Saturday, October 9

NFDA Certified Preplanning Consultant
Colleen Murphy Klein, NFDA, Brookfield, WI
8 a.m.-4:45 p.m.

Consumers expect high-quality service and increasingly seek professional credentials. Promote exceptional standards in the advance funeral planning field by becoming a Certified Preplanning Consultant (CPC). The manual review is on Saturday and the exam is on Sunday. You must be eligible to participate in this program; please call an NFDA member services representative at 800-228-6332 to apply. Seminar approved for up to 8 CE hours by APFSP and licensing boards in most states and provinces.

Cost: $395 NFDA members/$540 non-members

CANA Crematory Operators Certification Program
Rick Thomas and Steven Schaal, Matthews Cremation Division
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Understanding the intricacies of operating a crematory is not just for operators anymore! With increased cremation-related litigation, owners and managers must understand procedures to ensure quality control and protect their firm! In addition to the operational side of cremation, this certification program will explore the liability side. Come and hear how the simplest mistake could end up costing your firm hundreds of thousands of dollars! Cremation lawsuits have become big business with lawyers throughout the country. Join us to find out how to protect yourself and your reputation. This program is well worth taking the time to attend. For continuing education credit information, please contact Suanne Determan at CANA, 312-673-5754.

Cost: $395 NFDA and CANA members/$495 non-members

Reconstructive Techniques for Facial Repair of Trauma
Vernie Fountain, Fountain National Academy, Spingfield, MO
1:30-5:30 p.m.

Designed for embalmers, with cadaver present, this seminar will identify many specific techniques that can be utilized during the restoration of disfiguring facial trauma. It will include techniques such as removal of wrinkles, reduction of facial swelling, discolorations, hypo injection of facial tissue, sealing and wrapping to stop leakage, surgical treatment to stop purge problems and other areas of interest. It will focus on techniques and efforts to achieve open-casket viewing of difficult or traumatized cases. (4 CE hours)

Cost: $129 per person by 9/1; $169 per person after 9/1