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Mission on the Move: 2012 Funeral Professionals Seminar

Gift of Hope hosted its 2012 continuing education seminar for Illinois funeral professionals on April 11 in Schaumburg. 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.

  • OSHA and the Funeral Service Industry

    Nick Shamsipour, MS, CSP, ARM, CHMM
    Senior Consultant
    National Safety Council
    View the presentation

  • Organ Donation Opportunities

    Karen Cameron, RN, CPTC
    Clinical Training Coordinator
    Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network
    View the presentation

  • Advances in Organ Donation

    Martin Jendrisak, MD, FACS
    Medical Director
    Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network
    View the presentation

  • Ritual, Story, Meaning . . . Hope

    Rev. Eric Price, MDiv, BCC
    Donation Specialist,
    Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network
    View the presentation

  • The Tissue Recovery Process

    John Krenn, FDE, CTBS,CRCST
    Supervisor of Tissue and Peri-Operative Services
    Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network
    No presentation available

  • Embalming the Donor Remains

    Jack Adams, CFSP, MBIE
    Embalming Instructor,
    Worsham College of Mortuary Science
    No presentation available
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