Seminar Pavilion Programme
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TUESDAY 3RD OCTOBER 2023
OPENING HOURS 12 NOON - 7.30PM 13.30: IRISH ASSOCIATION OF FUNERAL DIRECTORS PRESENTATION BY ELLEN WALSH EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION EXPERT FROM PENINSULA Funeral directors help families at a time when they need outstanding service. To deliver this high level of service, it’s vital to have a good team around you and to know how to manage employee risks. At this year’s Funeral Times Trade Show, Employment Litigation Expert Ellen Walsh from Peninsula will hold an in-person talk focusing on key employee and HR compliance risks facing funeral directors and how to manage them. Ellen’s talk will include valuable HR advice on: • Compliance with working time rules (overtime, unsociable hours) • Employing family members • Employment contracts • Risks around employing trackers and drivers (importance of handbooks) • Health and safety risks around manual handling • Q&A to wrap up 15.00: EIMER DUFFY - FIT SOCIAL MEDIA BUILDING A MEANINGFUL ONLINE PRESENCE FOR YOU AND YOUR FUNERAL BUSINESS Embracing the digital age is more essential than ever. Understanding the who, what and why... Being able to stand out, benefit and ensure your online presence resonates. Staying top of mind ahead of, during and after life’s most challenging moments for the different generations etc... And how you can leverage your online profile personally, professionally plus so much more. There will be interactive aspects during this and key tips you can use straight away! 16.00: GLYN TALLON - TALLON MORTUARY SPECIALISTS TECHNIQUES IN RESTORATIVE ARTS AND RE-CONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY How to transform a non-viewable deceased into a viewable deceased, in today's world. Showing the possibilities of remains that can be made viewable. 18.00: COLM KIERAN - MY FAREWELL WISHES BRIDGING TRADITION AND FUTURE IN FUNERAL PRE-PLANNING Discussion on the balance between time-honoured funeral traditions and the evolving expectations of the modern client. WEDNESDAY 4TH OCTOBER 2023 OPENING HOURS 10AM - 4PM 10.00: BRITISH INSTITUTE OF EMBALMERS (IRISH & NI DIVISION) JOINT MEETING plus WORKSHOP WITH CYRIL GANTLEY A detailed workshop on Restoration, focusing on constructing specific appendages. This will be an informative, fun and hands on workshop where everyone can get involved! 12.30: JENNIFER MULDOWNEY SHAME ON US - THE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE Bereavement professionals such as funeral directors, embalmers, cemetery workers, crematorium operators, and others often engage with potentially psychologically traumatic events. These exposures can lead to a variety of mental health issues, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, panic attacks, and alcohol or drug misuse. Although our profession excels at providing those who grieve with space to feel, we don’t often provide the same grace to ourselves. With terms like burnout and compassion fatigue, we are able to name the problems - but when do we give ourselves permission to actually experience our feelings? Jennifer Muldowney will facilitate a discussion about the sense of guilt or shame around mental health in the funeral profession. 14.00: GLYN TALLON - TALLON MORTUARY SPECIALISTS TECHNIQUES IN RESTORATIVE ARTS AND RE-CONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY How to transform a non-viewable deceased into a viewable deceased, in today's world. Showing the possibilities of remains that can be made viewable. |
Proud sponsors of Funeral Times Trade Show Ireland 2023
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