last medsoc event of the year

panda100

Was trying to find the thread about events and such but couldnt find it so decided it deserved its own thread.

Time:7.30
Location: theatre L arts block
Date: Tonight 2nd may

Debate on working hours,pay and training for junior docs. Mary Harney,George Hook,chairmen of the irish medical org,medical council and Irish patients asoociation and some med student speakers (unfortunatly not panda)

If anyones intrested feel free to come along...sure it'l be a nice break from the study anyway:)

humbert

I was going to try and get people to go to that, want to throw rotten cabbages at mary horney over certain bannings and general hating her, what's the odds on her trying it on with mr. hook??

panda100

humbert wrote:

mary horney ??

is there something your trying to tell us humbert???
I suppose whatever turns you on:D

elmyra

Thinking of going if I manage to get my ass in gear and do some study today. I likes Hooky, and I am a debate nerd....it makes sense.

sportswear

year there is quite a line up of important people to abuse.......... and medsoc will be highly embarassed if nobody turns up....

Hermione*

I might go ... I really like Hooky, and my experiences of the health service in Ireland have made me really annoyed and angry about how it operates. Also, Harney has refused on at least one occassion to go Hook's radio show so it should be interesting to see him chair a debate she's participating in.

Dave!

aww... im in work. i love hookey

(notice that im not using capitals anymore... that's cos my left index finger is still infected, so it hurts to hold down shift *weeps*)

elmyra

DaveMcG wrote:

aww... im in work. i love hookey

(notice that im not using capitals anymore... that's cos my left index finger is still infected, so it hurts to hold down shift *weeps*)

wouldn't you hold down the shift key with your pinky?

That's how i type anyway

humbert

Spot the one finger typest:D

Dave!

lol

Nah, I'm usually a fast typist, and I touch type

I generally use my pinky or ring finger to hold down shift, but then I have to use my middle finger or index to press the key to be capitalised. so that hurts now

(got a bit confused, thought i used my index to press down shift, cos i couldn't demonstrate )

Byrno

Might go to it but I'm all the way out in ET at the mo so don't know if I'll be able to drag my lazy self out there. Should be a really good debate though, kudos to MedSoc for getting that line-up.

Byrno

BTW panda do you know who the med student speakers are?

humbert

Ah crap, there's med speakers, still haven't recovered from that law soc fisco:mad:

Vorsprung

Byrno wrote:

BTW panda do you know who the med student speakers are?

Donal O' Connor, who was the Med Soc auditor last year and just finished his finals, will be speaking. There'll be loads of time at the end for people who want to ask questions.

Should be a great event. Here's what we sent out to everyone:

“Doctors’ new working hours: A better health service or medical emergency?” will feature a panel of high profile guests, including:

An Tanaiste Mary Harney TD, Minister for Health and Children
Dr Mick Molloy, NCHD Chair, Irish Medical Organisation
Dr John Hillery, Chairperson, Irish Medical Council
Mr Stephen McMahon, Chairperson, Irish Patients’ Organisation
Professor John Crown, Consultant Oncologist, St Vincent’s University Hospital
Dr Philip Nolan, Registrar, University College Dublin

Special Guest Chair: Mr George Hook, Presenter, Newstalk 106FM

Hope to see you there

nursebetty

I wanted to go to this but my bf is coming 2 visit so hes kinda d priority!

panda100

nursebetty wrote:

I wanted to go to this but my bf is coming 2 visit so hes kinda d priority!

Have you not learnt anything from the love in UCD thread??!! Having fun is the priority and medsoc events always are.:)

Id say Ronan s will be talking too.Donal's a great public speaker and v.funny so it should be intresting!!

Hermione*

Anybody want to meet up at the blob beforehand?

elmyra

I do! I was wondering who I was going to force into going with me!

elmyra

panda100 wrote:

Have you not learnt anything from the love in UCD thread??!! Having fun is the priority and medsoc events always are.:)

Id say Ronan s will be talking too.Donal's a great public speaker and v.funny so it should be intresting!!

Ha! If you knew what Jen's boyfriend looked like you wouldn't say that!

humbert

I'll meet at the blob too, when?

elmyra

humbert wrote:

I'll meet at the blob too, when?

