ASHT Blog
Posted by Donna Breger Stanton, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA on September 18, 2017
I became an Associate member of ASHT in 1982 when I completed a full dossier that was reviewed by a membership committee at that time. I had to have a sponsor and a letter from a hand surgeon as part of the review process, along with completing two case presentations of two different patients about…
Posted by Nora Barrett, MS, OTR/L, CHT on August 30, 2017
ATTENTION, ASHT members -- ATTENTION!!!
Despite the warm weather of sunny Southern California’s meeting location, we are still holding our “Share the gLOVEs” social initiative!
Different this year (due to the warm climate), we will NOT be collecting winter gloves. Instead, we will be collecting…
Posted by Ginger Clark, OTR, CHT on August 21, 2017
I joined ASHT in 1984. The application process at that time required sponsorship by a current member, three extensive case studies and a list of the diagnoses and numbers of upper extremity patients you had treated. It was a rigorous and time-consuming process; but the prize was the ability to…
Posted by Melissa C. Thurlow, OTR, CHT on July 31, 2017
A great course is coming to Atlanta, GA on September 16, 2017, and we invite you to attend!
Hands On Orthotics is designed to improve orthotic fabrication skills of intermediate practitioners/hand therapists. The class will teach five orthotics, including fabrication of the following orthoses:…
Posted by Paige Kurtz, MS, OTR/L, CHT on July 10, 2017
Once upon a time, while I was in OT school, I got a job as an aide at the (then) Indiana Hand Center. I was hired by (then) ASHT President Nancy Cannon. Working near her and many other knowledgeable and talented hand therapists cemented the idea that I wanted to become a hand therapist.
After…