MFDA District Meetings are back in-person this fall!  

You may be wondering, “What are MFDA District Meetings?”  MFDA is made up of 11 Districts around Minnesota.  These meetings make it possible to meet our member (and non-member) funeral directors near their funeral home areas, and provide them with important industry updates from our presenters while receiving CEUs, time to for MFDA members to discuss their local District business, and social time for visiting with fellow industry professionals. 

All MFDA member staff are invited to attend a District Meeting CEUs free of charge with lunch sponsored by LifeSource. Funeral directors can receive up to 5 CEUs at each District Meeting!

Fees:

MFDA Members OSHA: FREE

MFDA Members District Meeting: FREE

District 6/7 Meeting Lunch: Sponsored by LifeSource

Non-Members OSHA Training: $150

Non-Members District Meeting: $250

Schedule:

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

10:00am-11:50am Death Care Industry Partner Updates (each District Meeting industry partner presenters may vary by location) (2 General CEU)

• Funeral Directors Life
• Federated Insurance 
• Legislative – Joe Sellwood & Regional Legislators
• Healing Hearts Connection 
• University of MN Program of Mortuary Science
• MDH Mortuary Science Section 
• MDH OVR 
• LifeSource 
• Lions Gift of Sight

12:00pm-12:30pm Lunch (sponsored by LifeSource)

12:30pm-1:00pm Local District Meeting - District 6/7 yearly dues $35 for each rooftop - please bring a check made to MFDA for local dues

1:00pm-1:50pm "Thinking It Through – Autopsy" by Lincoln Plain, Dodge Representative, Eastern North Dakota & Minnesota (1 Body Prep CEU)
THINKING THROUGH IT takes you step by step through an embalming of an autopsy case where embalming was delayed for several weeks.  It covers the proper procedures that should be taken starting with your pre-embalming analysis, treatment of problem areas, injection along with suggested chemical solution mixtures and reconstruction of the deceased after embalming has been completed.  The presentation covers several tips that will help the embalmer maximize preservation and viewability of the deceased.

2:00pm-2:50pm "Embalming Infants & Children: One of the Most Difficult Parts of the Job" by Lincoln Plain, Dodge Representative, Eastern North Dakota & Minnesota (1 Body Prep CEU)
Without reservation, it can be said that most funeral service practitioners will agree that caring for infants and children is truly one of the most challenging duties as a funeral professional. Lincoln Plain will teach techniques for treating infants and children with a positive outcome and application of cosmetics to help create a good memory picture, their ultimate goal.

*Please note, these presentations are the same as were offered at MFDA's Convention in May at Treasure Island 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 District Meetings!