Welcome to the Kentucky Chapter of the IMIA. The IMIA's goal is for all IMIA Chapters to flourish to meet all the needs of the members of each region. While the IMIA is international it believes in the 'Think Global, Act Local' motto. We will have periodic conference calls to allow members in this region to network and find ways to advance the profession together in the region. Please email your representative with ideas, issues, and topics that you think should be discussed. The IMIA believes that organizing an IMIA Symposium each year in each state should be a key goal of the Chapter. If you are willing to volunteer to assist, please let your representative know.
 
Events
To find or post medical interpreting conferences or events in Kentucky go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/events/default.asp
 
Trainings
To find or post trainings and workshops in Kentucky go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/education/trainingnotices.asp.
 
Interpreters
To find IMIA members in Kentucky go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/corporate/find.asp
 
Corporate Members
To find IMIA Corporate members in Kentucky go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/corporate/corporatememberdirectory.asp
 
Registry
To be listed in the IMIA Interpreter Registry go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/members/application.asp
 

South Eastern Medical Interpreters Association (SEMIA)
www.semia.org


Patient Advocate Day in Kentucky to Underscore Access Issues and Need for Healthcare Reform

FRANKFORT, Kentucky (March 17, 2010) - Governor Steve Beshear signed a proclamation declaring April 4, 2010, Kentucky Patient Advocate Day. The Proclamation that Governor Beshear signed is part of a national initiative by the National Patient Advocate Foundation to celebrate patient advocacy.  Patient Advocate Day affirms a State's commitment to stand in voice and action as an advocate for the patient, based on principles such as:
- Access to prescribed healthcare is a basic human need and a shared societal
responsibility across all Americans
- All patients, even those experiencing financial hardship, need access to timely and
sustained medical care
- A serious diagnosis should open a patient's door to relevant clinical information;
access to the medical care system; help reaching informed and independent decisions,
and the benefits of appropriate support
- Continued, collaborative, and creative efforts among all levels of government, private
industry, health care providers, and citizenry are required to overcome the challenge
of ensuring healthcare to those in need and obstacles to progressive, fair, fiscally
sound, and effective healthcare for all.

Kentucky State Policy Liaisons, Jim Meade and  Col. Luke Barlowe with the National Patient Advocate Foundation, promoted the initiative with the Governor on behalf of Kentucky's patient population.

"I congratulate Governor Beshear on behalf of all patients for his forethought and careful consideration of improving access to healthcare for Kentucky," said Nancy Davenport-Ennis, Founder and CEO of NPAF. "Our organization is a valuable resource to legislators and others who seek to advocate for better outcomes and better lives for patients, since we answer calls for help, in many cases, during and after a health or medical crisis. We work first-hand with the difficulties that cancer patients and others with life-threatening diseases face, and can show where reform is urgently needed. Fighting the illness is only one part of the struggle."
 
By signing the Kentucky Patient Advocate Day proclamation, Governor Beshear joins his fellow Governors from Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming, who have already proclaimed a Patient Advocate Day.
 

Language Access: United States Department of Justice Language Access informative presentation, please click on the link below to view.

http://www.justice.gov/crt/pressroom/videos.php?group=2

 

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State Chapter Chair and Vice Chair Positions Vacant

Chairperson Responsibilities:
- To represent the IMIA members in the division/committee
- To promote the profession and the IMIA organization to their division/committee members
- Act as a liaison between the IMIA committee/division members with the IMIA Board of Directors
- Moderate periodic conference calls with members of their division/committee (could be monthly, bimonthly or quarterly)
- To attend periodic IMIA Chairpersons meetings via conference call
- To moderate our yearly Division/Committee face-to-face meeting at IMIA conference or designate an adequate moderator
- To agree to a term of three years concurrent with Board elections
- Update the specific division/committee webpage on IMIA website with information relevant to the initiatives of that division/committee interests
- Other initiatives as deemed necessary for the specific needs of each committee/division
- Chairpersons receive mentoring, assistance, and support to accomplish their goals, by counting on a Chairperson Liaison and also by the Executive Director and the Administrator of the IMIA
 

Responsibilities of Vice-Chair:
- To assist the chair in all the tasks listed for chair as required, including chairing a meeting for the chapter should the chair not be able to attend.
- To assume the duties of the Chairperson when the chairperson is not present or available
- To apply for the chairperson position when the chairperson ends their term

Qualifications: Same as Chair

To Apply Please See Requirements for IMIA Representation:  

http://www.imiaweb.org/uploads/docs/Requirements_for_IMIA_Representation.pdf.

Please Note:
Only one letter of recommendation is required for vice-chairs, not two.
 

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Former State Reps
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John LaMar Cole
Juan Gutierrez

Additional Documents

>Resolution Makes April 4, 2010 Patient Advocate Day