ASHT Blog
Posted by Nora Barrett, OT/CHT on March 24, 2013
ASHT Education Division’s March webinar this Wednesday (2/27) will feature an exciting new topic in the world of hand and peripheral nerve surgery. Dr. John Barbour of Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC will present up and coming information on motor and sensory reanimation in the…
Posted by Dorit H Aaron, OTR, MA, CHT, FAOTA on March 05, 2013
All nominations/elections information can be found on our Board Elections page. The deadline to submit is April 5, 2013.
One of the privileges afforded to us as hand therapists is to serve our profession. A wonderful way to do that is to run for office and contribute to decisions about the…
Posted by Tambra Marik, Education Division Director on February 14, 2013
Like many of you, I find it can be challenging to keep up with all the changes in clinical treatment. Last year, ASHT launched a series of webinars with nationally renowned speakers to provide clinicians with information and current research to benefit their day-to-day practices.
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Posted by Jane Fedorczyk, PT, PhD, CHT on February 03, 2013
James M. Hunter, MD
April 5, 1924 - January 29, 2013
Dr. James M. Hunter, was an honorary member of ASHT. He served as a mentor and teacher to many hand surgeons and hand therapists for more than four decades. He helped shape the professions of hand surgery and hand therapy and his vision is…
Posted by Pam Schindeler, OTR/L CHT on January 27, 2013
A very special person from our hand community, Mary Kasch, FAOTA, OTR, CHT, expressed a desire to share her passion for hand therapy by offering financial support to a well-deserving occupational or physical therapist who is striving to become a certified hand therapist. Mary Kasch, founding member…