Lunch, Exhibits, Posters & Committee Meetings
Time: 12:45 PM to 2:45 PM
Description
After picking up your boxed lunch, there are many ways to spend your lunch time! Attend one of the lunchtime lectures and earn CE hours. Browse the Exhibit Hall. View the e-Posters on the digital kiosks in the Exhibit Hall or on the on-demand platform. Network with colleagues. ASHT Division and Committee meetings will also be held during this time; if you are interested in possibly volunteering for one of the Divisions or Committees, you can ask to sit on in a meeting to learn more about active initiatives.
Speakers
AOTF: Advancing the Science of Occupational Therapy, Strengthening Practice Through Philanthropy and Research
DescriptionThe American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF) is the nation’s leading non-profit organization investing in new occupational therapy research, future researchers, and the OT workforce. This session will highlight the unique mission, critical investments and special opportunities created by AOTF through the power of philanthropy to strengthen occupational therapy through evidence-based practice. Whether you are a clinician, researcher, educator, or student, this session is for you. Come to learn about how hand therapists can engage with AOTF and benefit from the resources AOTF has to offer.
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
SpeakersInternational Luncheon: "Breaking Barriers to International Volunteerism"
DescriptionThe barriers to international volunteerism may seem insurmountable to therapists. Therapists may have concerns about time away from work, cost, personal safety, vaccination requirements, how to prepare and, importantly, how to make a lasting difference.
This presentation will identify resources available to help therapists participate including funding sources, ways to make the impact sustainable through education and networking, and alternatives to thermoplastics that may be unavailable or prohibitively expensive in developing countries.Time: 12:45 pm - 2:15 pm
ObjectivesThe participants will consider solutions to overcome their personal barriers to international volunteerism.
The participants will identify three ways to make the impact of international volunteerism more sustainable.
The participants will contrast alternatives to thermoplastics.
Student Meet-Up
DescriptionThe student meet-up is an excellent chance to meet and mingle with fellow student attendees at the ASHT Annual Meeting. The meet-up will include information on ASHT student offerings, a presentation on hand therapy fellowships by Laurie Humiston, MS OTR/L CHT, tips and tricks for a level 2 fieldwork experience or clinical rotation in hand therapy and a fun activity to flex your creativity.
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM