Announcements

  • Virtual CEUs in December - Free for MFDA members

    Thursday, December 7
    9:00am-10:00am on Zoom
    Virtual OSHA Training
    1 OSHA Training/1 Regulations & Ethics or 1 Body Prep, Care, or Handling CEU

    Wednesday, December 13
    10:00am-11:00am on Zoom
    Virtual Session - How to Use Video to Market Your Funeral Home
    1 Professional Practices CEU

    Register online using the link below. FREE for all members members!

  • MFDA Fall CEU Conferences - Register Today!

    All MFDA member staff are invited to attend a Fall CEU Conference free of charge (additional fee for lunch varies by meeting location - see registration page for more details) at any location that works for their schedule.

    Funeral directors can receive up to 6 CEUs at each Fall Conference!

    Schedule:

    9:00am-10:00am OSHA Training (1 OSHA CEU/Body Prep or Regulations & Ethics CEU)

    10:00am-12:30pm Death Care Industry Partner Updates (each industry partner presenters may vary by location) (2.5 General CEU)

    • Federated Insurance 
    • Funeral Directors Life
    • Healing Hearts Connection
    • LifeSource 
    • Lions Gift of Sight
    • MDH Mortuary Science Section 
    • MDH OVR
    • MFDA
    • Regional State Legislators
    • University of MN Program of Mortuary Science

    12:30pm-1:00pm Lunch (additional fee depending on location - see registration page for more details)

    1:00pm-1:30pm MFDA Legislative Update (.5 General CEU)

    1:30pm-2:20pm "Embalming of a Decomposition Case" by Lincoln Plain, Dodge Representative, Eastern North Dakota & Minnesota (1 Body Prep CEU)* 
    This program covers helpful techniques to properly embalm and preserve tissue on a decomposition case with the end result of stabilizing the body for a viewing. It will cover procedures to treat skin slip and sunken eyes as well as a difficult mouth closure. 

    2:30pm-3:20pm "Cosmetics on a Decomposition Case" by Lincoln Plain, Dodge Representative, Eastern North Dakota & Minnesota (1 Body Prep CEU)*
    This program will cover techniques to cauterize and bleach dark bruising and torn skin along with rehydrating dehydrated tissue, using Inr Seel putty to fix problem areas, waxing tips and apply cosmetics for a final viewing.

    *Please note, these presentations are the same as were offered at MFDA's Convention in May at St Louis Park and can only be counted once if you attended Convention. 

    Thank you to Lincoln Plain and Dodge for providing body prep CEUs at this year's Fall Conferences!

    REGISTER TODAY:

    Tues, Sept 19 - MFDA NW Fall CEU Conference, Mahnomen

    Wed, Sept 20 - MFDA NE Fall CEU Conference, Grand Rapids

    Thurs, Sept 21 - MFDA Central Fall CEU Conference, St Cloud

    Tues, Sept 26 - MFDA SW Fall CEU Conference, Redwood Falls

    Wed, Sept 27 - MFDA SE Fall CEU Conference, Waseca

    Thurs, Sept 28 - MFDA Metro Fall CEU Conference, Minneapolis