ASHT Blog
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…
Posted by Diane Coker, DPT, CHT on October 05, 2020
Along with cooler weather and Halloween, October ushers in National Physical Therapy Month. October is still a month for celebrating, despite the restrictions imposed on us all from the COVID-19 pandemic such as school, restaurant and gym closures (to name just a few), and health officials’…
Posted by Case Peters, Zoie Koch, Emily Kerr and Rhian Sage on September 22, 2020
On October 19, 2020 at 8 p.m. ET, ASHT will launch a new virtual, student-led Journal Club available to all Student members. The Journal Club will create more opportunities for OT and PT students interested in hand and upper extremity therapy to develop important critical examination and…
Posted by Michele Auch, OTR/L, CHT on September 08, 2020
In 2015 and 2016, I participated in medical mission trips to Guatemala. The organization I went with was through my employer, ATI Physical Therapy. They had a philanthropic international program that brought teams of therapists to Guatemala to work with Hearts in Motion, or the Quiqe Ceron…
Posted by Martin Walsh, OTR/L, CHT on August 26, 2020
COVID-19 has affected certification programs globally and resulted in the closures of numerous “brick and mortar” testing centers around the world. Although test centers have started to open again, they are doing so at a reduced capacity in order to adhere to social distancing requirements. For…