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American Animal Hospital Association

Company: American Animal Hospital Association
Company Description: AAHA presently serves approximately 6,000 practice teams in the US and Canada, and over 36,000 veterinary care providers in North America and overseas. AAHA has acquired its own headquarters building, has a professional staff of 60, runs more than 20 meetings and seminars annually, and produces a wide array of publications, videotapes, client information, and other services.
Nomination Category: Video and Film Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Security/Safety

Nomination Title: Be Safe! Veterinary Safety Training for the Whole Practice Team


  1. The date on which this nominated production was first distributed or otherwise made public:

    October 2007

  2. Briefly describe this entry's communications objectives and how it met those objectives (up to 100 words). Provide the URL of an online version of your production, if applicable:

    Be Safe! Veterinary Safety Training for the Whole Practice Team provides the
    veterinary profession its only industry-specific safety training DVD. With the
    goal to significantly reduce the potential safety-risk for small-animal health
    care providers, the program comprehensively covers safety topics pertinent to
    animal-medicine practices.

    Filmed in high-definition, within a working hospital, Be Safe! blends real-world
    action with real-life language, increasing viewer comprehension, retention and
    application of veterinary safety protocols.

    Utilizing concepts presented in the American Animal Hospital Association
    Standards of Accreditation it is a “profession-wide” safety training bench-mark,
    helping practices meet the OSHA requirement for training staff about hazards in
    the workplace.

  3. List the appropriate creative and production credits for this entry: Advertising Agency/City: Client: Art Director: Cinematographer: Creative Director: Designer: Director: Illustrator/City: Music Producer/City: Photographer/City: Printer/City: Producer: Production Company/City: Programmer: Writer: Web Development Firm/City:

    Client: American Animal Hospital Association
    Cinematographer: Scott Van Ordstrand
    Creative Director: Elizabeth Lahey
    Director: Frederic M. Lahey
    Producer: AAHA Press
    Production company; Oneiric Films Inc. / Denver, Colorado
    Writer: Philip J. Seibert, CVM