UPMC Litiz Family Medicine - Laser Dome 09.08.22

UPMC Litiz Family Medicine used their grant to play laser tag and ice cream outside of Mannheim, PA on September 9, 2022...

   The group enjoyed multiple games of laser tag and each time their was a different winner. The onsite arcade also provided some additional fun and stress relief.  

Results/Outcome Survey
1. What was the general understanding of the purpose of the project/program by participants?

The general purpose of the program was to create an avenue where we could enjoy the moment along with the company of ourselves, away from the work environment.

2. During the project/program, what tangible tools or strategies were demonstrated or taught (i.e, coping skills for wellness and life balance)

Tools that were demonstrated showed the importance of giving yourself allocated time to focus on yourself and recharge. Tools that include communication and acknowledgement of your mental and physical wellbeing.

3. What word(s) best describes how you feel when you are experiencing stress or well-being imbalance?

Overwhelmed, distracted, fatigued, aimless.

4. What suggestions do you have to increase the probability of success for the project/program for other institutions?

Ways to increase success for the program would be one, to choose an activity that most can relate with, one that would provide the ultimate idea of wellness. And also to remind them that this is a time for "us", not work.

5. What do you intend to do, upon returning to work, that you learned and practiced during the activity, that will improve your response to stressful situations?

Things that we learnt from this that would improve our stressful situations, are simply having something to look forward to. The idea of separating work/stress from personal time/wellness, whether that's through talking with our fellow peers and putting value on our mutual bonds, or escaping through a leisureful activity/calming food.