ASHT Blog

Posted by William W. Walsh, OTR/L, CHT, FAOTA on May 21, 2014

In April of this year, I was honored by the American Occupational Therapy Association with the Roster of Fellows Award during the 94th Annual Conference and Expo in Baltimore, Maryland. Presented during the annual awards ceremony, this honor was a highlight in my career and brought my professional…

Posted by Kristin A Valdes, OTD, OTR, CHT on May 07, 2014

Are you among the ASHT members who have been using OrthoEvidence to find research to support practice? If not, there’s still time to take advantage of this opportunity. OrthoEvidence is the global online source for evidence-based orthopedic summaries, pre-appraised by orthopaedic medical experts.…

Posted by Nora E. Barrett, MS, OTR/L, CHT on April 17, 2014

During the weekend of April 11-13, 80 eager occupational and physical therapists from across the country came to St. Louis for the three-day Hand Therapy Review Course. The course faculty, comprised of therapists local to the St. Louis area and ASHT volunteers from the midwest and east coast,…

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…