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Mar-20-2020

Removals and Actively handling the deceased

New online tool for young bereaved people launched

Jan-3-2017

New online tool for young bereaved people launched #Help2MakeSense, an online tool and campaign, has been launched to help bereaved young people make sense of their loss.

52% give ‘no thought’ to funeral plans

Sep-16-2016

52% give ‘no thought’ to funeral plans

Formaldehyde Best Management Practices

Jun-3-2016

Formaldehyde Best Management Practices Approved: February 2009

Helping children to deal with grief

Apr-25-2016

Helping children to deal with grief By Rana Huber

Project Semicolon and the Meaning Behind the Tattoo ;

Jul-10-2015

Semicolon tattoos raise awareness about mental illness "not scars but a badge of honor. a roadmap of the journey I survived & the strength I gained" - stated by the young lady in the photo

Precautions for Handling and Disposal of Dead Bodies

May-1-2015

Please click the link below to be redirected to the important article regarding the Precautions for Handling and Disposal of Dead Bodies. Enclosed you will find some very pertinent information specific to different areas of health care for handling remains with infectious diseases and other various precautions in handling remains.

Guidance Note for Funeral Directors/Embalmers Handling Potentially Infectious Human Remains

Mar-12-2015

***This guidance should be read in conjunction with the HPSC Document "Guidelines for the Management of Deceased Persons Harbouring Infectious Disease" http://www.hpsc.ie/A-Z/LifeStages/MoDI/File,14332,en.pdf

NFDA Posts Helpful Post-Mortem Ebola Guidance

Oct-22-2014

The National Funeral Directors Association recently posted an informational guidance for handling remains infectious with Ebola.

Continuing Education and the Value of Viewing

Sep-23-2014

As qualified embalmers, we are often approached by colleagues and the general public with questions regarding furthering education and training within the funeral industry; and even more often than not, most are surprised to hear that annually there hundreds of educational programmes, both distant learning and attended conferences, all around the world.