7.20 dear

humbert

I'll be there:)

elmyra

humbert wrote:

I'll be there:)

Cool, but you're still square

humbert

Don't talk to me about squares, stupid adv calculus and crappily verbose notes, Yea crappily, I said it.


I know I'm very very square, and not funny:(

elmyra

humbert wrote:

Don't talk to me about squares, stupid adv calculus and crappily verbose notes, Yea crappily, I said it.


I know I'm very very square, and not funny:(

*hug*, don't worry, it'll all be okay, I just whoopsidentally kicked the girl sitting across from me, you couldn't possibly be doing any worse than that!

The_Minister

Will miss it waching tv. Ah well can't be helped.

Dave!

Thank gawd it's @ 7.30, cos I listen to Hookie from 6-7 when I'm in work! If he were absent to take part in this charade, I'd have some serious medical ass to whoop :mad:

humbert

7:20 then, ye better not be late!!

Scraggs

Im gonna go... i might be a bit late -if I am I'll look out for the nerds in the front row

elmyra

So Hermione, Humbert, Scraggs and I went...it was a pretty good show by Medsoc.

Oh....except for the part where Panda didn't invite us to the free wine reception. She doesn't love us!!! *sobs*

humbert

Yea not good enough cuz we're not meds, or too good cuz we're in physics:rolleyes:

singingstranger

How were the unlikely couple of Hooky and Mary?

humbert

They didn't really get the chance to address each other, pity!

elmyra

Humbert: "Is Mary Harney married?"

Me/Scraggs: "Yeah"

Humbert: "It's true, there is somebody for everyone"


We really should have a quotes thread.

humbert

What can I say I don't like the woman, is this liable?

Hermione*

That's classic, didn't hear him say that!

elmyra

Oh it was while we were at the blog, might have been before you came along!

The_Minister

elmyra wrote:

Humbert: "Is Mary Harney married?"

Me/Scraggs: "Yeah"

Humbert: "It's true, there is somebody for everyone"
.

She was alright back in the day.......................................................................................................................................................:o

singingstranger

Firespinner wrote:

She was alright back in the day.......................................................................................................................................................:o

Hang your head in shame, dude. Eww.

Dave!

ahh yih still would!

singingstranger

DaveMcG wrote:

ahh yih still would!

GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!

Dave!

singingstranger wrote:

GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!

Not my fault that JOO RODE MARY HARNEY!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

singingstranger

DaveMcG wrote:

Not my fault that JOO RODE MARY HARNEY!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

GET OUT OF MY HEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD!

Seriously, that mental image is minging in the extreme. Cheers for that(!)...

Dave!

good day sir

singingstranger

DaveMcG wrote:

good day sir

I hate you.

elmyra

Now now Gavan, you know you would...

Get thee to the confessions thread and admit your dirty lustings for An Tanaiste...

singingstranger

OK. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=51306767&postcount=63

beanyb

My mum claims that Mary Harney isnt half as fat in real life as she looks on the tv. I dont believe her, but does anyone who went want to clarify for me? She's still a fat mess, right?

humbert

She's fat but Irish fat not texas fat, in other words you walk past her without feeling the need to call greenpeace:p

panda100

Heya guys.....well as usual panda and her mates came late so I was sitting up at the back on the other side from you guys. There was loadsa meds and docs there that I hadnt seen in yonks.....was a right old reunion....so while I was trying to go from my side of the lecture theatre to the boardies side to say hello ,I got stopped by about a million people and when I got over there you were gone!
Dont worry I had a glass wine for each of you at the wine reception:) ah no seriously though they sorta kept the wine reception hush hush so I think it was just for meds.....sorry guys!!

So all in all the debate was intresting.A lot of questions unanswered though.Mary Harney had no real constructive answers. I had a really good question to ask at the end about female medics but donal brennan was the last question so I didnt get the chance:( Some of the questions were a bit silly though and hed no relevance to the debate at hand which was annoying for the people who wanted to ask real medical related questions.

Hookie was as usual legendary.Was a really intresting mix of speakers and thoroughly enjoyable-wahoo go medsoc!

Jonny Arson

panda100 wrote:

Mary Harney had no real constructive answers.

Hardly a shock is it? Thank christ I didn't know about this debate or I would gone along and layed into her (no, not in a Firespinner type of way! ) over her inept performance as minister for health. Grrr she makes me angry! :mad: