Webinar Center

PLEASE NOTE:

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.

October Webinar

Title:	Basics Principles of Disinfection & Sterilization
Time:	2PM(ET) 1PM(CT) 12N(MT) 11AM(PT)
Length:	1 - 1.5 Hours
Date:	October 17, 2025

Description

The complex world of sterile processing and disinfection can be intimidating to the novice and sometimes the experienced Infection Preventionist, but it doesn’t have to be. By applying key principles and core concepts, we can simplify this important aspect of infection prevention and patient safety.

Join us as we discuss...

The fundamental principles and key concepts of disinfection and sterilization.
Evaluating criticality of devices and instrumentation to determine the appropriate level of disinfection or sterilization.
The differences between disinfection levels and sterilization, along with the importance of manufacturer’s instructions for use
The various methods utilized for performing high-level disinfection and sterilization.
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).