Members in the News
Posted on April 14, 2016
From Virginia O'Brien --
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 was an active member of the hand…
Posted on April 10, 2016
Angela Vitale, MS, OTR/L, CHT passed away March 30, 2016. She was a member of the American Society of Hand Therapists and a dedicated ertified Hand Therapist for St Luke's Health Network, where she worked compassionately to treat her patients. Angela was inspired to become a hand therapist when as…
Posted on January 12, 2016
ASHT member Ariel Coffeey shares osteoarthritis information with her local news outlet, Flagstaff Business News, in Arizona. Exploring Home Treatments for Osteoarthritis of the Hand January 6, 2016 Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common diagnosis, and if one lives long enough, a diagnosis that we will all…
Posted on January 03, 2016
ASHT member Emily Van Wieren shares winter hand safety tips with readers as part of "Medical Monday" in Colorado's Steamboard Today. Monday Medical: Keep hands safe all winter long Susan Cunningham/For Steamboat Today December 21, 2015 Something as simple as pouring a cup of coffee and taking a sip…
Posted on December 15, 2015
ASHT member Doreen Francey, OT, CHT, was recently featured in North Country Now. St. Lawrence Health System employee earns Certificate in Advanced Practice in Hand and Upper Quarter Rehabilitation Photo by North Country Now December 16, 2015 Doreen M. Francey, an occupational therapist in the St.…