonoscopy in investigations of GI disease.
2010 New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology statement on the use of biological therapy in inflammatory bowel disease