by Giovanna Lester | Oct 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
ANN ARBOR: Non-verbal communication can affect medical care, U of M study finds – Life – Heritage Newspapers. The study found that patients relied on non-verbal clues to evaluate the doctor-patient relationship, focusing on whether the doctor seemed...
by Giovanna Lester | Sep 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
SB 442 (Calderon): Hospitals: interpreters. (California Senate Bill). This bill would, in addition, require the policy to ensure meaningful access to translation and interpreter services by limited-English-speaking or non-English-speaking individuals and to include...
by Giovanna Lester | Sep 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
National Certification for Medical Interpreters –A Necessary Step for Patient Safety | The National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters. Appropriate language service is also a tool to prevent costly malpractice lawsuits, health related loss of...
by Giovanna Lester | Sep 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
PageView – The Chronicle of Higher Education. Venuti considers what translators can learn from editorial rejections, offering a frank appraisal of two incidents in his own experience.
by Giovanna Lester | Sep 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters Webinar Friday, Sept. 23 at 10am Pacific |11am Mountain | 12 noon Central | 1pm Eastern Time The next webinar will be given by National Board Chair Elena Langdon Fortier and offers a step-by-step guideline...
by Giovanna Lester | Sep 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
Translation derails sex assault trial | News | National Post. But the judge found the errors violated Mr. Dutt’s charter right to translation, and that, in effect, he had been excluded from his own trial.
by Giovanna Lester | Sep 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Translator/interpreter becomes top profession for 2012 – Employment – ReviewJournal.com. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, translators and interpreters will experience faster-than-average employment growth through...
by Giovanna Lester | Sep 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
Our heartfelt thanks to Dr. Georganne Weller for a brilliant workshop. We already have requests for repeats and similar presentations at different levels. Well 2012 is around the corner and we are working on our Professional Development Events Calendar. Keep your...
