ASHT Blog
Posted by Nominations Committee on June 24, 2016
Please join us in congratulating our new 2016-2017 board members:
Vice President: Linda Klein, OTR, CHT
Secretary/Treasurer-Elect: Rachel Pigott, OTR/L, CHT
Board Member-at-Large: Karol Spraggs-Young, OTD, OTR/L, CHT
Thank you to all who voted in our 2016 elections!
Posted by Jane Fedorczyk, PT, PhD, CHT on June 13, 2016
The state primaries are behind us in the United States, and a little over a month before the party conventions, ASHT members can now turn their attention to the ASHT elections for the 2016-2017 Vice President, Secretary Treasury-Elect and Board Member-at-Large. Your vote is your voice. This is…
Posted by Diane Coker, DPT, CHT on June 06, 2016
Do you value what you do? Of course! We all feel we have a critical role to play in the rehabilitation of our clients. Hand Therapy Week aims to raise awareness of the hand therapy specialty among various audiences, including primary care providers, surgeons, referral sources and the public. This…
Posted by Heidi Hermann Wright, MBA, OTR, CHT on May 25, 2016
Hand Therapy Week (June 6-12) is less than two weeks away. We encourage you to start planning now to promote Hand Therapy Week in your clinic and in your community.
Launched in 1993, Hand Therapy Week is an effort to increase public awareness of our advanced specialty. In 2015, we saw our BEST…
Posted by Jeanine A. Beasley, EdD, OTR, CHT, FAOTA on May 03, 2016
Dr. Alfred Swanson, hand surgeon, scientist humanitarian educator and pioneer in the field of orthopedic and hand surgery passed away April 27, 2016, at the age of 93.
His passion and dedication to the field is known worldwide, especially for his work in the development and application of silicone…