Education

Medical Diagnostic Equipment Accessibility For Persons With A Disability
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 9:00-10:30 a.m., Virtual
CHA Members-Only Issue-Based Forum

CHA invites its members to a virtual webinar on medical diagnostic equipment (MDE) accessibility requirements for persons with a disability.  Attorney Stephen Cowherd, Pullman & Comley, will review the state and federal laws and how they intersect, and walk through best practices for how providers can operationalize the various accessibility standards.  Cowherd will specifically focus on a new Connecticut law that hospitals must implement soon.  There will also be presentations from advocates for persons with disabilities.

This meeting will include:

• Patient stories regarding the impact of these regulations
• A detailed overview of hospital/provider obligations
• Suggestions for implementation
• Checklist level information about the steps, policies, and documentation needed to comply
• How exemptions, exclusions, or exceptions would apply (with reference to federal law)

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Visitation Rights, Policies, and Best Practices
Friday, September 19, 2025, 10:00-11:00 a.m., Virtual
CHA Members-Only Issue-Based Form

CHA invites its members to a virtual meeting on hospital visitation regulations, policies, and best practices.  Attorney Jennifer Cox, Cox & Osowiecki, will provide an overview of the federal Conditions of Participation outlining the minimum requirements for hospitals’ visitation practices and policies.  Cox will be joined by Kerry A. Milner, DNSc, APRN, FNP-BC, EBP-CH, a local professor of nursing and nurse scientist, who will discuss research findings in this area, and by a patient’s family member who will share her firsthand experience with barriers to visitation in an inpatient care setting.

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PROUD From Knowing to Doing: Building Trauma-Responsive Systems of Care Conference
Thursday, September 25, 2025, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Connecticut Hospital Association, 110 Barnes Road, Wallingford, CT 06492

The Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) and the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) are hosting a conference to wrap up the six-part webinar series PROUD: Trauma-Informed Care, which was held during the summer of 2025.  This event brings together thought leadership and practical insight to address the intersection of socio-economic harm, substance use, and maternal health through the lens of trauma-responsive care.  Continuing education (CE) credits are pending approval.

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2025 CHA Regulatory Compliance Conference
Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 9:00 a.m.-3:45 p.m.
Connecticut Hospital Association, 110 Barnes Road, Wallingford, CT 06492

As the regulatory landscape evolves with significant uncertainty at both state and federal levels, hospital staff face new political realities, challenges, and demands to ensure awareness and effective compliance.

The 2025 CHA Regulatory Compliance Conference is designed to address these uncertainties and provide actionable guidance for moving forward.  Featured sessions will cover a range of critical topics, including: an overview of the legal landscape in Connecticut, AI governance in healthcare, reporting fraud and abuse to the hospital board, and integrating compliance programs in newly acquired or expanding organizations.

Target Audience: This interdisciplinary conference will update members who work in legal, risk, security, and compliance areas within the organization.

Continuing education (CE) credits are pending approval.

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PROUD Enduring Recorded Sessions
On Demand
Virtual Sessions

Trauma-Informed Care — Summer 2025 Webinar Series

Registration is now open for recordings of the six-part webinar series PROUD: Trauma-Informed Care.   Session topics have a unifying theme of trauma-informed care and feature perspectives on infrastructure that supports a respon­sive system of care, the navigation of complex trauma, and the creation of environments that support best practices in caring for others.

These sessions are designed for physicians, nurses, social workers, quality professionals, risk managers, healthcare executives, and all healthcare professionals working with patients impacted by substance use and mental health conditions.

Register for each recorded session at the links below:

1. PROUD: Trauma-Informed Care Summer Webinar #1 – Trauma Responsiveness in the Context of CT CAPTA
2. PROUD: Trauma-Informed Care Summer Webinar #2 – Grace Under Pressure: Providing Culturally-Responsive Care 
3. PROUD: Trauma-Informed Care Summer Webinar #3 – Understanding Trauma and Its Impact on Patient-Provider Engagement 
4. PROUD: Trauma-Informed Care Summer Webinar #4 – Trauma-Informed Care During the Birthing Experience
5. PROUD: Trauma-Informed Care Summer Webinar #5 – Navigating Trauma-Informed Spaces
6. PROUD: Trauma-Informed Care Summer Webinar #6 – Caring for the Whole Person

Click here to learn more about all PROUD Enduring Recorded Sessions.