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Car Talk / Re: Store For Your Genuine Volkswagen Spare Parts Both New And Tokunbo. by vinnyvinny(m): 6:38pm On Jan 15, 2019 |
sosidauto:Pls what is the cost of 2013 Passat brake disc? |
Investment / Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by vinnyvinny(m): 7:02pm On Sep 01, 2016 |
manlikegb:. FBN returned my money this afternoon too. Failed NTB 91 days. This is the second time they're failing me back to back and they won't allow one to bid. With this recession i tink i go jus go tie the money 4 land. Money is losing value by the day.. |
Investment / Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by vinnyvinny(m): 11:48am On Aug 04, 2016 |
ukay2:. Stanbic insist I must open a current account rather than savings for NTB. Pls is that the case for those using Stanbic. |
Health / Re: Doctors’ Strike Cripples Hospitals Nationwide by vinnyvinny(m): 8:31pm On Jul 03, 2014 |
YourHealthlabs: Sir, I know for sure that "consultant" is not an academic qualification. It is an appointment for which people who engage the services of one specify the minimum academic qualification they require from such an appointee be it in medicine or other fields of endeavour. In the case of medical doctors I learnt a fellowship from either the West African College or National college or its equivalent obtained abroad is the minimum qualification required by hospitals in Nigeria for appointment as medical consultant. Hence having passed the fellowship exam does not make one a consultant; it only makes one a Fellow hence qualified academically to seek a job as a consultant if such opening presents itself in his chosen specialty. I happen to have heard about doctors who though have passed the fellowship exam but are still been paid as senior registrars because their centres don't need the services of additional consultants in that field. I made this analogy because you said some Nigerian scientists have been confirmed as consultants abroad. I believe this is because they have the minimum academic requirement that the institution abroad advertised when it needed a consultant in that field. Hence such a scientist cannot insist on been employed as a consultant if he decides to come back and serve his mother land. A firm may decide that they need someone to consult on an area of specialty. Such a person automatically becomes a consultant to that firm. It is left for the firm to decide whether the consultant should have a minimum of first degree or a PhD. You guys in the medical field both doctors and other health workers think your residency makes you a consultant; it doesn't. It makes you a Fellow which is the minimum requirement for the appointment as a medical consultant in Nigeria. Hence, it is erroneous to say someone's consultancy was stripped by the ministry of health. It is not an academic qualification nor is it a chieftaincy title. It is an appointment that can be terminated by the employer. If a consultant rheumatologist appointment is terminated by hospital XYZ such a person ceases to be a consultant to XYZ but it doesn't take away his fellowship which he can use to seek another consultant position somewhere else. In a situation where he cannot find a place where is service is needed he has to work as and earn the salary of a medical officer. It is all about demand. If there is no demand for consultancy in a field why insist on having one. With development in health care there wld be demand for consultants in all sphere on health care even in the records department because we live in a digital world. 3 Likes |
Health / Re: Doctors’ Strike Cripples Hospitals Nationwide by vinnyvinny(m): 8:14pm On Jul 03, 2014 |
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Health / Re: Doctors’ Strike Cripples Hospitals Nationwide by vinnyvinny(m): 7:12pm On Jul 03, 2014 |
phantomm: o my o my!!!!!! are you nigerian? i read this post with tears in my eyes and clapping at the same time. god bless you. i wish every nigerian can think like you. this is definitely post of the week. hope you dont mind if i share. i am so impressed!!! Pls feel free to share if it wld take this discuss to another level. |
Health / Re: Doctors’ Strike Cripples Hospitals Nationwide by vinnyvinny(m): 3:16pm On Jul 03, 2014 |
YourHealthlabs: I can see that it is an incontrovertible fact that there are non medical consultants in more developed societies like in the U.S and U.K. It is also wrong that doctors should blanketly oppose the appointment of non medical consultants. The issue should be is Nigeria ripe for such. We cannot just say because there are non medical consultants in U.K then there must be non medical consultants in NIgerian hospitals. Medical doctors should accept the fact that with development in the field of medical research there wld definitely be need for non medical consultants in different fields. Most of the teaching hospitals I've been oppourtuned to visit in this country are nothing but mere secondary health facilities where no ground breaking researches are conducted. It is hard to imagine why one wld need non medical consultant in these facilities because it won't add value to