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Agenda

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

9:30 – 10 a.m. Registration/Check-in
10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Live Embalming Lecture: Part 1
12 – 12:45 p.m.     Refreshments
12:45 – 2:45 p.m. Live Embalming Lecture: Part 2
2:45 – 3 p.m. Break
3 – 5 p.m. Live Embalming Lecture: Part 3

Thursday, May 8, 2024

7:15 – 8 a.m. Registration/Check-in, Continental Breakfast
8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Embalming Risk Management
Christopher Farmer, NFDA General Counsel
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. The Importance of Restorative Art
Michael Burns, Dean of Faculty and Students, PIMS
Nick Ricci, Instructor, PIMS
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45. – 11:45 a.m. The Anatomy of the Facial Features
Michael Burns, Dean of Faculty and Students, PIMS
Nick Ricci, Instructor, PIMS
11:45 – 12:30 p.m. Lunch
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Live Application Part 1 – Cranial Reconstruction: Skullzo
Michael Burns, Dean of Faculty and Students, PIMS
Nicholas Ricci, Instructor, PIMS
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Live Application Part II- Wound Filler and Wax Application: Headzo
Michael Burns, Dean of Faculty and Students, PIMS
Nicholas Ricci, Instructor, PIMS
2:30 – 2:45 p.m.    Break
2:45 – 4:45 p.m. Live Application Part III – Cosmetic Techniques: Headzo
Michael Burns, Dean of Faculty and Students, PIMS
Nicholas Ricci, Instructor, PIMS
4:45 - 6 p.m. Reception

Friday, May 9, 2025

8 – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Live Application Part IV – Hair Placement Techniques: Headzo
Michael Burns, Dean of Faculty and Students, PIMS
Nicholas Ricci, Instructor, PIMS
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Live Application Part V -Finishing Touches: Headzo
Michael Burns, Dean of Faculty and Students, PIMS
Nicholas Ricci, Instructor, PIMS
11:15 – 11:45 a.m. Ask the Experts Panel
11:45 a.m. Thank you and send off

Continuing Education

This conference provides licensed funeral directors/embalmers up to 15.5 CE hours and is approved by APFSP and most state licensing boards. CE hours vary by state. It is the individual participant's responsibility before registering for any NFDA course or event to verify that it is currently approved for CE in the state/province in which the individual is licensed. Schedule subject to change.