Scheduled Continuing Education Programs

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• NFDA Arranger Training Program

  Dates: 16 Jan – 09 Oct, 2019

  Location	Date
  Lady's Funeral Home, 268 N. Cannon Blvd., Kannapolis, NC	January 16, 2019
  Greenwood Funeral Home, 3100 White Settlement, Fort Worth, TX	June 9, 2019
  Double Tree Hotel, 100 Eastport Plaza Dr. Collinsville, IL	June 27, 2019
  Heritage House, 494 E. Plaza Dr. Mooresville, NC	October 9, 2019

  Each program has been approved for 6 hrs.
  
  Contact: Jackie Ellis, NFDA Education Specialist
  National Funeral Directors Association
  13625 Bishops Drive
  Brookfield, Wisconsin 53005-6600
  Website
  
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• CANA'S Crematory Operations Certifications Program

  Dates: 26 Feb – 13 Nov, 2019

  Date	Location	City, State
  February 26, 2019	Rose Hills Memorial Park	Whittier, CA
  March 24, 2019	Gary L. Kaufman Funeral Home	Elkridge, MD
  May 7, 2019	Batting Cages of Minnesota City	Edina, MN
  June 6, 2019	Evergreen Washell at Bothell Funeral Home	Seattle, WA
  June 14, 2019	Texas Funeral Directors Association 2019 Convention	Dallas, TX
  July 31, 2019	Omni Hotel Louisville	Louisville, KY
  October 9, 2019	Holiday Inn Express Albany	Albany, NY
  October 22, 2019	NFD&MA Annual Board of Directors Meeting	Atlanta, GA
  November 13, 2019	National Museum of Funeral History	Houston, TX

  
  Each program has been approved for six (6) hours of continuing education for licensed crematory operators, embalmers and funeral directors of the Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts.
  
  Contact: Jennifer Head,  Education Director
  Cremation Association of North America
  499 Northgate Parkway
  Wheeling, IL  60090-2646
  Phone: ( 312) 245-1077
  Website
  
  
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• 2019 All-Staff Annual FTC Funeral Rule

  Dates: 13 – 13 Jun, 2019
  Webinar to be held June 13, 2019 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. CST has been approved for two (2) hours
  
  To Register, contact: NFDA Member Service Representative at 1-800-228-6332 or go to www.nfda.org
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• NFDA Leadership Conference

  Dates: 14 – 16 Jul, 2019
  Programs to be held at Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, CA has been approved for continuing education for licensed embalmers and funeral directors of the Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts.
  
  

  Title	Date	Approval/Denied
  Breakout by Office	July 14, 2019	2 hours
  Re-energizing State Association Membership	July 15, 2019	1 hour
  The Headliners: Communications Coaching	July 15, 2019	2 hours
  Leadership & Accountability When it Matters	July 16, 2019	1 hour
  Re-energizing state Association Membership - Part 2 “The Situation Room”	July 16, 2019	1 hour

  
  To register, contact: NFDA Member Service Representative at 1-800-228-6332 or go to www.nfda.org
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• CANA’s 101st Cremation Innovation Convention

  Dates: 31 Jul – 02 Aug, 2019
  Programs to be held at Omni Louisville Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky has been approved for continuing education for licensed, embalmers and funeral directors of the Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts.
  
  

  Approved Programs	Date	CE Hours
  Cremation is___________ : Understanding Cremation Motivations	August 1, 2019	1
  Presentation without Preservation	August 1, 2019	1
  Dispelling Myths: Cremation in the Curriculum	August 1, 2019	1.5
  Cremation Fundamentals	August 1, 2019	1.5
  Defusing Conflict in the Arrangement Conference	August 1, 2019	1
  CANA Statistics: Cremation GPS	August 2, 2019	1
  Cemeteries are Dying: One Bold Response	August 2, 2019	1
  The Art of Story	August 2, 2019	1
  Cemetery Tour-Cave Hill	August 2, 2019	1

  
  Contact: Jennifer Head, Education Director
  Cremation Association of North America (CANA)
  499 Northgate Parkway
  Wheeling, Illinois 60090-2646
  Phone: (312) 245-1077
  Website
  
  
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• CANA’S Crematory Operations Certification Program

  Dates: 06 – 06 Sep, 2019
  To be held at the Paradise Memorial Gardens in Scottsdale, AZ has been approved for six (6) hours continuing education for crematory operators, embalmers and funeral directors.
  
