Schedule at a Glance
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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- Are We Bridging the Gap for Long-Term Complications in Teenagers and Young Adults with Brachial Plexus Birth Injury?
- Bridging the Gap from Pediatric to Adult Upper Extremity Care
- What Parents Want - Optimizing Caregiver Education for Brachial Plexus Birth Injury
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- A collaborative approach to bridging care for children with upper limb prosthetics
- From Nonoperative Care to Postoperative Management: Treating Pediatric Congenital Hand Anomalies
- It Takes Three to Tango - The Passive Range of Motion Dance for Congenital Upper Limb Differences
- Words Matter: Healthcare Terminology Influences How Mental Health Needs of Children with Congenital Hand Differences are Expressed
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- Management of the UEs in progressed Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy: To serial cast or not to serial cast? An exploratory idea
- Pediatric flexor tendon rehabilitation: Making early controlled active motion possible for little hands
- The Importance of Health Literacy Across Pre‑ and Post‑Operative Care in Pediatric Tendon Repair Rehabilitation: Integrating Patient and Caregiver Education in a Multidisciplinary Hand Clinic
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- Achieving the best functional outcomes when skin flaps are utilized following traumatic upper extremity injuries in children
- Advancing Therapeutic Care for Children with Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC)
- Un-constraining constraint induced movement therapy: Let's collaborate!
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- A Decision Framework for Orthotic Use in BPBI: Matching the Right Orthosis to the Right Patient at the Right Time
- Clinical Treatment of Pediatric Patients with Upper Extremity Burns
- “The Last Mile: Return to Play Testing and Advanced Sports-Based Rehabilitation for the Upper Extremity Specialists to Safely Return Youth Athletes to Play”
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- Assessing for Asymmetry in Infants at Risk
- Neuromodulation-The Reflex Circuit as the Unit of Positive Change
- Teaching the Why: Pain Neuroscience Education for Pediatric CRPS
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Thursday, October 8, 2026
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- Hands-On Anatomy: Cadaveric Dissection of the Upper Arm with Nerve Focus - From Structure to Surgical Reality
- Threading the Needle: Evidence-Based Strategies for Integration of Dry Needling in Hand Therapy
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- Casting Motion to Mobilize Stiffness (CMMS): Changing the Way We Treat the Stiff Hand
- The Healing Bridge: Connecting Tissue Mechanics with Effective Orthotic Design
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- Hands-On Anatomy: Cadaveric Dissection of the Hand and Wrist — From Structure to Surgical Reality
- Practical Tips for Hand Therapists to Start Innovating
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- Beyond the Clinic: Everyday Advocacy To Empower Hand Care Access
- Complex Elbow Injuries in Pediatrics: Surgery and Therapy
- Scar, Stiffness, Strength: A Therapeutic Progression of Upper Extremity Burn Patients in the Outpatient Setting
- Stress, strain, and tissue lengthening: Clinical reasoning for mobilization orthoses
- When Skill Becomes Maladaptive: Assessment and Retraining of Musician’s Dystonia
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- A Holistic Approach to Hand Therapy for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder
- Management of Extensor Tendon Deformity and Reconstructions in the Hand
- More than a patient handout: Building health literacy in hand therapy
- On my nerves and causing me tension! Utilization of neurodynamics in hand therapy: An evidence-based approach
- “Sun’s out, guns out!” The Distal Biceps: A Look at Distal Biceps Anatomy, Function, Repair, and Rehabilitation for the Upper Extremity Specialist.
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- Development of a Scar Self-Management Guide for Gender-Affirming Surgery Patients: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- From the Ground Up: Core and Posterior Chain Influence on Upper Extremity Performance
- Injuries Limiting Forearm Rotation
- Sustainability in Hand and Upper Extremity Therapy
- Trigger Points and Dry Needling in Clinical Practice for Upper Extremity Rehab Therapists
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Friday, October 9, 2026
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- A Masterclass In Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex injuries : Conservative Management Pearls
- Are We Managing Trigger Finger Effectively? What Works, What Doesn’t, and What the Evidence Says
- Creating a Framework for Evaluating Evidence Based Practice
- The Hand Therapist’s Management of Rotational Athlete’s Upper Extremity Injuries
- The Upper Extremity Therapist’s Role in the Return-to-Work Process
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- Clinical Thresholds: A Decision Architecture for Treatment Progression in Hand Therapy
- Healing Beyond the Physical: Psychology in Interdisciplinary Upper Extremity Limb Loss Care
- Losing Your Grip: Finding Your Voice in Recognizing Imposter Syndrome and Burnout in Hand Therapy.
- Raising Our Voice: Practical Advocacy Strategies to Strengthen and Advance Our Profession
- Using Relative Motion Flexor Orthoses for Zone I-III flexor tendon repairs: Considering the Possibilities
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- Scientific Session 1
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- AOTF Research Community Meeting
- Empowered to Lead: Shaping the Future of Hand Therapy
- Hand Therapy Certification Commission: Preparing for the CHT Exam
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- Breathing New Life into Shoulder Rehabilitation: Integrating Diaphragmatic Breathing and Postural Symmetry
- Pathways for Preservation: Implementing Academic Strategies to Ensure Flourishing of Hand Therapy For All
- Return‑to‑Sport Following Upper Extremity Injuries: An Evidence-Based Approach
- The Challenges of Treating Musicians' Pain
- The Unforgiving Elbow Joint: Key Concepts for Successful Patient Outcomes
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- Clinical Practice Poster Spotlight 1
- Distal Radius Fracture: Outcomes-based decision making and its implication for surgeon and therapist management
- Optimizing Outcomes After Hand Crush Injuries
- Practicing Resiliency: Managing Burnout in Healthcare Settings
- Stability Matters: Mapping Dynamic Stability Interventions and Outcomes for Thumb CMC Function
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Saturday, October 10, 2026
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- Before the Pain Begins: Addressing a Gap in Prenatal Care to Prevent De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis
- Bridging Hand Therapy and Additive Manufacturing: Therapist-Led Innovation in Digital Orthotic Design
- Non-surgical Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: The 2026 Clinical Practice Guideline Update
- Strengthening New Muscles: Moving from Patient Care to Teaching
- When the Elbow Gives Way: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Instability from Mechanism to Management
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- Bridging the Gap: Integrating Trauma-Informed Practice and Collaborative Resource Navigation in Upper Extremity Rehabilitation
- Hands at Work: Using Visual Art to Bridge Clinical Knowledge, Professional Identity, and Advocacy in Hand Therapy
- Load Progression in Upper Extremity Rehabilitation: Optimizing Strength, Function, and Recovery
- Rewiring Function: A Hand Therapist’s Role in Functional Neurological Disorder
- Surgeon and Therapist Management of PIP Dislocations
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- Research Community Meeting
- International Luncheon: More Than a Fist Bump: Building Enduring Global Partnerships in Hand Therapy
- Student Meet-Up
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- Battling The Evils of Scapular Depression!
- Clinical Practice Poster Spotlight 2
- Flexor Tendon Phobia: Facing Fears and Tendon Repairs
- From Elegant Systems to Cluttered Workflows: How Technology Either Supports or Undermines Hand Therapy
- Multimodal Approach to Brachial Plexus Injury Recovery
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- Collaborate and Amplify: Elevating Hand Therapy’s Community Presence
- Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and the Upper Extremity: Bridging Surgical and Therapeutic Care
- Hand & Upper Extremity Wound Evaluation: A Pathway to Evidence-Informed Decision Making
- Optimizing Functional Outcomes When Nerve Transfers Go Awry
- When It's Not Carpal Tunnel, Look Proximal