Connecting Cultures,
Inc. attends the Upper Midwest Translators and Interpreters Association (UMTIA)
conference in Minneapolis, MN
In May of 2007 Rashelle LeCaptain,
Bobbie Ludes and Steve Ludes attended the Upper Midwest Translator and
Interpreter Association conference in Minneapolis, MN. They attended a variety
of presentations touching on the various aspects of health care interpreting.
Included were presentations by Amy Wilson-Stronks, Principal Investigator for
the Joint Commission on the Joint Commission Study: Hospitals, Language and
Culture: A Snapshot of the Nation and Bruce Adelson, J.D., former U.S. Attorney
on the Civil Rights Act of 1964. National Certification for Health Care
interpreters was a hot topic at this conference where a panel of national
experts
met to discuss the future of national certification and how it might
be implemented. A report on the Expert Panel on Community Interpreter Testing
and Certification was presented by Bruce Downing, Ph.D., Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, MA
and Cindy Roat, MPH. It was a full and exciting conference that gave us new and
exciting information regarding our industry both regionally and
nationally.
Providing interpreting and process solutions for the health care
industry.
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Inc.