Sixth National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations:

D-3 Improving the quality of medical interpretation: Core competencies and training

Wednesday, September 24, 2008: 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

4th Floor - Deer Lake (Minneapolis Marriott City Center)

Moderator:

Maria-Paz Avery, PhD

8:30 AM

Raising the Bar: A National, Effective Practices Approach to Educating Sign Language Interpreters to Work with Deaf Patients and Healthcare Providers
Laurie Swabey, PhD, Regional Interpreter Education Center, College of St. Catherine (CATIE); NCIEC; Cathy Cogen, MEd, Regional Interpreter Education Center at Northeastern University; NCIEC

8:45 AM

A Proven Model for Expanded Health Care Interpreter Training
Bruce Downing, PhD, University of Minnesota

9:00 AM

Assessing the training of interpreters: Illustrations and outcomes from the field
Stergios Roussos, PhD, MPH, ACRD/CBEACH

9:15 AM

Preparing High Quality Interpreters: Core Competencies and Standards for Training
Maria-Paz Avery, PhD, Education Development Center, Inc.

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