  Contact: Jennifer Head, Education Director
  Cremation Association of North America
  499 Northgate Parkway
  Wheeling, IL 60090
  Website
  
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• Educating the Families You Serve about the “WHY” of the Funeral

  Dates: 25 – 25 Oct, 2019
  Programs to be held at the Radisson Blu, Aqua Hotel in Chicago, IL has been approved for six (6) continuing education hours by the Kansas Board of Mortuary Arts.
  
  Contact: Amy Hunt or Stefanie Favia
  International Order of the Golden Rule (IOGR)
  9101 Burnett Road, Suite 120
  Austin, Texas 78758
  Phone: (800) 323-4219
  Website
  
  
  
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• NFDA International Convention & Expo Educational Sessions

  Dates: 27 – 30 Oct, 2019
  Program to be held in Chicago, Illinois has been approved for continuing education for licensed embalmers and funeral directors of the Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts.
  
  

  Title	Date	Approval/Denied
  Techniques for Embalming & Reconstruction for Trauma including Organ and Tissue Cases	October 27, 2019	4 hours
  Online Reviews: Getting Good Ones and Fixing Bad Ones	October 27, 2019	1 hour
  Lessons From the Web	October 27, 2019	1 hour
  Facing the Judge: How Proper Paperwork Can Save Your Firm	October 27, 2019	1 hour
  Nurturing Families for Life	October 27, 2019	1 hour
  Case Study: Opening a Grief Counseling Center	October 27, 2019	1 hour
  Inside the Courthouse	October 27, 2019	1 hour
  Reconstructive Techniques for Severe Trauma	October 27, 2019	1 hour
  Funeral Financing and Payment Strategies for Your Families	October 27, 2019	1 hour
  Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back	October 27, 2019	2 hours
  Inside the Numbers	October 27, 2019	1 hour
  Increasing Online Leads	October 27, 2019	1 hour
  Is it Time to Buy a Funeral Home?	October 27, 2019	1 hour
  Cemeteries: A Bold response Part 2	October 27, 2019	1 hour
  What the Public Won’t Tell You...But the Hairdresser Will!	October 27, 2019	1.5 hours
  FTC Funeral Rule: Reducing Your Risk	October 28, 2019	1 hour
  Post Procurement Embalming Best Practices	October 28, 2019	1 hour

  Mortuary Mission: Dover’s Silent History	October 28, 2019	1 hour
  Lingering Liability: Inside the Cemetery	October 28, 2019	1.5 hours
  Permission to Grieve	October 28, 2019	2 hours
  What Consumers Expect From You Right Now	October 28, 2019	2 hours
  Creating Memorable Experiences Inside Your Funeral Home	October 28, 2019	2 hours
  From the Cot to the Chapel	October 28, 2019	2 hours
  Be Here Now: Exploring Mindfulness and Meditation	October 29, 2019	2 hours
  Personalization Through Storytelling and Event Planning	October 29, 2019	2 hours
  Is it Sexual Harassment?	October 29, 2019	1.5 hours
  Business Succession Planning	October 29, 2019	1 hour
  Traveling the World: Funerals Past and Present	October 29, 2019	1 hour
  Creating WE Relationships	October 29, 2019	1 hour
  Hospice is Where the Heart is	October 29, 2019	1 hour
  Community Outreach and the Opioid Epidemic: How to Reverse an Overdose with Naloxone	October 29, 2019	1 hour
  The Millennial Director	October 29, 2019	1.5 hour
  Planning Your Exit Strategy	October 29, 2019	1.5 hour
  Elevate Your Embalming Skills Now!	October 30, 2019	1 hour
  Therapy From Man’s Best Friend	October 30, 2019	1 hour
  Its’s not “Just a Cremation”	October 30, 2019	1 hour
  Defusing Conflict in the Arrangement Room: Strategies from Family Therapists	October 30, 2019	1 hour
  The Youth and Funerals Initiative: Connecting with Your Community	October 30, 2019	1 hour
  Active Shooter Preparedness Training	October 30, 2019	2 hours
  2019 NFDA International Convention Expo (exhibits)	October 28-30 2019	1 hour

