ASHT Blog
Posted by Diane Coker, PT, DPT, CHT on October 01, 2018
October is National Physical Therapy Month. As part of the campaign to both celebrate the profession of physical therapy (PT) and increase public awareness of the benefits of PT, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is seeking to raise awareness of the opioid crisis in America. Opioids…
Posted by Staff on September 17, 2018
We hope to see you at our 41st Annual Meeting in Dallas, TX! The theme of this year’s meeting is “Hand Therapy: The Key to Optimizing Patient Outcomes,” and you will see this theme intertwined throughout the program. Demonstrating the value of hand therapy is essential as the future of healthcare…
Posted by Susan Michlovitz, PT, PhD, CHT, FAPTA on August 24, 2018
Are you coming to ASHT's 41st Annual Meeting in Dallas? Join us again this year in our Share the gLOVEs community outreach program to donate new gloves to a local charity.
The Share the gLOVEs program originated in 2013, launching at ASHT's 36th Annual Meeting in Chicago. Earlier in the year, the…
Posted by Jill Yanick, OTR/L, CHT on August 13, 2018
As Jodi Moore, OTD, OT/L, CHT was approaching the end of her doctoral program and developing a capstone project, she reflected on the early part of her career. As a rural therapist, Jodi was limited to using textbooks to gain clinical knowledge, and wished she had the opportunity to be mentored. …
Posted by Karol Spraggs-Young, OTD, OTR/L, CHT on August 01, 2018
For the last two years, I have been a BMAL (board member-at-large) for ASHT. This volunteer position has not only helped me learn more about the inner workings of our professional organization, but also provided me with an opportunity to meet some outstanding individuals who are extremely…