ASHT Blog
Posted by Heidi Hermann Wright, MBA, OTR, CHT on May 25, 2016
Hand Therapy Week (June 6-12) is less than two weeks away. We encourage you to start planning now to promote Hand Therapy Week in your clinic and in your community.
Launched in 1993, Hand Therapy Week is an effort to increase public awareness of our advanced specialty. In 2015, we saw our BEST…
Posted by Jeanine A. Beasley, EdD, OTR, CHT, FAOTA on May 03, 2016
Dr. Alfred Swanson, hand surgeon, scientist humanitarian educator and pioneer in the field of orthopedic and hand surgery passed away April 27, 2016, at the age of 93.
His passion and dedication to the field is known worldwide, especially for his work in the development and application of silicone…
Posted by Gary Solomon, MBA, MS, OTR/L, CHT & Kristin Valdes, OTD, OTR, CHT on April 27, 2016
ASHT is starting a virtual book club! No, it’s not on flexor tendons, modalities or evidence-informed practice… it’s about leadership development, and ways we can become better leaders in both our professional and personal lives.
Whether you are an experienced manager or department head, or…
Posted by Barbara Winthrop, OTR, MA, CVE, CHT, FAOTA on April 18, 2016
Having just returned from the 96th AOTA Annual Conference in Chicago, “Evidence & Outcomes: Empowering the Profession,” where I had the privilege to represent ASHT, I can wholeheartedly tell you that OT is thriving and strong! Attending the meeting was a record number 10,819 OTs and OT students…
Posted by Barbara Winthrop, OTR, MA, CVE, CHT, FAOTA on April 10, 2016
Doors open and opportunities reveal themselves where we may least expect them. With National Volunteer Week upon us, it's worth pausing to consider how enlisting in volunteer activities not only provides us options to give back to our profession and our communities, but actually creates fulfillment…