About The Gift of Life
Funeral service organizations both in Canada and the United States have recognized the role they can play, along with their members, in creating meaning — for families, for society — out of death. When faced with the loss of a loved one, many people are unaware of the charitable options, financial benefits, and anatomical donation considerations available to them.
But who is in charge of authorizing these decisions? What legislation needs to be considered? Are there ethical considerations to be made?
From organ donation to donating your body to medical science, funeral planners and directors must be familiar with these choices, why individuals choose them, and how to guide families through their often complicated processes.
This course will examine organ donation, donating to science, and charitable giving in depth, in order to better enable funeral planners and directors to guide families through the legislative and ethical considerations of “the gift of life.”
Course Curriculum
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Let's get started!
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CHAPTER 1: Organ Donation
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CHAPTER 2: Donating to a Medical School
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CHAPTER 3: Charitable Giving
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RESOURCES
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FINAL ASSESSMENT
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Introduction Definition Of Death Definition Of Death Cont'd Test Your Learning What Can You Donate? What Can you Donate? Cont'd Test Your Learning Ethical Issues Test Your Learning Ethical Issues Cont'd Impact on Funeral Services Impact on Funeral Services Cont'd Test Your Learning Chapter Competition -
Introduction Anatomical Donation Anatomical Donation Cont'd Test Your Learning Entry Not Guaranteed Entry Not Guaranteed Cont'd Process Test Your Learning Release and Final Disposition The Survivors "Donating Your Body To Science In Canada Is Becoming More Popular" Test Your Learning The Survivors Cont'd Chapter Completion -
Introduction Charitable Giving Charitable Giving Cont'd Charitable Tax Credit Calculation Test Your Learning Death Benefits Death Benefits Cont'd Death Benefits Cont'd Death Benefits Cont'd Test Your Learning Death Benefits Cont'd Test Your Learning Chapter Completion -
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Instructions Exam
Pricing Options
All prices include HST
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$109.25
Meet Your Instructor
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Instructor & Founder
Geoff Carnell
Geoff Carnell entered the funeral profession quite suddenly. After his father died unexpectedly in 1987, Geoff went to their family-owned funeral home to plan his father’s funeral as the new owner. He was 34 and the 6th generation in the family business. As a Professional Engineer, he was able to bring a different perspective to the funeral home profession. Since becoming the full-time president of Carnell’s Funeral Home Ltd. in 1988, he has installed a crematorium, created showrooms for caskets and cremation options, reconfigured and enlarged the on-site chapel, developed a passion for writing about the profession, and published two books: “When the Sun Sets, A guide to Funeral Planning” for a Canadian audience and “The Complete Guide to Funeral Planning, How to Arrange the Appropriate Funeral,” for the American public.