ASHT Blog

Posted by Nancy Naughton, OTD, OTR/L, CHT on February 15, 2021

Calling all hand and upper extremity researchers: Share and highlight your rigorous work at ASHT's 44th Annual Meeting when we gather virtually and in person in St. Louis, Missouri, October 7-10, 2021. Interested researchers can submit an abstract, which provides an overview of their scientific…

Posted by Danielle Sparks, DHS, MOT, OTR, CHT on February 08, 2021

The ASHT Practice Division works to advocate for the profession of hand and upper extremity therapy through active monitoring and involvement of legislative issues and member education of policies & legislation. Legislative and regulatory issues impact our practice and determine what care we…

Posted by Hannah Gift, OTR/L, CHT, COMT UE, CEAS on December 28, 2020

The year 2020 helped us explore the value of connecting virtually. We enjoyed virtual happy hours, gained more experience offering therapy through telehealth and learned how to create interactive educational offerings virtually. ASHT's first virtual conference was a huge success and attendees have…
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Posted by Nora Barrett, MS, OTR/L, CHT, WCC on December 14, 2020

Greetings ASHT members! It is once again time to gear up for our next great Annual Meeting and announce our call for sessions. This is your chance to submit your work: a crafty idea, a topic of your interest, a feature of your practice that is frequent to you but perhaps unknown to other therapists…

Posted by Courtney Retzer Vargo, OTD, OTR/L, CHT on December 02, 2020

I traveled to Lusaka, Zambia as a part of an all-volunteer surgical team in September 2017. We worked alongside the local medical staff at CURE International Hospital on the outskirts of the city, offering free and low-cost pediatric orthopedic and plastic surgery. The vast majority of our cases…