Following is the complete list of MVVMA Continuing Education events 2022 – 2025, and 2026 year-to-date.

If you are an MVVMA member, an attendance list is available that includes the names of those that attended, meeting dates and CE credits. To access this list, please login and visit our “CE Attendance Reference”, located under the “Members Only”  drop-down menu tab.

2026:

  • Sunday, January 11: (4 hrs. OVMLB CE) Dr. Petra Cerna: Mysterious FIP -Update of Diagnosis and Treatment. Hilton Garden Inn Austin Landing, Miamisburg, OH. Sponsored by Stokes Pharmacy, Give Them Ten and MVVMA.
  •  Tuesday, February 3 (2 hrs OVMLB CE) Dr. Nellie Wilbers: The Art of Euthanasia. Kohler Banquet Center, Dayton, OH

2025:

  • Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025: (6 hrs. OVMLB CE) Dr. Guillermo Couto: Blood Cell Morphology. Why Should I Care; What?! Cytology Without a Microscope; My Patient is Sick & Has a Normal Leukogram. Should I Worry?; Dr. Nancy Sanders: Step Into Action – When the Routine Visit Becomes Abnormal; Preanesthetic Evaluation – What to Look For and When to Put the Brakes On; Advancing Endocrine: When One Test Doesn’t Have All the Answers. Hilton Garden Inn Austin Landing, Miamisburg, OH 
  • Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (1.5 hrs. RACE CE) John Bonagura, DVM, MS, DACVIM: Canine Myxomatous Valve Disease – Diagnosis, Staging, and Management. Bravo! Italian Kitchen, Centerville, OH. Sponsored by Boehringer-Ingelheim Animal Health. 
  • Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (4 hrs CE) Amy Fauber, DVM, MS, DACVIM-Neuro, DACVS-SA. Topics: Frenchie Backs…How IVDD Stats Have Changed; MUE in Your Patients…What You Need to Know; Seizure Management & Medication Adjustments for the GP; What’s Your Diagnosis – a Hodgepodge of Neuro Cases. At Young’s Event Center, Yellow Springs, OH.
  • Tuesday, June 3, 2025.  (2 hrs. non-medical CE credit) Rachel Halpin, DVM, DACVECC. Topics:  Essential Communication Tools and De-escalation. How Culture Impacts Patient Care. At Kohler Banquet Center. Dayton, OH.
  • Tuesday, May 6, 2025 (1 CE credit) Speaker Keith Rohrer, DVM, Professional Service Veterinarian, Merck Animal Health. Topic: What’s New With Flu  – stay Up to Date With NXT-level Protection. Top of the Market, Dayton, OH.  Sponsored by Merck. Attendees should have received CE certificates from Merck rep. 
  • Tuesday, April 1, 2025 (2 CE Credits) Speaker: Jenessa Winston, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, OSU Associate Professor with Tenure: Updates on Management of Parvovirus; New Clinical Approaches to Acute Diarrhea in Dogs. Location El Meson, Dayton. Sponsored by Blue Natural Veterinary Diets and OSU VMC. OSU provided CE certificates. 
  • Tuesday, February 4, 2025 (2 CE Credits) Speaker: Suzanne Ellis, DVM, MedVet Dayton ER Vet. Topic: Common Toxicities in Veterinary Medicine. Location: Bravo! Italian Kitchen, Dayton Mall

2024:

