Georgia Hand & Upper Extremity Special Interest Group

📣Missed last week's in-person talk on Women and Preventative Medicine with Dr. Ashley Mehl?

🤩Catch the recording NOW in our Members Only Library at www.ghuesig.com/resources. Click the link to "Access our Video Library," enter the password you received when you joined, and find the video at the bottom of the page, along with tons of other recordings.

📣Join us for Intermediate Orthotic Fabrication with The Hand Enthusiast, Eli Yovits, OTR/L, CHT!

📆Sunday, August 9, 2026
🕛8am-5pm
📍Physio, 5513 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Suite 430, Dunwoody, Georgia 30338
💲$380
📖8.5 Contact hours / .85 AOTA CEU

Orthotics to be covered:
*MCP flexion - static progressive
*Thumb IP flexion - static progressive
*PIP extension - static progressive
*Radial Nerve Palsy - Dynamic
*Wrist extension - Static progressive

For more information and to register, visit out website (www.ghuesig.com), the link in our bio, or by clicking here: https://tally.so/r/jaGqb6

Curious about what to expect? Check out on Instagram and TikTok to see highlights from past courses!

Our very own Past President, Rob McClellan, is currently running for American Society of Hand Therapists - ASHT Vice President! Check out his candidacy video here: https://youtu.be/k_ce2oRPnFA?si=gvUL75nLjwFrRlLd and make sure to VOTE! Voting is open now through July 10th.

ASHT is excited to present the slate of candidates for our 2026 board election: https://ow.ly/QfeU50W60OA.

𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭
Rob McClellan, OTR/L, CHT, COMT-UL
Phyllis Rogers Ross, OTD, OTR/L, CHT, CLT, CAPS

𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲/𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐫-𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 (unopposed)
Romina Astifidis, MS, PT, CHT

𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫-𝐚𝐭-𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞
Miremonde Joseph, OTD, OTR/L, CHT, CLT
Amanda West, OTR/L, CHT, Cert. DN

To vote, please visit our online election site and log in with your eight-digit member ID number and last name. Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. ET on July 10, 2026.

Please note: Active, Associate and Lifetime members are eligible to vote. As subcategories of Active and Associate, Retired and Leave of Absence members may vote.

Thank you to Dr. Ashley Mehl for her informative presentation on Women and Preventative Medicine, and thank you to our attendees who came out this evening for our June CEU event! We definitely learned a lot!

📣Reminder that the June GHUESIG FREE CEU Event is TODAY!

🙌We’re excited to welcome Ashley Mehl, MD, MSc for this continuing education & networking event about "Women and Preventative Medicine!"

📆This evening, Tuesday, June 9, 2026
🕛7:00-8:30 PM
📍Mercer University Atlanta Campus, 3001 Mercer University Dr, Davis Building Room 107, Atlanta, GA 30341
🍪Light snacks will be served, and 1.5 CEU credits are available to all current 2026 members.

🙂Looking forward to seeing registrants at this evening's event!

LAST CHANCE📣Join us TOMORROW, June 9th at Mercer University for "Women and Preventative Medicine" with Ashley E. Mehl, MD, MSc.

📆Tuesday, June 9, 2026
🕛7:00-8:30 PM
📍Mercer University Atlanta Campus, 3001 Mercer University Dr, Davis Building Room 107, Atlanta, GA 30341

🤗We’re excited to welcome Dr. Ashley Mehl for this continuing education & networking event that is free for all to attend!

✨Light snacks will be served, and 1.5 CEU credits are available to all current 2026 members. Register on our website, at the link in our bio, or by clicking here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/u6gx7u3

Happy Hand Therapy Week! Thank you for celebrating with us!

Today may be the last day, but we can celebrate hand therapy year round!

Share a photo or tell us how you let others know you're passionate about hand therapy - perhaps you have a special hand therapy cup, t-shirt or hat you like to use.

Happy Hand Therapy Week!

"...Excellence can be obtained if you...
*Care more than others think is wise
*Risk more that others think is safe
*Dream more than others this is practical
*Expect more than others think is possible"
-Mary Kasch, OTR, CVE, CHT, 1991 Nathalie Barr Lecturer

How do you go above and beyond in your practice? Share your accomplishments in the comments.

Happy Hand Therapy Week!

“The success of hand therapy is based on three core foundations: transdisciplinary knowledge, sharing/collaboration, evidence-based decision making and patient centeredness. We share a common bond that is our passion for hand therapy. It is our challenge to keep the torch burning, sustain our core values and continue to advance our legacy of providing high-quality, evidence-based, patient-centered care.”
-Joy MacDermid, BSCPT, MSC, PHD, 2009 ASHT Presidential Address

Tag the person or people you like to collaborate and share information about hand therapy with in the comments.

Happy Hand Therapy Week!

"We must not let our mistakes hinder our progress, but learn from them and combine them in a delicate balance with our quest for solutions." - Shellye Bittinger Godfrey, OTR/L, CDE, CHT, CWS, 1986 ASHT Presidential Address

Tell us about a difficult moment in your practice that you experienced, and how you overcame it in the comments.