Embalming the Edematous Case
Overland Park, KS, June 6, 2022 – WilbertEDU is pleased to announce another informative webinar to be held on June 23, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. CDT. Edema is a common problem with which today’s embalmers are often faced. Edema, sometimes severe, occurs not only as a condition of disease, but also because of heroic medical treatment in today’s hospitals. The edematous case presents many problems for the embalmer, including preservation and viewability. How we handle these cases can mean the difference between a successful embalming and an embalming failure. In this one-hour presentation Mr. Rork will discuss this condition, the problems it presents for the embalmer, historical and modern treatments, embalming chemicals, as well as other embalming considerations. This program is certified with the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice (APFSP) for one (1) hour of continuing education*.
Register today at www.wilbert.com/wilbertedu
*CEU Credits not currently approved in Alabama, Georgia, and New York
About the Presenter: Rick Rork has been a licensed funeral director and embalmer since 1985. He is a 1983 graduate of the Funeral Service Program at Vincennes University. Mr. Rork has worked in funeral homes in both Indiana and Illinois and has served as both a deputy coroner and elected coroner in Union County, Indiana, and currently holds an Illinois embalmers and funeral director’s license. Since 1996 Mr. Rork has been employed with Pierce Chemical in Dallas, Texas, where he works as a sales representative, serving the states of Missouri, and Illinois. Mr. Rork has served as a guest lecturer for many local, state, national, and international funeral service organizations, as well as many mortuary colleges throughout the US and South America.
About WilbertEDU: Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc. supports funeral professionals seeking CEU hours with a complimentary online program called WilbertEDU. Launched in November 2020, WilbertEDU has featured dozens of presenters, all accomplished funeral professionals, and entrepreneurs, providing insight on a wide variety of deathcare topics. Nine sessions have already been presented by WilbertEDU in 2022. Participants have expressed their appreciation for the many industry-related topics including professional and staff development, embalming, children and death, cremation, cemetery development, legal and ethical issues, and many others, all from the comfort and convenience of their own homes and offices.
