Happy Medical Laboratory Week!
celebrate lab week on your own or in your lab!
Treat bags for your staff! Sweeten the deal with this printable template for your goodie bags
Create your own Lab Week Bingo game
Print off this pack of Lab designed games (Crosswords, Word Search, etc…)
Honour Your Staff: Celebrate Lab Week to honour yourself and your colleagues as a vital part of the lab community and have some fun while doing it!
Lab Week is a great time to generate new awareness and excitement about the laboratory medicine profession while having some fun with colleagues in the Laboratory.
What is lab week?
Medical Laboratory Professionals Week originated, at a National Level, in 1975 in an effort to raise public understanding and appreciation of the impact of the laboratory as it relates to a patient’s diagnosis and care. It is also critical for the public to understand the quality and professional accountability the lab has as it relates to the patient. Laboratorians play a vital role as a member of the healthcare team. This is also a moment for lab staff to recognize their contributions to patient care while having fun with their coworkers.
bcsls contests and Fun Ideas:
*All contest submissions might be added to BCSLS social media or put on our website.
**Contest submission deadline: April 19
Lab Coat Decoration
Print off the Lab Coat template
Decorate
Take a picture and post on your social media using hashtags: #BCSLS and #MedLabWeek
Email it to angie@bcsls.net and be entered into our Gift Card Prize Draws
Perhaps have a wall in your lab to post all of the designs
Lab Week Photo Booth
Take a profession staff photo or have fun using our FUN PHOTO PROPS PACK.
We also have a frame that you can put around your photo. SQUARE FRAME LINK HERE. Just add your picture inside the frame and save as a jpeg or pdf
Post your picture with or without our frame on your social media using hashtags: #BCSLS and #MedLabWeek
Email it to angie@bcsls.net and be entered into our Gift Card Prize Draws
Lights for Lab Week
Landmarks around BC that are lighting up purple in honour of our lab professionals. If you have a place to add, just let me know.
Canada Place Sails of Light - Vancouver, BC - April 15
Science Dome at Science World - Vancouver, BC - April 15
Skywalk at Kelowna General Hospital - Kelowna, BC - April 15-19
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia - Victoria, BC - April 15
I'm proud to say I work in the medical laboratory field. This has been my career for over 20 years and it's been a great job, with amazing people, and it's a critical service that we provide. Congratulations to each and every one of you, Happy Med Lab Week!
Alex Purdy - BCSLS Director
I want to express my sincere gratitude to all of you for your hard work and dedication during this year's Medical Lab Week. Your efforts in ensuring accurate and timely test results are critical to the care we provide to our patients and citizens across BC.
Thank you for your commitment to excellence, your compassion for others, and your unwavering professionalism. Let us take this week to celebrate and honour the tireless work you do to keep us all healthy. Always remember your contributions are significant, and you are truly appreciated. Happy Medical Lab Week!
Brenda Jackson – PROVINCIAL LABORATORY MEDICINE SERVICES (PLMS) LIAISON
Dear BCSLS Lab Professionals, As Medical Laboratory Week approaches, I want to take a moment to express my appreciation and gratitude for the vital work that you do.
Your expertise, dedication, and hard work help to ensure that patients receive the best possible care, and we want you to know that your contributions to the healthcare system do not go unnoticed.
Thank you for your critical role in improving patient outcomes and for being an essential part of the healthcare team. You truly are the unsung heroes of the medical profession, and we are proud to have you as members of BCSLS. Happy Medical Laboratory Week!
Rosa Jo – BCSLS Director at Large
Medical Lab professionals are a key part of the healthcare system. Thank you to all of you for your hard work and dedication to such important work! Happy National Med Lab Week!
Elsie Chan – BCSLS Director of Professional Development
It’s been said before that without Medical Laboratory Professionals, healthcare couldn’t function. The lab results we generate, and everything we do as a profession, orchestrates the activities of all the other areas of healthcare and impacts the lives of every single person in BC. Hurray for all of us Medical Laboratory Professionals and thank you for the work you do!!
Eleanor Hooley – BCSLS Director at Large
Lab results are a key part to patient care. Every person who works in the medical laboratory profession plays a critical role in supporting patients. Thank you to everyone for all your hard work! Happy Med Lab Week!
Maryann Jiang - MLA Director