American Society of Hand Therapists - ASHT

11/27/2025

Grateful hands gather around the table today 🦃 ASHT wishes you a happy Thanksgiving!

Please note: Our offices will be closed today (11/27) and tomorrow (11/28).

11/25/2025

Looking to claim your CE credits from ? Visit the on-demand platform to evaluate the sessions you attended and complete your overall conference evaluation by January 31, 2026.

Learn more: https://meetings.asht.org/accreditation-ce-hours

11/25/2025

Giving Tuesday is just one week away!

Please consider giving to ASHT's restricted funds to help advance the field of hand and upper extremity therapy by promoting education, advocacy, research and clinical standards.

Learn more in our latest blog: https://ow.ly/EfCY50XubAo.

11/25/2025

The Department of Education (ED) announced its intent to move forward with new rules that would fundamentally change how graduate students finance their education. Master’s and doctoral occupational therapy degree programs would not be classified as professional programs, but instead as graduate programs with a significantly reduced tuition cap.

Put simply, this means that future occupational therapy students would be subject to a drastically lower loan limit—putting the future of the profession at risk.

What’s next? AOTA already has spent months spearheading advocacy efforts to change the definition of professional programs. Congress can fix this—but we need your voice. Go to www.aota.org/takeaction to let Congress know that occupational therapy must be included in any definition of a professional program. Read more about the issue in our new article. https://www.aota.org/advocacy/advocacy-news/2025/federal-student-loan-limits-where-we-stand-and-what-comes-next-for-ot

11/25/2025

11/24/2025

Join us for the next Upper Extremity Institute session!

🗓️ December 3
🕗 9 PM ET
🎓 1 CE hour

presented by Jim Wagner, OTD, OTR/L, CHT, COMT, CSCS & Shannon Griffiths, OTR/L, CHT

This FREE case-based offering is designed especially for therapists with 3-6 years of experience and change-of-career therapists. Strengthen your clinical reasoning, deepen your assessment and intervention toolkits and connect with a community of peers and mentors with these monthly sessions: https://ow.ly/YRBP50XtwuA.

11/24/2025

“It was a blessing to be able to have a therapist who also understands music and could guide my recovery to a musical point of view, as well as a medical one — for example spanning the hand for chords exercises, independence of the fingers for playing thirds and dexterity exercises.”

A freak DIY accident resulted in little finger amputation.

11/23/2025

As we prepare for Thanksgiving and extended time in the kitchen, it's important to keep in mind that cuts from turkey carving are among the most common holiday injuries.

ASHT offers the following tips on how to carve safely using proper equipment and technique to prevent injury to your hands and upper extremity this year.

Please share this video with your patients, colleagues and followers to promote the specialty. Safety first, feast second! 🦃

11/21/2025

In next month's FREE live webinar, we’ll break down what works when partnering for research — types of collaborations, legal and regulatory must-knows and the secrets to building a successful team. 🧩

Partnerships in Clinical Research: Strategies for Collaborating
December 3, 2025 | 8 p.m. ET

Presented by Presented by Sarah Doerrer PhD, OTR/L, CHT, CLT; Jenny Dorich PhD, MBA, OTR/L, CHT; Natalie Sipes, OTD

🔗 LEARN MORE: https://ow.ly/YOX850XmKxg

Attendees earn 1 CE hour. Can't watch live? Registrants will have access to the recording to watch on their own time.

11/20/2025

ASHT Member in the News: Ashley Brooks, OTR/L, BCPR, CHT recently spoke with Bold Journey magazine about her experience with imposter syndrome and how she began to trust her instincts to develop her own style in the clinic.

"Growth doesn’t always come from following the traditional path or doing things the 'usual' way. Sometimes, the best outcomes happen when you’re willing to shake things up and lean into your own unique approach."

We recently connected with Ashley Brooks and have shared our conversation below. Ashley, first a big thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and insights with us today. I’m sure many of our readers will benefit from your wisdom, and one of the areas where we think y

11/20/2025

Want to connect with others who share your research interests? Do you have questions about upper extremity research? Looking to share ideas or find a mentor?

Join us for the next ASHT Research Community meeting, bringing together hand and upper extremity therapy researchers of ALL experience levels.

𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎 | 𝟖 𝐩.𝐦. 𝐄𝐓
Hosted by Lori Algar, OTD, OTR/L, CHT and Sophie Goloff, MS, OTR/L, CHT

Learn more: https://ow.ly/Mtsl50XtssP

11/19/2025

Do you have a unique pediatric case to share? We're looking for presenters for ASHT’s popular Pediatric Case Reviews series!

This is your chance to showcase your expertise, spark discussion and contribute to the learning community. 📅 The deadline has been extended — apply by 12/1 to present in 2026: https://ow.ly/rZxS50Xt8Rn.

Each monthly session highlights real-world cases of pediatric upper extremity diagnoses, including a brief case description, objective findings, therapeutic interventions and clinical decision-making and challenges.