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IN HAND VOLUME 2 ISSUE 1 2018
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Marie Eason Klatt
MScCH, OT Reg. (Ont.)
Certified Hand Therapist
President, Canadian Society of Hand Therapists President
LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP AWARD
Lifetime Membership will be awarded to a dedicated, long- standing member of CSHT who has consistently and significantly contributed to the development of hand therapy science and practice in Canada. Any CSHT member in good standing may nominate ONE eligible CSHT member for the award. Self- nominations are not permitted. Nominations close April 1st. Eligible nominees must be a current year CSHT member in good standing. The winner is selected by majority vote of the current Executive Board and announced at the Annual General Meeting of the Society. Please complete a nomination form available in the members only section of the CSHT website and submit it by email to president@csht.org. u
SPRING TIME IN OTTAWA! JOIN US AT THE 11TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
REGISTRATION:
11TH ANNUAL CSHT CONFERENCE
Please join us in Ottawa on April 27 & 28th, 2018 at the Westin Ottawa for our annual conference. Our theme for 2018 is HAND THERAPY: A FINE BALANCE.
The conference brochure and online registration are available on our web site at https://www.csht.org/conference. Located just steps from the Parliament Buildings, the historic Byward Market, the Rideau Canal and the National Gallery, the conference venue is ideally located for you to take in all that the capital region has to offer!
Don’t miss this opportunity to network with your colleagues from across the country! I look forward to meeting many of you in April!u
Non-Insured Health Benefits Program (NIHB) /First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
Mr. Franz Hubert Sully, a policy advisor with the Non- insured Health Benefits Program /First Nations and Inuit Branch approached me requesting information on the scope of practice of Occupational Therapists and Certified Hand Therapists regarding our ability to dispense U.E orthoses, as well as any position papers related to this topic. He also requested information on the qualifications required to become a certified a hand therapist.
I provided him with the information and he contacted me again to report that the NIHB Program is currently exploring the addition of certified hand therapists as providers of upper extremities orthoses. To perform his
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