  
  To register, contact: NFDA Member Service Representative at 1-800-228-6332 or go to www.nfda.org
  
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• Preneed Summit

  Dates: 08 – 08 Nov, 2019
  Program to be held at the Renaissance Concourse Atlanta Airport Hotel in Atlanta, GA has been approved for five and a half (5.5) hours continuing education for licensed embalmers and funeral directors of the Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts.
  
  

  Program	Date
  Should Preneed Professionals Worry about Burnout and 3 Target Things to Know About Working with the Bereaved	November 8, 2019
  Breakout Sessions for Managers/Producers (Pick 1)	November 8, 2019
  Becoming an Influencer	November 8, 2019
  Breakout Sessions for Managers/Producers (Pick 1)	November 8, 2019

  
  Contact:  Thomas Parmalee, Executive Director
  Kates Boylston Publications
  3349 Highway 138
  Building D, Suite B
  Wall, New Jersey 07719-9671
  Email: tparmalee@kbpublications.com
  Website
  
  
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• 2019 Dodge Technical Series

  Dates: 14 – 15 Nov, 2019
  At the Flamingo Hotel & Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada has been approved for nine (9) continuing education hours.
  
  

  Approved Programs	Date	CE hours
  Lessons Learned Through Experience (Part 1)	November 14, 2019	1.0
  Lessons Learned Through Experience (Part 2)	November 14, 2019	1.0
  Formaldehyde: Friend or Foe	November 14, 2019	1.0
  Then and Now..How We’ve Honed Our Prep Room Skills	November 14, 2019	1.0
  Donor Cases Don’t Have to be Scary! (Part 1)	November 14, 2019	1.0
  Donor Cases Don’t Have to be Scary! (Part 2)	November 14, 2019	1.0
  U.S. Military Mortuary Affairs: Past & Present	November 15, 2019	1.0
  To Be, or Not to Be…Afraid of the Prep Room	November 15, 2019	1.0
  Overcoming Difficulties: Delayed Embalming and Emaciated Cases	November 15, 2019	1.0

  
  Contact: Erin McAvoy
  Phone: (978) 600-2099
  emcavoy@dodgeco.com
  https://www.dodgeco.com/
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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• Cremation Strategies Conference

  Dates: 04 – 04 Dec, 2019
   Location will be at the Hotel Valencia Riverwalk in San Antonio, TX, the program has been approved for six (6) hours continuing education.
  
  Contact: Thomas Parmalee,  Executive Director
  3349 Hwy 138m Bld D, Suite B
  Wall, NJ 07719
  Phone: (732) 746-0201
  tparmalee@kbpublications.com
  
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• Funeral Service Business Plan Conference

  Dates: 05 – 06 Dec, 2019
   At the Hotel Valencia Riverwalk in San Antonio, TX has been approved for a total of ten (10) hours of continuing education for licensed embalmers and funeral directors of the Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts.
  
  

  Approved Programs	Date
  Building and Managing Teams	December 5, 2019
  The Power of WOW	December 5, 2019
  What Happens When Families..	December 5, 2019
  The Reason for Risk	December 5, 2019
  Turning Clicks into Dollars	December 5, 2019
  Succeeding at Succession Planning	December 6, 2019
  Building Your Team: Hiring and Retaining the Best	December 6, 2019
  Serving the Hispanic Market	December 6, 2019
  State o9f the Union: The Obituary	December 6, 2019
  Q&A with the Speakers	December 6, 2019

  
  Contact: Thomas Parmalee, Executive Director
  Kates-Boylston Publications
  3349 Highway 138, Bldg. D, Ste. D
  Wall Township, NJ 07719-9671
  Phone:(732) 746-0201
  tparmalee@kbpublications.com
  https://kates-boylston.com/conferences/
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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