Schedule at a Glance

Please Note: Program is subject to change. All times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

Thursday, October 13, 2022
9:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Registration
  • In-Person Registration Information

12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Pre-Conference Institute (2-Hour)
  • It’s All About That BASE! Linking Core Stabilization with Upper Extremity Function

12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Pre-Conference Institute (4-Hour)
  • Hands On Orthotics: Education and Fabrication

  • It’s Serious Play! Connecting the Dots in Pediatric Upper Extremity Therapy

2:00 PM to 2:15 PM
2:15 PM to 4:15 PM
Pre-Conference Institute (2-Hour)
  • How to Fight Burnout: Lessons in Resilience

4:00 PM to 4:30 PM
4:45 PM to 7:00 PM
Plenary Session 1: Opening Session
  • Elbow Anatomy and Clinical Correlations

7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Friday, October 14, 2022
6:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Registration
  • In-Person Registration Information

6:30 AM to 7:30 AM
7:30 AM to 9:30 AM
Instructional Concurrent Session I
  • Blood Flow Restriction Therapy: Clinical Application for the Hand and Upper Extremity

  • Dexterity and Prehension: Testing and Intervention

  • Thumb CMC OA: An Update on the Science and Best Practices

  • Treating VISIs and DISIs: Cracking the Code

9:30 AM to 10:00 AM
9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
In-Person Exhibit Hall Open Hours
  • In-Person Exhibit Hall

10:00 AM to 11:15 AM
Plenary Session 2
  • Cadaver Dissection Review of Flexor and Extensor Tendon Injuries in the Hand

11:15 AM to 11:45 AM
Plenary Session 3: Practice & Advocacy
  • Practice Division Update: Policy Trends & Hand Therapy Practice

11:45 AM to 12:45 PM
Scientific Session I
  • Sponsored by the American Hand Therapy Foundation

12:45 PM to 2:15 PM
Lunch Sessions
  • Preparing for the CHT Exam – Presented by HTCC

2:15 PM to 3:15 PM
Instructional Concurrent Session II
  • Do You See What I See? Viewing Imaging to Enhance Upper Extremity Treatment and Outcomes

  • Management of Chronic Extensor Tendon Deformity, Reconstructions and Releases

  • Surgical and Therapeutic Considerations for Complex Distal Radius Fractures

  • Treatment of Lateral and Medial Epicondylitis: Surgeon and Therapist Collaboration

3:20 PM to 4:05 PM
Plenary Session 4: 2022 Presidential Address
  • Rehabilitation Consideration for the Patient with Post-COVID-19 Condition

4:05 PM to 4:50 PM
Plenary Session 5: 2022 Presidential Invited
  • Thumb CMC Arthritis: Current State of the Art

4:50 PM to 5:30 PM
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Instructional Concurrent Session III
  • All Things TFCC

  • Mysteries of the Mano Muscles

  • Own Your Bounce: Taking Action to Overcome Stress, Fatigue, and Burnout to Improve the Therapeutic Alliance

  • Pearls and Pitfalls for Treating Hand Trauma in Children and Adolescents

6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
AHTF Happy Hour with a Scholar
  • When I Need You Most: Surgeon-Therapist Challenges When Patients Need More and a System Gives Less

Saturday, October 15, 2022
6:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Registration
  • In-Person Registration Information

7:30 AM to 8:30 AM
Instructional Concurrent Session IV
  • Emerging Applications for Nerve Transfers: Peripheral Nerve and Spinal Cord Injury

  • How Can We Help People Who Use/Inject Drugs? Hand & Upper Extremity Therapy and Harm Reduction

  • Pilates Introduction for the Upper Extremity Therapist

  • Restoring Hope and Function after Brachial Plexus Injuries through a Team-Based Approach

8:30 AM to 9:00 AM
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Instructional Concurrent Session V
  • Current Concepts: Lateral Epicondylalgia

  • Going That Extra Mile: Designing Treatments for Upper Limb Amputees

  • Introduction to Dry Needling (Lecture, No Lab)

  • Thumbs up: Assessment and Treatment of Thumb Hypoplasia

9:30 AM to 3:00 PM
In-Person Exhibit Hall Open Hours
  • In-Person Exhibit Hall

10:05 AM to 11:15 AM
Plenary Session 6: International Invited Guest Lecture
  • Feelings, Sensations, and Proprioception in Hand Therapy

11:15 AM to 12:00 PM
Plenary Session 7 | Business Meeting, Legislative Advocacy, and Community Stewardship
  • ASHT 2022 Business Meeting & Emerging Issues

  • Incoming Presidential Address

12:00 PM to 1:15 PM
1:15 PM to 3:15 PM
1:45 PM to 3:15 PM
Lunch Sessions
  • International Committee Lunch: Keeping the Dream Alive: Developing An Educational Framework Model for Short Term Medical Missions

3:15 PM to 4:15 PM
Instructional Concurrent Session VI
  • Brachial Plexus Irritation Associated with Scapular Pathomechanics and Instability

  • Challenges and Opportunities in Correctional Settings

  • Intentional Mentoring: Putting Knowledge, Tools, and Desire into Practice

  • Restoring Essential Functions of the Wrist

4:15 PM to 4:45 PM
Instructional Concurrent Session VII
  • Gamified therapy: Integration into Practice

  • Let's Play Ball: Being a Resource For Baseball Players, Parents and Coaches

  • Rehabilitation of the Overhead Athlete

  • Returning the Gym Junkie to their Natural Habitat: Safe Gym Participation after Injury

4:45 PM to 5:15 PM
5:15 PM to 5:45 PM
Plenary Session 8: AAHS Incoming Presidential Invited
  • Treating the Patient with a Mutilating Hand Injury: The Reconstructive Village

7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Sunday, October 16, 2022 to Saturday, October 15, 2022
7:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Registration
  • In-Person Registration Information

Sunday, October 16, 2022
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Instructional Concurrent Session VIII
  • Harnessing the Power of Placebos and Cortical Reorganization

  • Moving Your Wound Care Practice Forward

  • Therapeutic Relationships: Interventions Promoting Psychosocial Coping Strategies

  • Update on Early Motion for Complex Flexor Tendon Injuries

10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Instructional Concurrent Session IX
  • Call to Action: Demonstrating Our Professional Value in a Time of Hyperchange

  • Clinically Relevant Anatomy of the Forearm-A Deep Dive

  • Maximizing Outcomes in all Populations: Understanding your Patient

  • The Use of a Simple Screen to Detect Early Peripheral Nerve Injuries with Elbow or Forearm Trauma