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
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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