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CURRICULUM VITAE

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FRANCES STARR BERGER Kahn, OTR/L, CHT

Hand and Physical Therapy Specialists

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EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Health Science - Occupational Therapy

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1978

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CERTIFICATION:

Board Certified Hand Therapist, 1991

Neurodevelopmental Treatment Certification, 1983.

Certified Wheelchair Sports Official, 1982.

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LICENSURE:

Virginia

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EXPERIENCE:

Owner/Director

Hand and Physical Therapy Specialists

Fairfax and Alexandria, VA, 1989-Present

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Occupational Therapist/Hand and Upper Extremity Therapist

National Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Center

Washington, DC and Bowie, MD, 1985-1989

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Staff Occupational Therapist

Occupational Health Corporation

Rockville, MD 1985

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Staff Occupational Therapist

Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Sarasoata, FL 1979-1981

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Staff Occupational Therapist

Sunshine School

Gainesville, FL, 1978-1979

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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

• American Society of Hand Therapists

• International Federation of Soccieties of Hand Therapy

• American Occupational Therapy Association

• Physical Disabilities, and Administration & Management Sections and Private Practice Subscetion

• Virginia Chapter - American Society of Hand THerapists

• Washington Hand Study Group

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PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS AND ACTIVITIES:

• Instructor, Two Day Hand Therapy Module, Shenandoah University, Wincherster, VA 1999

• Ergonomic Evaluations, Metropolitan DC area,1992-present

• Lab Assistant, Joint Mobilizations, Fourteenth Annual Washington, DC Hand & Wrist Symposium, Washington, DC, 1988

• Consultant, Washington Adventist Hospital Occupational Therapists, 1992

• Founder, Physical Capacity Evaluation/Work Hardening Department, National Hospital, Arlington, VA 1985

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PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES:
 

• Interviewed on Fox TV News, Vienna, VA, 2004

• "Hand Therapy Specialists - Hand and Upper Extremity Therapy, "Georgetown University, Hospital Plastic Surgery Residents, Washington, D.C., 2004

• Exhibitor, Virginia Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, Reston, VA, 2002

• Exhibitor, International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, Alexandria, VA, 2001

• "Helping Hands: Ergonomics in the Workplace", SRA, Fairfax, VA, 2000, Health Fair, SRA, Fairfax, VA, 2000

• "Cumulative Trauma Disorders and Occupational Therapy", Northern Virginia Rehabilitation Nurses, Vienna, VA, 1998

• Inservice on Splinting Materials, Hand Therapy Specialists, Inc., Vienna, VA, 1997

• "Fingertip and Nail Injuries and Treatment", Rehability Group, Fairfax, VA, 1996

• Inservice on General Splinting, Hand Therapy Specialists, Inc., Vienna, VA, 1996

• Inservice on Billing and Administrative Policies, Hand Therapy Specialists, Inc., Vienna, VA, 1996

• Inservice on Functional Capacity Evaluations, Hand Therapy Specialists, Inc., Vienna, VA, 1996

• Inservice on Managed Care, Hand Therapy Specialists, Inc., Vienna, VA, 1995

• "Upper Extremity Injuries in the Workplace", Northern Virginia Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Arlington, VA, 1994

• "Hand and Upper Extremity Therapy", Resource Opportunities, Inc., Vienna, VA, 1993

• "Repetitive Use Disorders and Ergonomics", HFIC, Vienna, VA, 1992

• "Repetitive Use Disorders and Ergonomics", Four Lectures to TRW, Northern Virginia, 1991

• "Edema Control with JOBST Pump", Washington Hospital Center, 1990

• Lecture on Occupational Therapy to Physical Therapy Assistant Students, NOVA Community College, Annandale, VA, 1987, 1988

• Lecture on Hand Therapy, Washington Adventist Hospital Rehabilitation Department, Takoma Park, MD, 1987

• Career Day, Cedar Lane Center of Fairfax Public Schools, Vienna, VA, 1987

• "Do it at Your Desk", National Hospital for Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Arlington, VA, 1983

• Lecture on Occupational Therapy to Nursing Students, Sarasota, FL, 1980

SEMINARS AND CLINICS ATTENDED:

• 2016 Electives in Hand Surgery, New Orleans, LA, January 2016

• Get a Firm Grasp on Your Hand Anatomy: A Guided Tour Through Your Own Hand Webinar, December 2015

