The novel delivery of a virtual Annual Meeting has been an exciting and historic moment for ASHT. We are beyond thrilled to share with you the innovative strategies that have come together to bring you our first ever virtual conference. 
Our theme this year is “Ignite the Leader Within: Collaborate ׀ Innovate ׀ Advocate.” As we pivot from an in-person meeting, our dedicated team has found numerous ways to be creative with our platform, speakers, vendors and allied organizations to bring you an exciting meeting that is in line with our theme.
Therefore, we wanted to highlight a few items:
Mark your calendars! Beginning Thursday, October 1, the ASHT Virtual Conference will kick off with a live broadcast scheduled every Thursday evening starting at 7 p.m. ET (through November 19). We have numerous live plenary sessions and panels that you will not want to miss. For example, one session will be presented in a unique ‘never been done before’ presentation style for an ASHT meeting!
Our on-demand sessions range in length from 30 minutes to two hours. The lectures will be rich with education including hot topics like pediatrics, shoulders and sports. In addition, these sessions will include extensive physician/therapist lectures, several hours dedicated to cadaver dissection, as well as hands-on orthotics. This year we are also featuring timely topics including telehealth and how COVID-19 is impacting hand therapy and upper extremity practice.
Be sure to check out our vendor partners in the new virtual exhibit hall! All attendees will have the opportunity to interact and engage with our exhibitors and sponsors and will also be eligible for an array of exciting prizes like free meeting registration for the 2021 Annual Meeting!
One of the most exciting components to this year’s virtual conference is the simplicity and value. For the first time ever, you don’t have to agonize about competing instructional courses or paying extra for pre-conference sessions. The significantly reduced registration fee includes EVERYTHING! You can now attend every lecture and have the ability to earn up to 62.5 continuing education hours in one conference! It’s unheard of!
Check out our annual meeting website for details at 2020.asht.org for more information and to register for the meeting. The entire meeting will be available in an all-virtual format, including on-demand videos, slides and presentation materials. The on-demand videos will be available for a full year, as well as the live-sessions which will become on-demand videos 24 hours after the live broadcast.
We can’t wait to see you virtually in October and hope to ignite the leader within!
Kim McVeigh, MBA, OTR/L, CHT
2020 ASHT Annual Meeting Committee Chair
Mo Herman, MA, OTR/L, CHT
2019-2020 ASHT President