As an approved provider of continuing education credits for forensic services professionals, we present programs on organ and tissue donation and post-procurement care of donors throughout the year. From our annual seminar for funeral and forensic service professionals to periodic wet labs for mortuary science students, we are committed to give you the information and skills you need to help honor the decision to donate. Follow the links below to learn more about educational programs designed just for you.
Mission on the Move: 2011 Funeral Professionals Seminar
Gift of Hope hosted its 2011 continuing education seminar for Illinois funeral professionals on April 20 in Springfield. Mission on the Move: Advancements in Organ and Tissue Donation, covered a range of timely and informative topics designed to educate funeral professionals about organ and tissue donation and how tissue recovery and funeral professionals can work together to perform their respective duties. The seminar program and presentations available for downloading are listed below.
Ritual, Story, Meaning . . . Hope
Rev. Eric Price, MDiv, BCC
Donation Specialist
Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network
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Expanding the Possibilities of Donation
Karen Cameron, RN, CPTC
Clinical Training Coordinator
Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network
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OPO-Centered Model for Integrated Deceased Donor Organ Recovery
Martin Jendrisak, MD, FACS
Medical Director
Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network
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Clinical Uses of Allografts
Michael Bauer, MD
Medical Director,
AlloSource
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The Tissue Recovery Process
John Krenn, FDE, CTBS,CRCST
Supervisor of Tissue Services
Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network
Embalming the Donor Remains
Jack Adams, CFSP, MBIE
Embalming Instructor,
Worsham College of Mortuary Science
