Tag Archive: embalming
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Training for post-mortem reconstruction
Ongoing training is essential within the funeral profession. The William Purves embalmers team recently put this into practice by attending… Read more >
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SAIF Belfast education sessions
In a first for Northern Ireland, SAIF held the Funeral Education Sessions at the Europa Hotel in Belfast. The event… Read more >
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Care and consent: What’s the cost?
While the CMA Legal Order shines a spotlight on price transparency, is quality of care the real elephant in the… Read more >
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Embalming: Restrictions, removals and risks
Embalming has been practiced in Europe since the 17th century, and as far back as 5,000 years ago in Ancient… Read more >
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Formaldehyde restricted across Europe
The UK funeral profession has three years to seek alternatives to formaldehyde or change how it approaches viewing the deceased,… Read more >
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Report on formaldehyde
The UK Government’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has a new directive from the EU about the limits of formaldehyde… Read more >
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Reconstruction course
The William Purves Embalming Academy Post-Mortem Reconstruction course took place on 9 to 13 April at Edinburgh University Anatomy. Here,… Read more >
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IEBE: The art and science of embalming
For those of us who do not already know, the International Examinations Board of Embalmers (IEBE) functions as an examinations… Read more >
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Evolving medical technology and challenges
In the past, pacemakers, later joined by defibrillators, inserted into the upper chest were the only items required to be… Read more >
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Education Day 2017 recap
SAIF Education Day always pulls a wide variety of visitors from across the UK – Independents of all sizes sitting… Read more >