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I'm trying to think of a fun lab week game with all our Lab blood types.

I got everyone to send me their blood type.  But I don't know if I should just make it into a simple matching game or do more with it.

Any ideas ?

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  • Malcolm Needs
    Malcolm Needs

    Sounds great. If it wasn't for the cost of the air tickets and hotel, I wouldn't mind popping over the pond and having a go at some of that myself!!!!!!!!!!

  • goodchild
    goodchild

    I lost my button just thinking about Lab Week..

  • I do college talks and do tile groups and explain the test and results. I then test myself (they seem to like seeing a grownup bleed with a fingerprick) and get them to guess what group I am. 

comment_64819

How much do you want it to be fun, and how much do you want it to be educational?

comment_64821

You could quiz them on what antigens are most common in what part of the world, or vice versa.

comment_64860

I do college talks and do tile groups and explain the test and results. I then test myself (they seem to like seeing a grownup bleed with a fingerprick) and get them to guess what group I am. 

comment_64885

Some contests we've had over the years, fun but not particularly educational, with a prize for the winner: Match the employee with baby picture, prom picture, pet, parent, favorite vacation spot. Guess the # of candies in a jar (you win the candies). Various scavenger hunts. Hula hoop contests. Silly hat contests.

We usually raffle off tote bags, coffee cups, duncan donuts gift cards, lanyards, pens, other swag from vendors and institution and virtually anything we can get our hands on.

Each day has a food theme, funded by vendors, management, pathology, or the hospital: bagels, ice cream sundaes, pizza, lunch buffet, dessert pot luck (from the techs).

We often coordinate a health fair with cholesterol screens.

comment_64892

We did a lab tour one year that was great; they were given a sheet with questions for each part of the lab (so they would interact with the staff).  If they filled in the correct answers they received a small bag of candy at the end.  For Blood Bank it was "what is the most common blood type", etc.  We also had an educational station for each department.  After explaining how we read tubes to determine blood type, we showed them one and they had to figure out what the blood type was.  In Hemo, they had slides of various diseases to show them (sickle cell, leukemia).  In Chem, a demo of our automation and a big poster explaining how hemolysis, clotted samples, lipemia affect results.  In Micro, they had a display called "the colors of Micro" with plates showing different organisms that are colored.  We had a great turnout, many said that they had no idea what we do in the Lab.  Our CEO loved it.

Other fun things: decorate a cookie contest (decorated like white cells, red cells, micro plates, and yes...even a C diff cookie...ewww).  Decorate lab coat contest.

And of course food.  Way too much food.

comment_64900
On ‎3‎/‎12‎/‎2016 at 7:49 AM, tbostock said:

We did a lab tour one year that was great; they were given a sheet with questions for each part of the lab (so they would interact with the staff).  If they filled in the correct answers they received a small bag of candy at the end.  For Blood Bank it was "what is the most common blood type", etc.  We also had an educational station for each department.  After explaining how we read tubes to determine blood type, we showed them one and they had to figure out what the blood type was.  In Hemo, they had slides of various diseases to show them (sickle cell, leukemia).  In Chem, a demo of our automation and a big poster explaining how hemolysis, clotted samples, lipemia affect results.  In Micro, they had a display called "the colors of Micro" with plates showing different organisms that are colored.  We had a great turnout, many said that they had no idea what we do in the Lab.  Our CEO loved it.

Other fun things: decorate a cookie contest (decorated like white cells, red cells, micro plates, and yes...even a C diff cookie...ewww).  Decorate lab coat contest.

And of course food.  Way too much food.

As "bah, humbug" as I am, I love this idea. Thanks Terri.

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comment_64908

That's great Terri !

 

Right now I've got. Red M&M's for Guess the #RBC's

Gummy worms   Guess the #parasites

I'm collecting  funny looking RBC's and WBC's that like other things.   Like one that looks like a cat and they'll get to name the cell.   Most creative will win.

Guess the cost of lab supplies.

Everyone gave me their blood type So I'm going to incorporate a game with that along with some Killer questions Malcolm gave me.

Someone else is asking for things no one knows about each person and putting together a game.

And I'm making a Pin the needle on the vein game!

 

I think we'll have a good week if I can get it all together!

 

 

 

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comment_64909

Sounds great.

If it wasn't for the cost of the air tickets and hotel, I wouldn't mind popping over the pond and having a go at some of that myself!!!!!!!!!!

comment_64926
23 hours ago, amym1586 said:

Everyone gave me their blood type So I'm going to incorporate a game with that along with some Killer questions Malcolm gave me.

Ooo as in which staff member could kill another?

  • 4 weeks later...
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comment_65287

Just added a Positive Thinking Day!  

I bought everyone a lab themed button to wear.  And everyone has to be positive.  If you catch someone being negative you get to take their button.  At the end of the shift whoever has to most buttons will win a prize.  I think I'll do this on day 1 to start off lab week on a positive note!

comment_65291

I lost my button just thinking about Lab Week..

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comment_65292
1 hour ago, goodchild said:

I lost my button just thinking about Lab Week..

:nana:

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