ASHT Blog

Posted by Dorit H Aaron, OTR, MA, CHT, FAOTA on March 25, 2014

Do we all have those moments when we have these great ideas about what our society should or could do? Do we share those ideas with our friends, many of whom agree and contribute their own suggestions? Can you imagine what our society would be like if we captured all those ideas floating out there…

Posted by ASHT on March 06, 2014

Students from the College of Mount St. Joseph’s physical therapy, Xavier University’s occupational therapy and the University of Cincinnati’s physical therapy programs recently competed in the third annual Crosstown Splint Off – a competition that challenges students to use three different splint…

Posted by Ginger Clark, OTR, CHT on February 06, 2014

It was my honor to serve as ASHT’s Historian during our 20th Anniversary in 1997. During that time, I had the opportunity to put together a scrapbook of pictures and remembrances from our first 20 years. I was struck by the incredible progress our society had made during those years – from the six…

Posted by Sue Michlovitz, PT, PhD, CHT on February 03, 2014

The Nominations Committee needs Active Members now! Invest time in the future of ASHT...We are the organization for hand therapists by hand therapists. Be proactive to assist your society bringing forward future leaders. The Nominations Committee reviews the credentials of nominees for vacant board…

Posted by Karen Heap, OTR/L on January 12, 2014

I never had the pleasure of meeting Mary Kasch personally, but what an amazing lady she was. After I found out that I would be the first recipient of the Mary Kasch Hand Therapy Certification Scholarship, I was fortunate enough to speak with many of Mary's dear friends and colleagues. I learned of…