> REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
12th Annual International medical Interpreters Association Conference
Early registration is OPEN and ends on August 8, 2008 so register today at www.imiaweb.org/conferences/Conference2008Registration.asp
> PROVIDER SURVEY
SPECIAL: Ending 6/30/08: Providers, Recieve one free year of membership by taking this survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=QaOBcPA%2fjS7fd57aTnAVfA%3d%3d
More information to be found at http://www.imiaweb.org/join/providers.asp
Please don't forget to pass the news along to all providers you know about the survey for providers regarding medical interpreting.
> IMIA CONFERENCE UPDATES - OCTOBER 10-12
Registration NOW OPEN at
http://www.imiaweb.org/conferences/Conference2008Registration.asp.
Sponsors: Please go to our sponsorship page for a Sponsor Packet.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Peter B. Angood, Vice President & Chief Patient Safety Officer of the Joint Commission & Co-Director of the Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety
Venue: Hyatt, by the Charles River, Cambridge, MA. To make reservations, please go to our event registration page at https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&eventID=64272 IMIA Conference, to get our group discounted rate of $249/night vs. $319/night.
Job Fair: more information coming soon.
Cultural Presentation on Oct 10: Onye Onyemaechi - Vibrant and Unique, come see his inspiring energy.
Pre-Conference 3hr Workshop
October 10, 2008 - 9-12pm: Title VI by Bruce Adelson. Signed certificates provided to attendees. Registration for pre-conference will be available with general registration
Background: http://www.imiaweb.org/conferences/Background.asp
Who will attend?
Interpreters: spoken language & ASL, medical & legal / Interpreter educational programs, educators, trainers, and language coaches / Interpreting Companies, agencies, local and national / Coordinators and Managers of Hospital Interpreter Services / Hospital Administrators / State Intepreter Associations / Risk Managers / Attorneys / Health Insurance Organizations / Patient Advocates and Advocacy Groups / Government Agencies / Regulatory Organizations
Peruse past presentations
> TRAINING THE TRAINER - NEXT AVAILABLE INTERPRETER TOT IN BOSTON IN AUGUST
Training of Trainers and Licensing Program Offered by Cultursmart
Culturesmart is licensing its "Essential Piece" 45-hour curriculum to healtcare organizations, interpreting agencies, and educational institutions. This program includes all materials and training modules for delivering training and for qualifying bilingual health care staff in medical interpretations.
A train-the-trainer program is scheduled in Boston during the week of August 18-22, 2008. The program will focus exclusively on conduction a mock course of The Essential Piece. Though we may occasionally mention methods behind techniques, all participants are expected to be familiar with basic principles of trainig adult learners.
Interested parties may register online for the summer 2008 program at http://ttt.culturesmart.org .
> IMIA CERTIFICATION UPDATE
The IMIA Certification Committee has been working on several items. We invite all members to review the certification section of the website. We specially would like you to review whether you qualify for IMIA Certification by looking at the pre-requisites section at http://www.imiaweb.org/certification/prerequisites.asp.
Our goal is to start registration for certification in the Fall of 2008. To see the process, please go to http://www.imiaweb.org/certiication/register.asp.
Please send comments or questions to IMIACertification@gmail.com . This is an important part our transparent and inclusive certification process.
> INTERPRETER ROUNDS
Many hopsitals ahve been asking the IMIA about interpreter round protocols. This was identified as a best practice in Best Practice Recommendations for Hospital Based Interpreter Services Department by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health at http://www.mass.gov/dph/omh/interp/best_practices.pdf and has been adopted in several hospitals across the country.
For more information, on interpreter rounds, please go to http://www.imiaweb.org/members/interpreterrounds.asp
> CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Reach 1,600 members when you post an event! All organizations are encouraged to upload their own event on the IMIA Interpreter Events Calendar! This is going to help members stay informed of all the events related to interpreting and translation. Count on the IMIA Calendar to have the most updated interpreter event information at http://www.imiaweb.org/events/default.asp
> IMIA NATIONAL INTERPRETER REGISTRY
The IMIA is proud to have the only national registry of medical interpreters in the US. It includes about 1,500 interpreters in over 60 languages, and each profile includes training, general education, work experience, references, and even their resume, if they wish to upload it. It is of great use to our corporate members who rely on it to search interpreters, and also for our interpreters who get work by being identified in this registry. Please help us promote this registry by letting interpreters know that they can join the registry when they join the organization. A registry is only as good as it's size and search capabilities.
Employers can search the directory by name, language, and state.
Now you can see exactly what employers see when they look you up on the Registry.
You can view and edit your own profile at any moment at http://www.imiaweb.org/members/profile.asp but now you can also see what is visible to users of the directory at http://www.imiaweb.org/members/viewprofile.asp. Check out if what is there is what you want employers to see, and consider uploading your resume. This is the only interpreter directory that allows those listed to add their resume. Stand out in the crowd! We have heard many members state that they have received offers from employers who have found them on the IMIA Interpreter Directory, the only national and international registry of medical interpreters.
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