• ASHT Annual Conference Denver, CO  October 2015

• Thirty-sixth Annual Meeting of ASHT, Chicago, IL, 2013

• Twenty-ninth Annual Meeting of ASHT, Atlanta, GA, 2006

• Twenty-Eighth Annual Joint Meeting of ASHT and ASSH, San Antonio, TX, 2005

• Twenty-Seventh Annual Meeting of ASHT, Charlotte, NC, 2004

• Twenty-Sixth Annual Meeting of ASHT, Hollywood, CA, 2003

• Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting of ASHT, Ottawa, Canada, 2002

• Difficult Problems in Hand Surgery, Naples, FL, 2001

• Wound Healing and Regranex, Vienna, VA, 2000

• Hand and Upper Extremity Emergencies, Vienna, VA, 2000

• Patient Case Studies, Vienna, VA, 1999

• Current Clinical Concepts, Vienna, VA, 1999

• Shoulder Rehabilitation, Vienna, VA, 1999

• Twenty-Second Annual Meeting of ASHT, Orlando, FL, 1999

• Twenty-First Annual Meeting of ASHT, New Orleans, LA, 1998

• Evaluation and Treatment of Wrist Disorders, Vienna, VA, 1997

• Shoulder Cadaver, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 1996

• Nineteenth Annual Meeting of ASHT, Atlanta, GA, 1996

• Orthopaedic Assessment and Mobilization of the Upper Extremity, D.C., 1996

• Eighteenth Annual Meeting of ASHT, San Francisco, CA, 1995

• Seventeenth Annual Meeting of ASHT, Washington, D.C., 1994

• Sixteenth Annual Meeting of ASHT, Kansas City, MO, 1993

• Peripheral Nerve Regeneration Workshop, Baltimore, MD, 1992

• Surgical Concepts and Rehabilitation of Shoulder Problems, Washington, D.C., 1992

• Fifteenth Annual Meeting of ASHT, Phoenix, AZ, 1992

• Hand Lecture, Dr. Stephen Gunther, Washington, D.C., 1991

• Fourteenth Annual Meeting of ASHT, Orlando, FL, 1991

• Primary Care Injuries and Diseases of the Hand, Washington, D.C., 1991

• Thirteenth Annual Meeting of ASHT, Toronto, Canada, 1990

• Serial Casting, Washington, D.C., 1990

• Edema Control, Washington, D.C., 1990

• Instructional Workshop in Dynamic Splinting and Hand Therapy, D.C., 1989

• Tendon and Nerve Injuries of the Hand, Washington, D.,C. 1989

• Clinical Application of the Portable Pulsed Galvanic Stimulation with Emphasis on the Upper Extremity, Washington, D.C., 1989

• AOTA Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, 1989

• Fourteenth Annual Washington, D.C. Hand and Wrist Symposium, D.C., 1986

• Eleventh Annual Meeting of ASHT, Baltimore, MD, 1988

• Continuous Passive Motion Workshop, Washington, D.C., 1987

• Thirteenth Annual Washington D.C. Hand and Wrist Symposium, D.C., 1985

• Tenth Annual Surgery and Rehabilitation of the Hand, Philadelphia, PA, 1986

• The Elbow and the Wrist, Alexandria, VA, 1981

• Second Annual Raymond Curtis U.S. Hand Symposium, Washington, D.C., 1981

• Scoliosis, Sarasota, FL, 1980

• Low Back Pain, Sarasota, FL, 1980

• Care of the Myocardial Infarction Patient, Sarasota, FL, 1980

• Research Design and Proposal Development, Sarasota, FL, 1980

• Stress Control, Sarasota, FL, 1980

• Visual-Auditory Perception and Development, Sarasota, FL, 1980

• Reflex Sympathetic Syndrome, Sarasota, FL, 1980

• Hand Rehabilitation, Irene Hollis, Mobile, AL, 1980

• Student Supervision, Sarasota, FL, 1980

• Stroke Rehabilitation, Sarasota, FL, 1980

• A Developmental Approach to Handling and Management, Gainesville, FL, 1979

• A Theoretical Model of Sensorimotor - Sensory Integration Development, FL, 1979.

• Parents as Effective Teachers, Gainesville, FL, 1979

• Cardiac Rehabilitation, Gainesville, FL, 1979

• Retardation Training Program for High Risk Clients 0-5 Years, Gainesville, FL, 1978

• Cerebral Palsy, Gainesville, FL, 1976

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