Webinar Center

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CIHQ Accredited Facilities and ARS Member organizations must login to their respective websites to obtain complimentary registration.

Non-ARS Member or CIHQ Accredited Facilities

Outside organizations are invited to participate in our webinars. Please note the following:

The webinar fee is $235 per line (1 WORK email address per registration).
Full payment must be received prior to the webinar date. There are no refunds.
Webinar information and materials will be emailed approximately 3 - 5 days prior to the webinar date.

August Webinar

Title:	The MDRO "Hit List"
Time:	2PM(ET) 1PM(CT) 12N(MT) 11AM(PT)
Length:	1 - 1.5 Hours
Date:	August 21, 2026

Description

Multidrug-resistant organisms are a growing concern across every area of healthcare – not just infection control. The MDRO “Hit List” is a practical, high-impact webinar designed to help healthcare professionals recognize key MDRO threats, understand how they spread, and strengthen prevention strategies to protect patients, staff, and care environments.

Join us as we:

Discuss emerging MDRO threats.
Examine the impact of colonization and other challenges hitting healthcare.
Reinforce the importance of hand hygiene and contact precautions as essential frontline defenses.
Explore the critical role staff play in these efforts.

...and much more.

Your Webinar Host

Connie Compton, BS, RRT, HACP-CMS, CJCP, CPHQ, HACP-IC

Connie Compton is a Generalist Surveyor for CIHQ/ARS. Connie has more than 25 years of experience in healthcare including regulatory compliance and survey preparation.

Connie’s clinical background is in respiratory care. She has held clinical as well as executive management positions in Respiratory Services, Medical Staff Education, Accreditation, and Patient Safety. Prior to joining CIHQ, Connie was the Accreditation Coordinator/Safety Compliance Officer for the Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.

Connie joined CIHQ in 2015 as a Generalist Lead Surveyor. Connie’s role expanded to include oversight of standards interpretation, review of post-survey corrective action plans, research and development of documents and alerts provided via Accreditation Resource Services (ARS), article research and development for the CIHQ Journal, author and instructor for the HACP-IC preparatory course and serves on the Board of Examiners for the Healthcare Accreditation Certification Program (HACP).

Connie received her Associates degree in Respiratory Science from Southwest Virginia Community College and subsequently received her Bachelor degree in Healthcare Administration from King University. She is nationally certified in healthcare accreditation (HACP) for both CMS and IC. Additionally, she was among the nation’s first to be certified as a Joint Commission Professional (CJCP) and has achieved certification in healthcare quality (CPHQ).