  • Tuesday, February 6, 2024 (2 CE Credits) Speaker: Barbara Oglesbee, DVM, DABVP, Exotics Specialty Leader for MedVet. Topics: Common Rabbit Emergencies and Common Exotic Mammal Emergencies. Location: Bravo! Italian Kitchen, Dayton Mall
  • Sunday, April 7, 2024 (4 CE Credits) Speaker: Meghan Herron, DVM, DACVB, Senior Director of Behavioral Medicine, Education, and Outreach at Gigi’s. Topics:  Psychopharmacology for Dogs and Cats: A Focus on Daily Medications;  Psychopharmacology for Dogs and Cats: A Focus on Event and Adjunct Medications; Chemical Restraint: Oral and Injectable Options for Managing Behavior Patients in the Veterinary Clinic; Psychopharmacology: Case Discussions for Common Behavior Complaints. Location: SICSA meeting room, Washington Township.
  • Tuesday, May 7, 2024 (2 CE credits hosted by OSU) Speaker: Dr. Ally Sterman. Topics: Acute Abdomen Diagnostics, and Tips & Tricks for Wound Care. Location: El Meson, Dayton, OH. Sponsored by Nutramax Laboratories, Veterinary Sciences, Inc. 
  • Tuesday, June 4, 2024 (2 CE Credits) Speaker: Lisa Wiborg, LISW-S: Human Animal Bond, Veterinary Social Work. Topics: The Human Animal Bond: a Primer of Veterinary Social Work, Components of the Training, and How it is Implemented in Work. Location: Kohler Center, Dayton
  • Tuesday, October 1, 2024 (2 CE Credits) Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Kasten, Professional Services Veterinarian with Dechra Veterinary Products. Topics: Procedural Anesthesia and Cushing’s Disease. Location: Coco’s Bistro, Dayton. Sponsored by Dechra.
  • Sunday, November 10, 2024 (6 CE Credits – Vets) Speaker: Sarah Shull, DVM, CCRT, Veterinary Rehabilitation at MSU: Rehabilitiation topics (1 hr.) Rehab planning using neuro and ortho exams, (2 hrs.) Rehab Modalities, (2 hrs.) Rehab You Can Do in Your Practice, (0.5 hr.) Prevention of Injury in Sporting Dog, (0.5 hr) Rehab for Your Feline Patients. Location Hilton Garden Inn, Austin Landing. Miamisburg, OH. 
  • Sunday November 10, 2024 (3 or 6 CE Credits – Technicians) Speaker: Jessica Bowditch, RVT, VTS (Physical Rehabilitation), CCRP, Purdue University. Topics: Wobble Boards, Cavalettis, & Treadmills – Intro for Techs; Snap, Crackle Pop: Physical Rehab for Osteoarthritis; Do’s and Do Not’s – Critical Thinking for Rehab Patient (Case Based).  Full day option for 6 hrs CE – afternoon sessions with Veterinarians (listed above) last 3 hrs. Location: Hilton Garden Inn, Austin Landing. Miamisburg, OH.

2023:

  • Thursday, February 2, 2023 (2 CE Credits) Speaker: Alec Respasy, DVM, Practice limited to Oncology. Topics: Lymphoma – What Has Changed & What Can You Do in Practice and “I Don’t Want to do Chemo” – Alternatives to Chemotherapy.  Location: Bravo! Italian Kitchen, Dayton Mall
  • Sunday, April 2, 2023 (4 CE Credits) Speaker: Shawn Kennedy, DVM, DACVS- Small Animal, MedVet Columbus. Topics: Feline and Canine Urethrostomy.  Helpful Suggestions on Bandages, Slings and Splints/Casts.  Intestinal Foreign Body, Focus on the Linear Foreign Body.  Update on Osteoarthritis Management: Synovetin and Solensia. Location: Young’s Event Center, Yellow Springs, OH.
  • Tuesday, May 2, 2023 (2 CE Credits) Speaker: Julie Byron, DVM, MS Diplomate ACVIM. Topics: Upper and Lower Urinary Tract Disease in Dogs & Cats – What’s new?  Location: El Meson Restaurant, Dayton, OH. Sponsored by OSU CVM & Purina.
  • Monday, June 5, 2023 (2 CE Credits) Speaker: Matthew L. Baron-Chapman, DVM, DACVR. Topics: Review of Selected Topics in Thoracic Radiology of Dogs and Cats. Location: TJ Chumps, Fairborn, OH.
  • Sunday, September 12, 2023 (4 non-medical CE Credits) Speaker: Mary Beth Spitznagel, PhD Psychology, Kent State University Professor. Topic: Unburdened: Evidence-Based Workshop to Decrease Stress from Client Interactions. Location: Kohler Banquet Center, Dayton, OH.
  • Tuesday, October 24, 2023 (2 RACE Approved CE Credits) Speaker: Patty Lathan, VMD, MS, DACVIM (SAIM). Topic: Treating Dogs and Cats with Diabetes: A Review of Current Best Understanding. Location: Dayton Society of Natural History, Dayton, OH. Sponsored by Boehringer-Ingelheim. 
  • Sunday, November 5, 2023 (6 CE Credits) Speakers Vanessa Kuonen Cavens, DVM, MS, DACVO: Feline Herpes Virus Conjunctivitis & Corneal Diseases, Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca: It’s Not Just STT Values, Corneal Ulcers: To Grid or Not To Grid – That is the Question.  Terrah E. R. Webb, DVM, DACVO: Glaucoma, Ocular Emergencies, Ophtho. Surgery including Proptosis Reduction, Eyelid Laceration Repair and Entropion Surgery. At Hilton Garden Inn- Austin Landing, Miamisburg, OH. 
  • Sunday, November 5, 2023, Veterinary Technician Seminar (3 CE Credits) Speaker Sara Moore, RVT, VTS (Ophthalmology): Ophthalmology for Nurses 101, Feline Ocular Surface Diseases, Case Based Interactive Presentations. Hilton Garden Inn – Austin Landing, Miamisburg, OH.

