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October 2024
Teams@Work Photo Contest
Each year we hold a contest to find the best pictures of veterinary teams at work, submitted by Trends readers. This year we expanded our pool of judges to include all staff members at AAHA, who voted for their top three favorite photos. Take a look!
We Asked for Your Best Photos—and You Provided
Welcome to the 2024 Teams@Work photo contest! Each year we hold a contest to find the best pictures of veterinary teams at work, submitted by you, the readers. This year we expanded our pool of judges to include all staff members at AAHA, who voted for their top three favorite photos.
The winner of this year’s contest (above) is a photo that you can practically hear, if you have ever heard a guinea pig chirp, wheek, or grunt! The photo, by Lisa Chamberlain of Allandale Veterinary Hospital, shows a very expressive Guinea pig patient who is less than thrilled to be getting a nail trim from veterinary assistant Laura Oliver. Congratulations to Allandale and Lisa! The practice will receive an AAHA swag bag, a gift card, and bragging rights for the entire year.
The first runner up (below) is a shot of Jodi Eisenberger, CVT, showing off that classic technician skill—multitasking—as she catches up on some paperwork while providing some TLC to a patient at Pine Creek Animal Hospital in Gap, Pennsylvania. The second runner up is from Elliott Bay Animal Hospital in Seattle. Julie Krol mugs for the camera behind a MONSTER Elizabethan collar that was apparently the only one that would stay on feisty patient Pierre!
The runner up practices will also receive a special prize. Congratulations to all!
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Teams@Work Photo Contest Honorable Mentions
Monica Sastre (left) and Megan Reis (right) have kisses for all patients. Photo by Virginia Piper, courtesy of Rainier Veterinary Hospital.
After a dental procedure this sweet dog needed extra comfort and Tanya Navarro, RVT, stayed with them, talking in gentle and comforting tones. Photo by Natalie Borgardt, courtesy of Animal Care Clinic SLO.
Jan Hoople, CSR, greeting patients. Photo courtesy of Country Hills Pet Hospital.
Veterinary Assistant Monica Sastre snuggles a patient. Photo by Michael Ling, courtesy of Rainier Veterinary Hospital.
Volunteer Monica Sastre stays with a patient following a surgical procedure at a free surgery clinic. Photo by Andi Lucas, courtesy of Rainier Animal Fund.
Nicole Zehren, CVT, and Allison Huettner, CVT, perform a Phovia treatment. Photo courtesy of Country Hills Pet Hospital.
Lead technician Jessie Rayburn, CVT, handles a baby skink before its physical exam. Jessie loves dealing with the reptiles, pocket pets, and rodents that the practice sees. Photo by Lois Lantz, courtesy of Pine Creek Animal Hospital.
Volunteer doctors Laura Hamil, DVM, DACVS (left), and Emily Grossman, DVM, examine injury on a free clinic patient. Photo by Andi Lucas, courtesy of Rainier Animal Fund.
In a quiet room, Priscilla Suen, RVT, comforts a sweet dog while administering medication for xylitol poisoning after they ate several pieces sugar-free gum which the family cat knocked off the counter. Photo by Natalie Borgardt courtesy of Animal Care Clinic SLO.
Veterinary assistants Avery Martin and Taylor Kleinke clean Ivan's (GSP) ears. Photo courtesy of Country Hills Pet Hospital.
Brooklin Kingland, CVT, assists Mark Thompson, DVM, with surgery. Photo courtesy of Country Hills Pet Hospital.
Lisa Chamberlain, RVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia), shows love to some sphynx kittens. Photo by Lisa Chamberlain, courtesy of Allandale Veterinary Hospital.
Teamwork works well as Mireya Martinez, veterinary assistant (left) and Hayden Fraser, veterinary tech student (right), draws blood for lab work on a canine patient in for her routine annual exam. Photo by Brandi Christianson, courtesy of Kindness Animal Clinic.
Julie Pattaphongse, RVT, administers theraputic laser while Priscilla Suen, RVT, keeps this sweet dog happy with peanut butter on a lick mat after a tough encounter at the beach with another dog. We think they look great in their protective goggles! Photo by Natalie Borgardt courtesy of Animal Care Clinic SLO.
Bioelectric whirlpool session with Sarah Zurmond CVT, CCRP, CVPM, following cruciate repair. Photo courtesy of Country Hills Pet Hospital.
Laurie Prober, VMD, DACVIM, is performing an endoscopy retrieving a hearing aid device while Alanna Mallory, LVT, VTS (Internal Medicine), is monitoring the patient under anesthesia. Photo by Alicia Carr, courtesy of Pinnacle Veterinary Specialists.