Conference

Corporate Support

FAHQ Annual Conference
April 1 – 3, 2026

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW  |  QUESTIONS REGARDING SPONSORSHIP

The corporate support the Florida Association for Healthcare Quality (FAHQ) receives enables FAHQ to offer its annual conference at a cost lower than similar continuing education events. It also offers conference attendees the opportunity to engage with sponsors and exhibitors, learning about their products and services related to quality, safety, and customer-focused care. A list of previous sponsors and exhibitors is provided below.

The FAHQ 2026 Annual Conference is being held at the Embassy Suites by Hilton, Lake Buena Vista South, Kissimmee, Florida (Orlando area). The Exhibit Hall will be open on Thursday and Friday, April 2-3, 2026. Food service breaks and poster sessions will take place in the Exhibit Hall to facilitate attendee interaction with exhibitors. 

There is still time for potential supporters to join the 2026 FAHQ Annual Conference with application acceptance extended to March 15.  To explore the opportunities for sponsorship and/or exhibiting, please download the 2026 FAHQ Conference Sponsor-Exhibitor Package. If you have questions or want to sign up, you may contact our Sponsor Coordinator directly by email.

WELCOME TO OUR 2026 FAHQ CONFERENCE SPONSORS AND EXHIBITORS!

Forbes Staffing, LLC
Bronze Sponsor – Raffle Money Tree and Exhibit Booth
Shanah Forbes
Forbes Staffing | Connect, Grow, Succeed Today

Forbes Staffing is a concierge healthcare recruitment agency built on excellence, integrity, and personalized service. I specialize in connecting high-quality healthcare professionals – including RNs, LPNs, CNAs, HHAs, specialty clinicians, administrative staff and care management etc..with facilities and private clients who value professionalism and compassionate care.

  • At Forbes Staffing, I don’t just fill positions – I carefully match talent with opportunity. My focus includes concierge, private duty, aesthetics, hospice, long-term care, and upscale clinical environments that require skilled, polished, and dependable professionals.
  • I provide long term direct placement services, ensuring flexibility for healthcare organizations while maintaining a premium experience for our clinicians. Every placement is handled with attention to detail, responsiveness, and a commitment to quality.
  • Forbes Staffing is where healthcare meets concierge-level recruitment – delivering trusted professionals, reliable service, and workforce solutions within premium care environments. Ensuring dignity, consistency and excellence in every placement.

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), School of Health Services Administration
Silver Sponsor – Conference Breaks and Exhibit Booth
Sabrina Fayaz, MS, Director, Master of Science in Medical Cannabinoid Therapeutics (MS MCT) program
Master of Science in Medical Cannabinoid Therapeutics | Erie, PA


QI Macros
Tote Bag Insert and Raffle Prizes
Phil Meltzer info@qimacros.com
SPC Software Excel | Six Sigma Software | QI Macros Excel Add-in

Are you still using Excel line and bar charts from the last century for your improvement projects? 

You can’t get to zero harm with old charts; you need 21st Century Smart Performance Charts—control charts, Pareto charts and histograms.

  •  QI Macros® for Excel automates process/quality improvement with wizards and tools that make improvement projects fast, easy and fun.
  • Thousands of healthcare facilities worldwide us QI Macros to track performance and reduce waste, errors and patient harm. When clinicians can track key measures and identify potential problems this easily, quality improvement becomes a given. This means better patient safety and satisfaction.
  • At the heart of QI Macros is its easy user-friendly interface: Just select your data in Excel, the QI Macros Chart Wizards will choose the right chart for you automatically, in seconds!
  • Quality Improvement demands Quick Insights… from QI Macros. Download a free 30-day trial: www.qimacros.com/healthcaredemo/

GOJO Industries, Inc.
Exhibit Booth
Giselle Arvelo, Healthcare Sales director, 305-984-4123, arvelog@gojo,com  
Fight Germs on Hands and Surfaces | #1 Brand of Hand Sanitizer in U.S.

PURELL Brand Brings Peace of Mind
PURELL Hand Sanitizer is the #1 brand of hand sanitizer used in hospitals, and the brand most known by patients and visitors.  Providing PURELL products shows patients, visitors and staff that you are providing the very best.

Formulation Counts – PURELL Products Designed for Healthcare
PURELL products are designed with the most advanced science available to exceed healthcare demands—hand sanitizers that meet FDA standards with a single output, soap products that are gentle on skin after repeated use, and surface disinfectants that deliver unparalleled performance without compromising efficacy.