patient care as presently constituted. If government is able to upgrade our health facilities to tertiary level am sure the medical doctors would be the ones to even clamuor for other health workers to be employed especially in the field of research. It is hard to think of why one wld need a consultant medical lab scientist when all that the majority of labs in our hospital do I learnt includes full blood count, mp, genotype, ESR, blood group, pcv, microscopy and sensitivity, u & e, urinalysis, cultures, serology and other basic test that should be conducted by lab technicians. These investigations I must confess are below what a medical lab scientist should be doing talk more of a medical lab scientist consultant. This vehement clamour for consultancy position by JOHESU at this stage of our medical development in my humble observation is for ego and fianacial gain. At some stage in our development I learnt almost all medical doctors in Nigeria were medical officers and the lab technicians were in charge of the labs. As we evolved we saw the need for various medical specialties hence medical consultants and lab scientists as we have today. It is inevitable that we would eventually have non medical consultants if we continue to develop our health sector but for now we are far from that reality. Other health workers need to better themselves academically so that they can be ready for the enormous challenge ahead. Objective observers would agree that JOHESU as a union is an antagonistic alliance. Most JOHESU members are quick to talk about what is obtainable abroad but from my research there is no such alliance of unrelated medical professionals abroad. The only thing that could have cemented this union which is missing is the doctor. The doctor is what all the units that make up JOHESU have in common. I also observed that most JOHESU members are quick to insult medical doctors which is rather strange. You call them half baked and incompetent yet you want to be treated as equals with these "incompetent doctors". This stark of inferiority complex. You need to be proud of your profession. When members of the public erroneously think you are a medical doctor don't just smile and fail to correct them. Be proud to say "sorry mister am not a medical doctor am an optometrist or physiotherapist or lab scientist" and educate them on your job description. Be proud of your profession. On a lighter note the story was told of a female optometrist parading herself as a doctor in the community her bubble bursted when a convulsing child was rushed to her she was so confused that she fainted. If only she had told them she was not a medical doctor even though she has a Dr before her name. Is it right for government to pay call duty monthly to optometrist when I learnt they don't take calls. Who wld require an emergency refraction or low viaion assesament at 1am. These are some of the irregularity that government has created and every body in the health sector explore. Medical doctors should learn to accommodate other health professionals and treat them with respect. This unnecessary phobia is uncalled for. We know you spent many years during your training. It was by choice I believe. Don't be afraid when other people are trying to seek advancement. God has by your calling place you at the apex of the medical field and every JOHESU member know that in their heart though they would never admit it. That is why it is you they seek when they or a member of their family is ill. No lab scientist goes to a fellow lab scientist when he is ill. One cannot isolate NMA or JOHESU from the larger decay that is obtainable in the larger society. Their member are drawn from this same society where corruption is the order of the day. I would conclude by saying doctor should prepare their minds for non medical consultant in the future as our hospitals as composed presently have no place for such except if a clueless government want anarchy to rein. JOHESU should stop this campaign of calumny against medical doctors in other to achieve their aims. MEDICAL DOCTORS ARE FIRST AMONG EQUALS. 8 Likes |
Health / Re: JOHESU Press Release on the NMA STRIKE by vinnyvinny(m): 1:37pm On Jul 03, 2014 |
vinnyvinny: What input would a consultant lab scientist or consultant physiotherapist or nurse give in the care of a patient that is currently lacking. I would also like to be educated on the requirements to become any of the above. The only response I got for my question was from Phantomm whom I guess is a medical doctor. I would like a JOHESU member to respond please. Let the doctors chill. I have my set of questions for u guys too. 2 Likes |
Health / Re: Doctors’ Strike Cripples Hospitals Nationwide by vinnyvinny(m): 1:08pm On Jul 03, 2014 |
YourHealthlabs: Thank you for that enlightening video. So what is the minimum professional qualification required for one to be a lab consultant. I also couldn't help but notice that the speaker is a consultant biomedical scientist to centre for hemostasis and thrombosis, Guys and St Thomas NHS foundation trust, London. This I assume is a special facility for research and not a conventional hospital laboratory as is obtainable in Nigeria. 1 Like |
