Carson City: NITA Health Care Interpreter Training in May 2012

Course Information:

May 14 – 18, 2012 – from 8am to 5pm:

Multilingual Training For Health Care Interpreters

A Forty-Hour Professional Development Course

• Where: Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center (Aspen Room)
  1600 Medical Parkway
  Carson City, Nevada

• When: Daily, Wed-Sun in the week of May 14 – 18, 2011, 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.

What is included:

• 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, CMI, RN, BSN, MA. Certified 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. This course has also been approved for 30 hours of CEUs by the BRN (Board of Registered Nurses) of Nevada, for RNs and LVNs!

Cancellation policy: Refunds are issued only if notice of cancellation is received on or before March 25, 2011 (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 is required for this course! Please use the registration form, shown in the next tab, regardless of your choice of payment (i.e.: you must use the registration form to register for this course, whether you pay using our PayPal facility or via check / money order!)
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Registration Deadline: March 31, 2011