Purpose of the group

The National Antenatal HIV Screening Implementation Advisory Group (NAHSIAG) was established in 2005 to support the NSU to achieve its vision, namely:

Saving lives, reducing inequalities, and building the Nation’s health by leading the delivery of screening programmes, uncompromising in their quality and trusted by the communities we serve.

Role of the group

The role of the group is to provide multidisciplinary advice to the NSU on matters pertaining to the national implementation of universal offer Antenatal HIV Screening Programme.

To find out more about the National Antenatal HIV Screening Implementation Advisory Group read the Group's Terms of Reference.

Membership

The Group comprises members who collectively have wide knowledge and experience in antenatal care, infectious diseases and HIV.  The membership consists of:

• New Zealand College of Midwives (endorsed midwife) - Ms Adrienne Priday 
• NZAIDS Epidemiology Group representative - Dr Nigel Dickson
• NZ AIDS Foundation representive - Ms Kate Bukowshi
• Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia representative - Dr Timothy Blackmore
• Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists representative - Dr Sue Belgrave 
• Royal Australasian College of Physcians representatives - Obstetric Medicine and Paediatrics - Dr Lucille Wilkinson and Dr Nicola Austin
• Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners representative - Dr Pat McIntosh
• Infectious Disease Clinician - Dr Sally Roberts
• consumer representatives - Ms Jane Bruning, Ms Lynda Williams, Ms Jo Fitzpatrick and Ms Sharron Cole
• provider funding and/or District Health Board representatives - Dr Graham Mills, Clare Coles
• Maori Advisory Group representative - Ms Deborah Rowe
• National Screening Advisory Group representative - Professor Peter Stone
• P.A.C.I.F.I.C.A representative - Rosie Paio
• DHBNZ - Paul Bohmer