Health / Re: Doctors’ Strike Cripples Hospitals Nationwide by vinnyvinny(m): 12:14pm On Jul 03, 2014 |
Pls can anybody on this forum educate me on the input of a consultant doctor in patient management and the qualifications required to become one. In the same vein I Wld like to know that of a consultant physiotherapist, consultant lab scientist, consultant optometrist,consultant nurse that is currently lacking hence the clamour to be consultants by JOHESU members. It would be enlightening if members of NMA and JOHESU members in these various fields can contribute instead of the mudsling I've been reading on this thread all day. |
Health / Re: Doctors’ Strike Cripples Hospitals Nationwide by vinnyvinny(m): 12:00pm On Jul 03, 2014 |
YourHealthlabs: Please can u educate me on the job description of a consultant lab scientist and the qualification required to be one. Thank you. |
Health / Re: JOHESU Press Release on the NMA STRIKE by vinnyvinny(m): 11:44am On Jul 03, 2014 |
What input would a consultant lab scientist or consultant physiotherapist or nurse give in the care of a patient that is currently lacking. I would also like to be educated on the requirements to become any of the above. 3 Likes |
Health / Re: Resident Doctors Begin Nationwide Strike Action Today by vinnyvinny(m): 10:27am On Jun 27, 2013 |
ikennahill:Please educate us. What is the job prescription of an optometrist and what is a call duty allowance. |
Health / Re: Resident Doctors Begin Nationwide Strike Action Today by vinnyvinny(m): 10:14am On Jun 27, 2013 |
jmichael:You need to undastand that ultimately d doctor is responsible for all the patients in the hospital. Should anytin go wrong with the management of a patient the doctor is held responsible.that is why you wld hardly hear of a law suit against say a lab scientist or nurse in the hospital. A doctor could be held liable for their short comings because he is d leader of the team. The buck stops at his desk.so why won't he b d one to fight for better training.I'm sure the odds are that u don't know the name of the pharmacist who dispensed your drugs the last time u were in the hospital but you are likely to know the doctor because he is d one responsible for your care. If you are not getting well do u complain to the lab scientist? Assume the gate to your house is faulty who wld b more concerned you or your gateman. What you are insinuating is like saying the gateman should b more worried because he uses d gate too. If you've ever bin reffered abroad for an ailment that cldn't b handled by our teaching hospital then u wld understand what these doctors are fighting for.our teaching hospitals are merely glorified health centres. We are seriously lagging behind.I know people are suffering because of these strike action but many more wld suffer if d doctors are not competent. It is our choice: excellence or mediocrity. |
Phones / Re: MTN Reviews Call Tariff: Call Rates As Low As 10kobo Across All Networks by vinnyvinny(m): 8:20am On Jun 16, 2013 |
How does Ipulse differ from supersaver plus.they seem 2 b d same. 1 Like |
Phones / MTN Charging 30k Per Second For Numbers On Family And Friends. by vinnyvinny(m): 11:22pm On Apr 24, 2013 |
I was surprised to discover this instead of the 10k per second as advertised. I called d call center and they gave the usual "our engineers are working on it".I wonder if they plan on refunding the money they wrongfully charged.its time d regulatory body wake up to their responsibilities. |
Entertainment / Re: Why Is Every Music Video About Girls And Partying ? by vinnyvinny(m): 8:11am On Dec 28, 2012 |
because na wetin dey sell 4 market b that. |
NYSC / Re: A thread for corpers posted to Kano by vinnyvinny(m): 9:09pm On Nov 04, 2012 |
Orpelin:airport to camp is about 1hr.come prepared 4 the harmattan.it might b very cold. |
NYSC / Re: A thread for corpers posted to Kano by vinnyvinny(m): 9:02pm On Nov 04, 2012 |
Orpelin:airport to camp is about 1hr. |
Art, Graphics & Video / Re: How Can I Post Youtube Video On Nl by vinnyvinny(m): 11:38pm On Oct 29, 2012 |
Politics / Re: Patience Jonathan Back In Abuja From German Hospital (pix) by vinnyvinny(m): 10:38pm On Oct 17, 2012 |
Why all the pomp and peagantry about the return of a person whose mission and condition while abroad was shrouded in secrecy. The honouable thing wld have been to return the way she left: in secrecy.shameless people |
Car Talk / Re: Range-Rover Evoque Involved In Accident In Abuja by vinnyvinny(m): 11:48am On Oct 17, 2012 |
lacicrips: Lol. You have to turn the photo upside down to recognise the car.E depend on the type screen u dey use. If I turn my screen e image go follow turn. |
Family / Re: Is Marriage An Achievement? by vinnyvinny(m): 3:08pm On Oct 12, 2012 |
Marriage is not an achievement. |
Autos / 2007 Honda Civic Coupe by vinnyvinny(m): 3:58pm On Jun 01, 2012 |
what is the price range of a tokunbo 2007 honda civic coupe |
Autos / 1994 Honda Civic Coupe by vinnyvinny(m): 5:04pm On Jun 14, 2010 |
how much would it cost me to get a tokunbo 1994 honda civic coupe, automatic transmission with factory fitted AC. |
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