Medical translation and interpretation topics will be well-represented at the major industry event.

The 51^st annual ATA (American Translators Association Conference) will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Denver from October 27^th to 30^th, 2010.

Participants will have the opportunity to participate in different sessions all day from Thursday the 27^th through Saturday the 29^th. Sessions can be categorized by language or by specialization. With 10 sessions devoted to it, medical translation and interpretation will be one of the most discussed topics.

The subjects of the 10 “Medical T & I” sessions will be:

- Translating for medical and pharmaceutical marketing and promotion

- Bioethical issues in translation: informed consent

- Mentorship in professional development

- Using the Web to get professional information about the field

- Best practices for medical interpreters working in school settings

- Spanish medical terminology used in the Southwest

- Managing hospital interpreters (two sessions)

- Interpreting for older patients

The medical topics will be rounded out by the ATA Medical Division’s annual meeting.

The sessions’ exact titles, times and speakers can be found in the conference program.

The conference will also feature sessions about a dozen other specializations, including legal translation and interpretation, literary translation, and different professions in the language service industry.

Betty Carlson

See Also

• Language Translation, Inc.
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