2022:

  • Tuesday, February 1, 2022 (2 CE Credits) Speaker: Linda K. Okonkowski, DVM, Residency Trained in Veterinary Internal Medicine. Topics: Hypoadrenocorticism – A New Approach to a Familiar Disease & Leptospirosis – The “Other” Pandemic in Today’s World.  Location: Kohler Room at Presidential Banquet Suites, Dayton, OH.
  • Sunday, April 3, 2022 (4 CE Credits) Speaker: Michelle Harcha, DVM, MS, BCC. Topics: Building the Emotional Intelligence of Your Veterinary Healthcare Team. Location: Young’s Event Center, Yellow Springs, OH.
  • Tuesday, May 3, 2022 (2 CE Credits) Speaker: Leanne Lilly, DVM, DACVB. Topics: Recognition and Management of Cognitive Dysfunction (1 hr) & A Systematic Approach to Feline Idiopathic Cystitis (1 hr). Location: El Meson Restaurant, 903 E. Dixie Dr. Dayton, OH 45449. Sponsored by OSU CVM & Hill’s.
  • Tuesday, June 7, 2022 (2 CE Credits) Speaker: Marlo Perich (Andersen), DVM, DACVECC Topics: Acute Renal Failure and Uses of Dialysis. Location: Bravo, Dayton Mall.
  • Sunday, September 11, 2022 (4 CE Credits) Speaker: Jamie A. Berning, DVM, DAVDC Topics: Veterinary Dentistry Extractions – Indications and Techniques Location: Company 7 BBQ
  • Tuesday, October 4, 2022 (2 CE credits) Jennifer Kasten, DVM. Topics: Maximizing Topical Therapy in Companion Animal Practice.  Canine Otitis Externa: Diagnosis, Management, Success. Location: TJ Chumps, Huber Heights.  Sponsored by Dechra.
  • Sunday, November 13, 2022 Seminar (6 CE hours) Matt Read, DVM, MVSc, DACVAA. Topics: Patient Assessment and Anesthetic Risk – What Do the Numbers Tell Us? To Bolus or Not To Bolus – How to Use PVI to Direct Fluid Therapy Under Anesthesia. Acute Pain Scoring in Dogs and Cats with the Glasgow Pain Scale.  Dr. Read sponsored in part by Elanco. Afternoon – Joseph Wakshlag, DVM, PhD Pharm, DACVSMR, DACVN. Topics:   Hemp in Veterinary Medicine: Lessons learned from Quality Control and Pharmacokinetics. CBD-rich Hemp Extracts and Pain Management: Focus on Canine Osteoarthritis. CBD-rich Hemp: A Deeper Look into Neurology, Dermatology and Behavior. Location: Hilton Garden Inn – Austin Landing, Miamisburg, OH.
  • Sunday, November 13, 2022 (3-6 CE Credits) Technician Seminar Jennifer Sager, BS, CVT, AVTAA, AVECCT. Topics: “Purrfect Anesthesia” Feline Anesthesia and Analgesia. “What the Beep” Anesthesia Monitoring. “Ouch that Hurts” Analgesia in the Patient Care Wards. Afternoon Option – with veterinarian meeting (see above) Joseph Wakshlag, Hemp & CBD topics for 3 hours.