Seminars and Presentations 

The need for personal enrichment and fulfilling continuing education unit requirements (CEUs) are important in any type of business.  Shun Newbern & Associates have openly embraced new techniques, sharpened all the skills and created well-managed seminars to improve education in funeral service.  With this acumen, presentations on exceptional  areas for the law community are also available.

Furthermore, Shun Newbern, BS, CFSP licensed embalmer, author, and publisher has been invited as a presenter to various funeral related groups throughout the country (a list of organizations and subjects are available upon request).  Shun may be contacted for speaking engagements in North America and abroad. 
 

Upcoming Presentations by

Shun Newbern, CFSP, BS

Seminars and speaking engagements are noted here.   Feel free to contact the listed host organization and attend the presentation. 

As other information becomes available, it will be posted with the engagement.

Presentations for 2010

ICCFA Conference and Expo
www.iccfaconvention.com
March 10 - 13, 2010

Grand Hyatt San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas
Sat. March 13, 11am, Seminar Presenter
Shun Newbern, CFSP
"The Embalmer and his Staph"

 

  The embalming room is one of the most dangerous and infections work areas in the labor force.  Most funeral home employees do not realize the tremendous risk taken when using the phone or working at the work station in an embalmer room. This session will primarily cover what types of bacteria and staph that enters and often stays in the prep room.  Secondly, the session will cover various chemicals to use and methods to implement to keep the work environment safe.

 ADDITIONAL BONUS PRESENTATION
Sat. March 13, 3:10 - 4:35
Shun Newbern, CFSP, will Present
 Part 2 of Difficult Cases Workshop
"Secrets of the Embalming Masters"
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106th California Funeral Directors
 Association Convention
www.cfda.org

June 14-16, 2010
Bahia Resort Hotel
San Diego, California

Tues. June 15, 3pm, Seminar Presenter
Shun Newbern, CFSP

"Mastering Communication Between The Funeral 
Director & The Embalmer"

 

  The communication between the funeral director and the embalmer is imperative.  Too often, the in-house communication gets in the way of providing the best possible service to the family.  Through the entire service process, it becomes important that the staff appreciate the challenges that they both face and there must be cohesiveness to properly carry out their required duties.  Items that will assist an embalmer include recent photo, dentures, facial hair instructions and information concerning physical changes. The embalmer needs to clearly indicate the decedent’s condition and any challenges that may lie ahead.  Time is a valuable benefit for the embalmer.  When embalming is rushed on any of type condition, the standard of care is compromised.


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86th Florida Morticians Association
 Annual Convention
www.floridamorticians.com 

June 21-23, 2010
Westshore Marriott
Tampa, Florida

Tues. June 22, 9-11am, Seminar Presenter
Shun Newbern, CFSP

"Keys to a Successful Viewing"

  We will examine the embalming challenges of emaciation, edema, jaundice and autopsy that are often seen. This session will remind the attendees the psychological effects that an open casket has on a grieving heart and how our role in that experience is extraordinary.  Too often embalmers take the embalming procedure lightly by not measure the weight of the responsibility, which may lead to rush or delay embalming.   The viewing for many cultures is the most important aspect of the funeral planning process. We will demonstrate embalming techniques that are basic and some advance in conversation, implementation and presentation leaving a mark on the family that can not be erased in order to create a successful viewing.

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International Embalming and Reconstructive Surgery Conference for Professional Embalmers
www.fnacademy.com

Dedicated to the Value of the Open Casket Viewing
August 5-8, 2010

Holiday Inn North Hotel & Conference Center
Springfield, Missouri

Sat. Aug. 7, 10am Seminar Presenter
 Shun Newbern, CFSP

"Techniques in Embalming The Obese Decedent"

  The Center for Disease Control has stated that America is home to the most obese people in the world. Obesity in adults has increased by 60% within the past twenty years and obesity in children has tripled in the past thirty years.  Time magazine has defined obesity as a crisis being that fully two-thirds of U.S. adults are officially overweight, and about half of those have graduated to full-blown obesity.  The facts are it has been a challenge for embalmers and it will continue to be a challenge. We will examine the procedures during embalming and set a higher standard of performance by making obese cases presentable for viewing.  We will also look at various resources for dispositions.  At the conclusion attendees will understand and be able to use various techniques in restoring and presenting a better image for the family and implementing the restrictive cervical method for embalming.   

 

 

 

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