ASHT Blog
Posted by Hannah Gift, OTR/L, CHT, COMT UE, CEAS on January 17, 2018
ASHT is excited to host four Hand Therapy Review Courses in 2018.
Tired of the cold and hoping to see some sun this winter? Irvine, California is hosting a course in February! Midwesterner? St. Louis is a great place to travel in April! Enjoy southern cuisine? Atlanta is hosting a course in June! …
Posted by Sarah DiDomenico Ogburn, MS, OTR/L, WCC, CHT on January 04, 2018
Receiving the 2017 Mary Kasch Hand Therapy Certification Scholarship has meant the world to me.
The scholarship itself allowed me tremendous learning opportunities as I prepared to take the CHT Exam. Having access to resources such as webinars, review books and practice exams made preparing for the…
Posted by Lesley Addison Khan-Farooqi, OTD, OTR/L, CHT on December 21, 2017
Action is needed now to stop the Medicare Part B Outpatient Therapy Cap. If action is not taken now, a hard Medicare therapy cap will go into place on January 1, 2018. This could potentially impact more than 1 million Medicare beneficiaries, preventing them from receiving the therapy services they…
Posted by Jane Fedorczyk, PT, PhD, CHT on December 01, 2017
Planning is well underway for the 41st Annual Meeting to be held September 20-23, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. Last week, the proposal submission site for Pre-Conference Institutes and instructional courses was launched and will remain open until January 15, 2018. You can access the submission here.…
Posted by Rachel Pigott, MPH, OTR/L, CHT on November 20, 2017
Giving Tuesday (held the day after Cyber Monday) is a wonderful opportunity to highlight the importance of charitable giving and is a great time for end-of-year giving. ASHT is thankful for the generous gifts throughout the year, and hopes that on November 28, 2017, when people globally consider,…