PURELL Products Are Preferred by Healthcare Workers
Providing well-liked products encourages compliance to hand hygiene standards.  A recent study showed that PURELL products are most likely to be recommended by infection control professionals to other colleagues than any other hand hygiene brand.


Solventum
Exhibit Booth
Leslie Procta, Senior Account Executive | Infection Prevention Specialist-Vascular | Greater Central Florida
robert.murrell@molnlycke.com
Medical solutions and areas of expertise | Solventum

Solventum provides many solutions to patients to include infection prevention products, as well as various other medical and surgical products.

Some of these are in the areas of Vascular Access, Sterilization, Surgical, Wound Care, etc….Products such as Tegaderm CHG and IV Securement Dressings, Curos Disinfecting Caps, Cavilon Advanced Skin Protectant and Cavilon No Sting Barrier Film, Skin & Nasal- Nasal Decolonization, Medical Tapes, Bair Hugger, Blankets & Gowns, Duraprep, Ioban, Avagard, Ranger Fluid Warming, Wound V.A.C., Veroflow, Prevena, Abthera, etc…


Hibiclens, Mölnlycke Health Care
Exhibit Booth
Robert Murrell, Senior Territory Sales Manager, Florida
robert.murrell@molnlycke.com
Hibiclens – Mölnlycke.com

The Complete Solution: HibiClens® + Hibi® Universal Bathing System (HUBS)

HibiClens is a hospital-grade antiseptic skin cleanser with 4% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) that binds to the skin, providing long-lasting antimicrobial protection.

Hibi Universal Bathing System is a patient bathing system with dry, disposable washcloths for use with rinse-based skin cleansing solutions like HibiClens® — a more complete, comfortable, and consistent alternative to CHG wipes.


Elevate My Career, LLC
Student Scholarships
Dr. Sandy Weiss 
Home – Elevate My Career

Elevate My Career delivers transformative workshops, speaking engagements, and 1:1 coaching designed to help individuals and organizations thrive. Grounded in Emotional Intelligence, our programs enhance communication, strengthen leadership, and build resilient, high-performing teams—driving improved performance, job satisfaction, and overall well-being.


Health Quality Innovators (HQI)
Exhibit Booth
Dawn Schubert, RNm MSN, CTACC, CHC, CPHQ
dschubert@hqi.solutions 
HQI QIN-QIO Program

Health Quality Innovators (HQI) is proud to serve as the Southeast region’s designated Quality Innovation Network–Quality Improvement Organization (QIN‑QIO).

In this role, HQI’s team of experts provides tailored, no-cost quality improvement support designed to strengthen quality outcomes across healthcare settings. Under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HQI delivers specialized assistance to providers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. HQI offers free consulting, education and technical assistance to enhance survey readiness, accreditation alignment, documentation accuracy, patient safety performance and key CMS quality measures. Our local consultants provide hands‑on, individualized support to streamline workflows, reduce variation and sustain measurable improvements. They work directly with Medicare providers to complement your current efforts, coordinate initiatives and close gaps in quality performance. Don’t miss this opportunity to strengthen your improvement strategies and advance high‑value, patient‑centered care.


Partners in Healthcare Quality
Conference Tote Bags, Student Scholarships
Kathryn Clinefelter, RN, MSN, MBA, CPHQ, FNAHQ
Senior Partner
ihqkbc@outlook.com 

Quality Education by Healthcare Professionals

Partners in Healthcare Quality, a Florida general partnership, was formed in 1998 to provide quality education to healthcare professionals. Their content targeted organizational improvement in a variety of healthcare practice settings and is based upon an integrated organizational approach to improving the quality and safety of care. They have presented to state and national level audiences. Initially focused on preparing those new to the healthcare quality field, this expanded to specific topics across quality competencies, and has more recently focused on preparing healthcare professionals for CPHQ certification.


Nozin
Exhibit Booth
Meghan Walker
Meghan.walker@nozin.com
Nozin® | Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer® Antiseptic

At Nozin, our Protect Every Patient® service mission is to provide hospitals with nasal decolonization products and programs to help reduce risk of infection.

Nozin is a leader in helping hospitals implement clinically supported nasal decolonization solutions to reduce infections and lower costs. The Nozin Protect Every Patient® service mission is to help improve patient care through universal nasal decolonization.


Thank you to our past FAHQ Annual Conference Sponsors and Exhibitors

                   

                                               

  

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