Medical Interpreting Committee

UMTIA members in good standing can join this committee by emailing the committee chairs.

Upcoming Events:

To be announced

Committee Co-chairs

Marisa Parzenczewski de_madrid@hotmail.com
Veronica Poses veronicaposes@bridgingwords.com

Past Events:

Endocrinology for Interpreters Workshop

Glossary of Endocinology

Interpreters Talk (PowerPoint presentation - 3.6 MB)

Basic concepts, terminology and review of major disorders and conditions

Saturday, February 27, 2010
Location: Hennepin County Medical Center
For directions, and parking information, go to:
Directions to workshop
"Hospital" Ramp/Allied Parking:
Tunnel to Medical Center
Approximately $2.00/hr. to $8.00 max for 24 hrs.
8th St. & Chicago Ave. Blue Building - Access Weekends = $2.00/day

3 units of ATA Continued Education credit

Registration: 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.

Presentation and questions: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Group discussion: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (optional)

Presenter: Mellena Bellin, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes at the University of Minnesota

On-line Registration has closed

UMTIA members $15.00
Non members $20.00
On site $20.00

For more information contact the UMTIA medical interpreting committee at:
de_madrid@hotmail.com, veronicaposes@bridgingwords.com and lauraespondaburu@msn.com

Interpreting in Mental Health Settings
Identifying and Minimizing Secondary Trauma
for the Interpreter

Saturday, March 7th, 2009

Presenter: Alison Beckman, Center for Victims of Torture

Interpreting in mental health settings poses unique challenges for the interpreter. Many individuals who see a mental health professional have experienced trauma. Some multinational clients have experienced war trauma or torture in their home country. Others are affected by the trauma of leaving one’s home country and adjusting to a sometimes unfriendly climate. Some may have experienced family violence or sexual violence. Interpreters perform an essential role in the therapeutic triangle in a mental health setting. The process of interpreting provides a unique opportunity to model and rebuild relationships, connection and respect. Interpreting for clients who have experienced trauma is a taxing endeavor that can affect the interpreter’s perspective of the world, relationships, boundaries, and behaviors. This training will explore ways in which interpreters are affected by the work as well as explore ways to minimize secondary trauma.

Objectives:

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Define secondary/vicarious traumatization
Identify at least three ways in which individuals can be impacted by secondary trauma
Identify at least two personal strategies to minimize the effects of secondary trauma

CARDIOLOGY WORKSHOP
FOR HEALTHCARE INTERPRETERS

Basic cardiac anatomy, function, most frequent conditions
and related vocabulary

Saturday, January 17th, 2009
:
Alex Doerffler, M.D.
Board Certified Emergency Medicine

Glossaries and other heart and heart disease related sites

General
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3038158

Congenital Disease
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11085

Stroke
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3036959

Glossaries
http://www.cts.usc.edu/glossaryofterms.html

http://www.musc.edu/perfusion/glossary.htm

http://wwwp.medtronic.com/Newsroom/LinkedItemDetails