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Launch

A relaxed community debate for students, staff, and the general public with lots of interaction, chat, some lunch and a TBall ticket raffle.

Ozempic is making waves in the media as a new weight loss wonder drug. And for good reason, with overweight and obesity in Ireland at >60% and Ozempic showing promising results, could it be a miracle breakthrough? But in the context of the Biodiversity and Climate crises, and increasing acceptance that our food systems are broken, is Ozempic the way forward?

Moderated by Prof. Jane Stout, Dr. David McGrath and Prof. Norah Campbell will open the debate with their perspectives on Ozempic and other semaglutide drugs. Attendees will be invited to contribute through a walking debate.

Date: Tuesday, 18th March
Time: 1.00-2.30
Location: Graduate Memorial Building  
Invitees: Students, staff, alumni and the general public
Register: Using this link.
Format:

Item	Purpose	Person	Duration	Start	Finish
Introduce the debate	The biodiversity, climate and obesity crises and how they’re linked. Set up the question: is Ozempic a wonder drug or a call to climate action?	Moderator: Jane Stout	10 mins	1.00	1.10
Operational perspective	Ozempic, obesity and treating patients	David McGrath	15 mins	1.10	1.25
Academic perspective	Ozempic: a triumph of medicine or a failure of politics?	Norah Campbell	15 mins	1.25	1.40
Walking vote	Participants asked to walk towards one of three areas in answer to question “What would you do?” Area 1: Treat using Ozempic Area 2: Systems change Area 3: Both Moderator circulates mic and invites community to briefly say why they walked where they walked. If time, ask how they could be convinced to walk elsewhere.	Moderator: Jane Stout	20 mins	1.40	2.00
Lunch, discussion, raffle	Community invited to eat lunch and continue the discussion	All	30 mins	2.00	2.30

This is an accessible event. Ta fáilte roimh cách.