The dangers of machine translation in the medical field

Relying on machine translation is risky in any field, but presents particular dangers in medicine.The International Medical Interpreters Association couldn’t make it any clearer: in their Guide on Medical Translation, the section about automated …

The dangers of machine translation in the medical field

Relying on machine translation is risky in any field, but presents particular dangers in medicine.The International Medical Interpreters Association couldn’t make it any clearer: in their Guide on Medical Translation, the section about automated …

New blog: Medical Translation and Interpretation

Our second new blog category will focus on one of our specialties: medical translation and interpretation.As I posted last week, we’ve just finished reorganizing our blogs to better reflect what our company does — and what I write about. Our sec…

Language Translation – American Translators Association Conference to be held in Denver

Medical translation and interpretation topics will be well-represented at the major industry event.The 51st annual ATA (American Translators Association Conference) will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Denver from October 27th to 30th, 2010. Participan…

Language Translation – American Translators Association Conference to be held in Denver

Medical translation and interpretation topics will be well-represented at the major industry event.The 51st annual ATA (American Translators Association Conference) will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Denver from October 27th to 30th, 2010. Participan…

Language Translation – Assessing doctors’ language skills

How can hospitals make sure doctors from foreign countries have necessary language skills?Beyond interpretation and foreign language skills, there is another language-related issue of crucial importance in medical settings: making sure that doctors and…