CURRICULUM VITAE

FRANCES STARR BERGER KAHN, OTR/L, CHT
Hand Therapy Specialists, Inc.

EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Health Science - Occupational Therapy
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1978.

CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified Hand Therapist, 1991.
Neurodevelopmental Treatment Certification, 1983.
Certified Wheelchair Sports Official, 1982.

LICENSURE:
Virginia and Florida

EXPERIENCE:
Owner/Director
Hand Therapy Specialists, Inc.
Fairfax, Sterling and Alexandria, VA, 1989-present

Occupational Therapist/Hand and Upper Extremity Therapist
National Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Center
Washington, D.C. and Bowie, MD, 1985-1989

Staff Occupational Therapist
Occupational Health Corporation
Rockville, MD, 1985

Senior Staff Occupational Therapist
National Hospital for Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Arlington, VA, 1981-1985

Staff Occupational Therapist
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota, FL, 1979-1981

Staff Occupational Therapist
Sunshine School
Gainesville, FL, 1978-1979

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

• American Society of Hand Therapists
• International Federation of Societies of Hand Therapy
• American Occupational Therapy Association
• Physical Disabilities, and Administration & Management Sections and Private Practice Subsection
• Virginia Chapter - American Society of Hand Therapists
• Washington Hand Study Group

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS AND ACTIVITIES:

• Instructor, Two Day Hand Therapy Module, Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA, 1999
• Ergonomic Evaluations, Metropolitan D.C. area, 1992-present
• Lab Assistant, Joint Mobilizations, Fourteenth Annual Washington, D.C. Hand & Wrist Symposium, Washington, D.C., 1988.
• Consultant, Washington Adventist Hospital Occupational Therapists, 1992
• Founder, Physical Capacity Evaluation/Work Hardening Department, National Hospital, Arlington, VA, 1985.

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:

• 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