ASHT Blog
Posted by Dorit Aaron & Sue Michlovitz on August 08, 2012
Some ASHT members tell us that they dropped their AOTA/APTA membership (or never joined) because they were “ASHT members and that provided them what they needed for their practice”. We are thrilled to know that ASHT is meeting these basic needs, BUT we must differentiate the value of a specialty…
Posted by Gary Solomon, MBA, OT, CHT on August 01, 2012
As the Education Division Director for ASHT, division members and I have faced the challenge of working to develop high quality clinical programs for members while recognizing that continuing education and travel reimbursement are significantly limited for most therapists. The tug of war between…
Posted by Jerry Coverdale, OT, CHT, Immediate Past President on July 25, 2012
Your President, Dorit Aaron, asked me to chair a task force to create ASHT’s Code of Ethics (COE). The board approved an outstanding team to assist in creating this document - Cindy Johnson, PT, DPT,CHT, Rhonda Powell, OTD, OTR, CHT, and Terri Casagranda, PT, DPT,CHT. Since all of us are…
Posted by Dan Bash, Practice Division Director on July 09, 2012
The advent of electronic media allows instant communication throughout the world with a rapid exchange of ideas and knowledge. This technology has encouraged more hand therapists to interact within the international community. A therapist or clinic in one country can have an in-service with a…
Posted by Dorit Aaron on June 27, 2012
By 2014 about 32 million MORE people will be insured in the USA. These will include people of all walks of life, young and old, sick and healthy, the working and unemployed. For the first time in U.S. history, some form of health insurance will be mandated for every citizen.
It is logical to…