2011 IMIA Conference Call For Papers
Submissions Closed March 31, 2011

Client Education - Everyone's Responsibility
Come Join Us to Celebrate IMIA's 25th Anniversary as an Organization!

2011 International Medical Interpreters Conference
September 30th – October 2nd, 2011
The Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts USA

Thematic Questions:

Who are the clients in our client education? Patients? Providers? Staff? Administration? Public at large?

How can we educate clients on the importance of language services quality, training, competence?

How aware are language minority patients of the risks of not working with credentialed interpreters?

How can we increase awareness to all stakeholders of a newly professionalized field?

Who’s responsibility is it to educate consumers of the technical nature of medical interpreting?

What are some of the best practices in client education?

We encourage innovative ideas for presentations and activities that support the theme of the year. The format of the conference is grounded in professional networking and workshop sessions that maximize audience participation, complemented by plenary sessions on key professional issues. IMIA provides the forum for new and well established experts in the field to develop their work side by side. This conference seeks to facilitate learning as an ongoing, dynamic and social process, and strives to offer engaging sessions in which diverse participants can form bonds, participate as learners and teachers, and feel integral to the learning process. We believe presenters should make content relevant and meaningful, and offer ways to process information through dialogue, reflection, and application.

The overriding mission of the conference is to offer opportunities to develop the knowledge, wisdom, and practices of all through educational and cultural events and to promote participation in networking and leadership opportunities, to advance individuals, the profession, and improve quality in medical interpreting services.

Those who submit abstracts will be contacted by mid-April

Questions may directed to info@imiaweb.org.