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Veterinary Continuing Education
Winter Conference
January 2027 | 6 CE credits
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Winter Conference

January 2027

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  • 2026 Audience: Mixed practice veterinarians
  • 2026 Registration Fee: $200. This program is approved for 6 hours of continuing education credit.

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Dr. Andrea Mongini is partner at M&M Veterinary Practice, which she operates with her husband Dr. Craig Meadows. The practice specializes in dairy cattle, dairy goats, and dairy sheep with an emphasis on herd health, nutrition, and production management. Dr. Mongini has a master’s degree in nutrition and provides nutrition and management consultation to small ruminant dairy operations around the United States. She manages a goat dairy owned by Cypress Grove Creamery in addition to owning and operating Ewetopia Dairy, an East Friesian sheep dairy.

2026 Schedule

  • 8:30 a.m. Welcome | Dr. Caio Figueiredo, DVM, MS, PhD, WSU VetMed Extension
  • 8:40 a.m. Common Emergencies of Small Ruminants: When is an emergency an ‘emergency’ and how do you make it stop? | Dr. Andrea Mongini, DVM, MS
    Veterinarians, as individuals, approach small ruminant emergencies uniquely. As a working mother, I enjoyed this part of small ruminant practice the least. I trained clients to identify early, treat effectively, and communicate clearly so that my emergency visits were true emergencies. This lecture will review these concepts along with treatment strategies for pregnancy toxemia, dystocias, weak neonatal kids and lambs, severe pneumonia (and how to differentiate from copper toxicosis), and enterotoxemia.
  • 9:30 a.m. Goats and Minerals OR Is every goat issue really selenium deficiency? | Dr. Andrea Mongini, DVM, MS
    Veterinarians are frequently asked about mineral requirements, supplements, and injections for goats. Unfortunately, general knowledge in this area is lacking and many producers utilize internet resources, which they tend to combine to create over-supplementing scenarios. In this lecture, we will discuss mineral requirements and why specific minerals are critical for health and growth. The goal is to create a working knowledge of how to assess the mineral requirements of goats in your practice and then assist clients in selection of the proper form of supplementation for their pet or herd.
  • 10:30 a.m. Break
  • 11:00 a.m. Urolithiasis Management for Veterinarians: Not your cup of tea (or pee) | Dr. Andrea Mongini, DVM, MS
    Urolithiasis in small ruminants is a very common and even more daunting. Intense and immediate case management on an individual level is critical for survival but nutrition management for prevention of urinary calculi is where we can make big impacts on animal welfare and productivity. In this lecture, we will spend time discussing field options for care of urolithiasis along with options for treating urinary calculi nutritionally in addition to preventative nutrition.
  • 12:00 p.m. Lunch
  • 1:00 p.m. Clinical Cases in Camelid Theriogenolog | Dr. Ahmed Tibary, DMV, MS, DSc, PhD Diplomate ACT
    In this presentation we will review the main complaints in camelid theriogenology.  An approach to investigation of male and female infertility is presented based on clinical cases. Representative clinical case examples illustrate congenital and acquired causes of infertility/subfertility due to repeat breeding and recurrent pregnancy loss. The presentation will also cover approach to diagnosis and treatment of genital cause of colic in the pregnant south American camelid with reference to uterine torsion.
  • 2:00 p.m. Common Toxicology – Acute/Sudden Death Presentations | Dr. Chelsea Sykes, MS, DVM, Diplomate ABVT
    This presentation is meant as a general refresher of common toxicological causes of acute/sudden death in animals commonly encountered in the Pacific Northwest. In the three case presentations, expect to cover the basic work up gathering history, necropsy recommendations and sample collections, as well as submitting samples for testing, and recommendations to prevent further exposures.
  • 3:00 p.m. Break
  • 3:30 p.m. Update on Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis (Pinkeye) | Dr. Craig McConnel, DVM, PhD, WSU Vet Med Extension
    A review of our current understanding of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) including recent insight into etiologic agents, antimicrobial therapeutic options, and vaccine strategies.

Questions about the Fall Veterinary CE event?

 Contact us via email or at 509-335-1198, or contact program coordinator Katy Heaton by email or at 509-335-8221.