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The American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT) invites you to its 33rd Annual Meeting, taking place prior to the 8th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT), for the chance to earn up to 9 continuing education hours, or 0.9 CEUs, in the upper extremity.
Registration rates for ASHT's 33rd Annual Meeting are as follows:
Early-bird Registration Rate
$195 (Until April 1, 2010)
Regular Registration Rate
$220 (April 1, 2010 — May 28, 2010)
Onsite Registration Rate
After May 28, 2010 registration will be onsite only. A $50 onsite processing fee will be added to the regular registration rates.
Register today! Click here to print a registration form. Click here to register online.
Please be advised that at this time we cannot accept American Express as a form of payment. If American Express is your form of payment, kindly check back as we will accept American Express in the very near future.
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Hotel
Standard Queen Suite Rates are as follows: $149.00 per night plus 12.5% tax
The deadline to receive the group rate is Sunday, May 30, 2010.
Reservations may be made online. A password is not required. Simply click Make Reservation.
Reservations can also be made via the telephone by calling the Caribe Royale's Reservations Department at 407.238.8000 or Toll Free at 800.823.8300. Please inform the reservationist that you are attending the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy.
Share a Room!
Save on travel costs by sharing a room with a fellow IFSHT attendee. Use ASHT's blog to find a roommate.
Click here to learn about the all-suites Caribe Royale Hotel, a 45-acre tropical oasis, including a pool with waterfalls and a 75-foot waterslide, that is just minutes from Walt Disney World® and other popular attractions.
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8:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Surgical Demonstration
Paul C. Dell, MD
Description coming soon.
President’s Lecture
Peggy J. Boineau, OTR, CHT
Description coming soon.
Applying Evidence to Your Clinical Practice
Joy C. MacDermid, BScPT, PhD and Susan Michlovitz, PT, PhD, CHT
The focus of this workshop is to apply concepts of evidence-based practice (EBP) to patient management. Case examples are used to illustrate principles of EBP during this interactive workshop.
10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
President's Invited Lecture: A Vision for Clinical Research: From the Clinic to the Community
Jane Bear-Lehman, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Learn how a model for translational research can be considered a next step for hand research and a strategic plan for bringing clinical hand research beyond its immediate focus to demonstrate its potential use for broader societal impact. Research empowers clinical practice, as it provides the evidence for informed decision-making. The new catch phrase in medicine and among federal research funding agencies is "models for translational research." These models are reliant on evidence-based practice and outcome research. However, for hand therapists, there are several key distinctions that our practice of clinical research should not only address, but also enable us to posture ourselves to serve as leaders and innovators. In particular, models for translational research call upon interdisciplinary, bi-directional research with an end product that directly impacts the community. Specifically, the translational research model requires equally important bi-directional relationships that bring the older, well-accepted model of "bench to clinic" full circle, empowering the meaning of clinical research to directly impact our knowledge.
Lecture
Paul C. Dell, MD
Description coming soon.
1:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Thinking Differently About Pain
Jeff Cowdry, OT/L, CHT and Robert Hagan, MD
This course provides a review of the basics and the advancing thoughts on nerve transmission and reception, as well as the problem of pain and current surgical and rehabilitative methods of treating complex pain. Learn how RSD/CRPS is over diagnosed, how neuropathy can be treated and newer concepts for peripheral nerve injury solutions.
Coding for the Hand Therapist; Using Evidence to Improve Reimbursement
Jerry Coverdale, OTR, CHT and Elizabeth DeHerder, OTR/L, CHT
This instructional course provides hand therapists with the knowledge and tools needed to properly use L-codes for orthotic billing, CPT codes for treatment billing and the means to acquire existing research to improve and maximize reimbursement.
Hands-on Orthotics – Options for the Stiff Wrist
Mike Szekeres, OT, CHT; Jeanine Beasley, OTR, CHT and Gary Solomon, MS, OTR/L, CHT
This intermediate-level instructional course introduces an exciting new program offered through ASHT – Hands-on Orthotics. This program enhances the competency of therapists by providing regional hands-on orthotic fabrication courses. Attendees have the opportunity to view and discuss options for splinting the stiff wrist and then fabricate one orthosis designed for increasing wrist range of motion.
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Anatomy of the Elbow; Anatomy of the Shoulder
Jack R. Hurov, PT, CHT
The purpose of each presentation is to review clinically relevant anatomy of the elbow and shoulder.
Flexor Tendon Update: An Evidence-based Approach to Repair, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation
Peter Amadio, MD and Jennifer T. Dodson, OTR/L, CHT
Come and learn about the latest advancements in flexor tendon repair, reconstruction and grafting from a surgeon's perspective. Therapy intervention based on current evidence is presented to help treat this challenging diagnosis.
Youth Overhead Sports Injuries
Timothy Ian Day, MBAB. APP.SCI (PHYSIO)
Children play overhand sports with immature skeletons; hence, the injuries they endure are different to those that adults suffer. Overuse injuries are increasing each year in children, and as such, they need to be identified and managed accordingly.
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