Las Vegas Health Care Interpreter Training in November 2010

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November 15 – 19, 2010 – from 8am to 5pm:

Multilingual Training For Health Care Interpreters

A Forty-Hour Professional Development Course

• Where: University Medical Center (Ruby Room)
  1800 Charleston Blvd
  Las Vegas, Nevada

• When: Daily, Mon-Fri in the week of November 15 – 19, 2010, from 8 am – 5 pm

• Who: Trained or untrained interpreters in any language; anyone with an interest in medical interpreting; Bilingual Health Care Staff

• Why: Improve your Medical Language Proficiency, and become familiar with medical interpreting, ethics, and protocols.

Course Information

What is included in this Course:

• Pre-Test: Language Proficiency Test in Second Language by a third party included in package price*
• Certificate of Language Proficiency*
• Certificate of Completion
• Course materials and workbooks for self-study
• Great Networking Opportunities
• Beverages and snacks.

*Exceptions can be made for certain pre-qualified attendees, with a resulting $90 reduction in training cost, and no proficiency certificate.

Topics Covered:

• Consecutive Interpretation
• Sight Translation
• Specialized Terminology, such as Anatomy and Physiology
• Medical Terminology
• Common Medical Problems
• Code of Ethics
• Procedure
• Protocol
• Multicultural Awareness
• Intensive Interpreter Skill-Development and Technique Building.

Sponsored by NITA, the Nevada Interpreters and Translators Association.

Taught by:

Tracy Young, RN, BSN, MA. Medical Interpreter and Medical Interpreter Trainer.

NOTE: the Class is an Intensive Training and will include homework!

Continuing Education Credits: Approved for 10 ATA CE Points.

Cancellation policy: Refunds are issued only if notice of cancellation is received on or before September 13, 2010 (no postmark accepted!); a cancellation fee of $20 is charged for all cancellations. We reserve the right to cancel this training and in that case provide a complete refund if we have insufficient attendees.

Registration Deadline: October 18, 2010

Cost:

• $650.00
• $600.00 for members of NITA, CHIA, ATA, NCIHC, NAJIT

Early Bird Reduced Registration Fee – if your registration and payment is received by NITA on or before August 1, 2010 (no postmarks accepted!) the following ‘Early Bird’ discounted fees apply, be sure to seize the opportunity to save on the training fee:

• $550.00
• $500.00 for members of NITA, CHIA, ATA, NCIHC, NAJIT

Registration

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If you really do not want to pay on-line at all, you can also pay with a check (or money order) made out to us, and send it to:

Nevada Interpreters and Translators Association (NITA)
P.O. Box 21207
Reno, NV 89515

IMPORTANT: in the “comments” line of your check, please include “NITA CW Training Las Vegas 2010″ – to enjoy the reduced “early bird” rate, be sure also to have your payment sent in to us before August 1!

Please consider joining NITA before you register, that way you can benefit immediately from a reduced training registration fee! (And that way you also support our ongoing professional development efforts, such as this training, too!)

Early bird reduced registration fee: select the reduced “early bird” registration fee from the drop-down menu above the PayPal button, if you register before August 1, 2010.

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