ASHT Blog
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…
Posted by Virginia O'Brien, OTD, OTR/L, CHT on March 31, 2016
Dear hand therapy community,
It is with deep sadness that the news came this week of Jan Albrecht’s passing on March 28, 2016. Jan passed away peacefully following a sudden brain bleed on March 22, 2016. As the family noted, “It was a long ‘Minnesota Goodbye.’” Jan, 81, was dearly beloved by her…
Posted by Tambra Marik, OTD, OTR/L, CHT on March 27, 2016
The American Society of Hand Therapists invites you to share your research at the 39th Annual Meeting. The call for abstracts for the 2016 meeting opened March 21, 2016, and will remain open through April 18 2016. Your research adds great value to empower, strengthen and grow the hand therapy…