This segment will welcome the attendee and explain the structure and functioning of the course. An explanation of “community interpreting’ will be given as well as an introduction to “medical interpreting’.
ATIF 40-HOUR MEDICAL INTERPRETING COURSE
Lessons
Lesson 1 – Introduction
Lesson 2 – Credentials and Certification
The medical interpreting certification process will be explained in detail as well as certain credentials and certificates that can cause confusion.
Lesson 3 – Laws and Regulations
This segment will deal with laws and regulations that the ‘medical interpreter’ must know and observe.
Lesson 4 – The Digestive System
The first of the body systems: The Digestive System.
Lesson 5 – Ethics and SOP – 1
This segment will deal with Ethics and Standards of Practices.
Lesson 6 – Ethics and SOP – 2
This segment will deal with Ethics and Standards of Practices. – continuation.
Lesson 7 – Application of Ethics
Practical examples of application of ethics will be reviewed.
Lesson 8 – The Skeletal System
The second of the body systems: The Skeletal System.
Lesson 9 – Useful working models
Useful working models
Lesson 10 – The Endocrine System
The third of the body systems: The Endocrine System.
Lesson 11 – Review 1-10
Review of the first module.
Lesson 12 – The Encounter
In this segment you will need the patient for the first time.
Lesson 13 – The Respiratory System
The fourth of the body systems: The Respiratory System.
Lesson 14 – Modes of Interpreting
Simultaneous, consecutive and sight interpretation will be discussed.
Lesson 15 – Note-taking
Note-taking will be explored.
Lesson 16 – The Reproductive System
The fifth of the body systems: The Reproductive System.
Lesson 17 – Strategic Mediation
How to correctly intervene and mediate.
Lesson 18 – The Circulatory System
The sixth of the body systems: The Circulatory System.
Lesson 19 – Cultural Mediation
The risks and pitfalls of cultural mediation.
Lesson 20 – The Muscular System
The seventh of the body systems: The Muscular System.
Lesson 21 – The Interpreter and Safety
The interpreter as an integral entity and safety.