Software developers work with the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Partnership to create medical translation technology

The U.S. Navy’s Pacific Command and Mobile Technologies have teamed up with Pacific Partnership 2012 to develop medical translation software for use during the event of a natural disaster.In order to develop the software, researchers from the U.S. Pa…

American Translators Association Online Learning Webinar Series

What’s in Your Kit? The Medical Translator’s Guide to Navigating Clinical Trials and Investigational DocumentationErin M. Lyons will present this 60 minute webinar in English on July 19, 2012 at 12 Noon US Eastern Time. Medical translators often fo…

Language Translation – Funding granted to develop new health care interpreting exams

The Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters will soon be developing its exam in Arabic and Mandarin.“The Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI) recently received a $308,750 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foun…

Language Translation – Encouraging cultural and linguistic competence in hospitals

A rich and informative guide to making hospitals accessible to all is available for download from The Joint Commission.The Joint Commission is a not-for-profit organization that accredits thousands of hospitals and health care organizations in the USA….

Language Translation – UC Irvine hospital introduces video interpreting services

This language interpreting system uses new technology to better serve patients.At the University of Irvine, certified language interpreters can now work from a single location, carrying out their job through remote video. Their presence is rolled into …