ASHT Blog
Posted by Courtney Retzer Vargo, OTD, OTR/L, CHT on December 02, 2020
I traveled to Lusaka, Zambia as a part of an all-volunteer surgical team in September 2017. We worked alongside the local medical staff at CURE International Hospital on the outskirts of the city, offering free and low-cost pediatric orthopedic and plastic surgery. The vast majority of our cases…
Posted by Missy Thurlow, MBA, OTR/L, CHT on November 23, 2020
Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement that encourages people to help transform their communities by doing good, helping others or donating to an organization that they like. Giving Tuesday is held annually the Tuesday after Thanksgiving — this year, December 1 .
I am a seasoned mission…
Posted by Rachel M. Pigott, MPH, OTR/L, CHT on November 09, 2020
Over the years, ASHT leadership has worked to consider ways to bolster the value of membership. Membership provides access to free CE opportunities, discounted products, leadership opportunties and access to the Journal of Hand Therapy and ASHT Times. In fact, we have a wonderful visual here…
Posted by Kimberly Kraft, PT, DPT, CHT on November 02, 2020
Serving as ASHT Times Co-Editor with Dianna Lunsford has been the opportunity of a lifetime! When I assumed the role in 2018, I intended to write more scholarly materials and use the ASHT network of brilliant minds to learn and share. The experience has been deeply gratifying. The generosity and…
Posted by Amy Todd, MS, OTR/L, CHT on October 26, 2020
In my Level II rotation and for years afterward, I had the grace of being able to work with therapists in Merida, Mexico in a variety of settings and healthcare models. The systems in Yucatan, Mexico are multilevel and range from shaman and local healers, to Star Medical, which is very similar to…