Description This 8-hour class will help healthcare interpreters develop their bilingual medical vocabulary, covering: This workshop will be conducted in English, with opportunities and resources available to build equivalent vocabulary in a non-English target language. Date & time September 26, 2024, 9:00 – 5:30 p.m. Pacific time Location Valley View Health Center, 2690 NE Kresky […]
hrsDescription This 4-hour class will introduce bilingual healthcare workers to key concepts in language access, including what language access means and why it is important; the role of the healthcare interpreter; the importance of accuracy in interpreting. Date & time September 19, 2024, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Pacific time Location Valley View Health Center, 2690 […]
hrsDescription In 2004, after two years of national consensus building, the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC) published the National Code of Ethics for Interpreters in Health Care. It joined other existing codes produced for translators, judicial interpreters and ASL interpreters in delineating ethical guidelines to inform the work of interpreters in the […]
hrsDescription This is a 4-hour synchronous online workshop, designed for experienced interpreters, that will prepare learners to provide interpreting services for patients being seen at Addiction Services, their families and the providers who serve them. After taking this class, participants will be able to: define addiction and differentiate between addiction and physical dependence; describe the […]
hrsDescription Cindy will join panelists Tim Riker from SafeAI and Chris Kirwan from Mass General to discuss NCIHC’s recently released guidance for healthcare administrators considering the use of AI-generated interpreting services. Date & time August 27, 2024, 10:00 – 11:00 Pacific time Location Online Hosted by NCIHC “On the Road” Webinars Registration Closed
hrsDescription Open Office Hours is a chance for NCIHC members to chat with Board members and other colleagues about whatever is on their minds. This is your chance as a valued member to share your thoughts, suggestions, and concerns with us and continue to help shape the future of our NCIHC. Cindy will be cohosting […]
hrsDescription Cindy will update participants on the NCIHC’s recently released guidance for healthcare administrators considering the use of AI-generating interpreting services. Date & time August 21, 2024, 11:00 – 1:00 Pacific time Location Online Hosted by Washington State Coalition for Language Access (WASCLA) Registration Closed
hrsDescription This one-hour presentation will look at where the field of healthcare interpreting has been, where we are going, and what interpreters need to do to stay healthy and relevant in an era of rapid change. Date & time August 16, 2024, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Location UW Waterfront Activities Center, 3710 Montlake Blvd NE, […]
hrsDescription This seven-hour class prepares interpreters to provide accurate interpreting for encounters in which cancer genetics is being discussed. An interactive PowerPoint presentation interspersed with quizzes and polls is followed by exercises with English vocabulary and exercises in converting English cancer genetics sentences into a non-English language. Bilingual cancer genetics glossaries are provided in English-Spanish, […]
hrsOne to two-hour classes on dental hygiene, dental restorations, denture services, oral surgery, and interpreting challenges in dentistry.
1-2 hrs Asynchronous