Medical interpreters and translators face challenging sce narios and assume a big commitment to ensure accur acy when conveying the message. Unless the linguis t is also a healthcare professional\, there is a g ap in knowledge to be filled.
\n \nEnglish is lingua franca in medicine and science\, which c an create issues to find an equivalent in the targ et language.
\n \nThis online event will co ver:
\n \n• Routes to become a qualified in terpreter and/or translator in the United Kingdom< /p>\n \n
• Useful resources and CPD
\n \n• Challenges that medical interpreters and transl ators face
\n \n• Strategies to deal with t ranslation and interpreting challenges
\n \nKey take-aways: Attendees will b e able to learn the basics about how to start a ca reer in medical interpreting and translation\, str ategies to fill the gaps in knowledge and resource s for CPD in this field.
\n \n10.05am - Talk
\n \n10.50am - Q&A
\n \n11am - End of even t
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\n \nOur speaker Florencia Pistritto MA DPSI MCIL is an Argentinian medical t ranslator and interpreter based in West Lothian\, Scotland. She has been working as a public service interpreter since 2015 and joined ºÃÉ«tv Scottish S ociety Steering Group in 2021.
\n \nIn 2017 she joined the Interpretation and Translation Ser vice of the City of Edinburgh Council\, where she provided interpretation services for numerous fami lies and children with additional support needs in complex assignments involving social services\, t he NHS and Edinburgh schools that work in collabor ation to deliver the Education and Health Care Pla ns (EHCP).
\n \nIn addition to her work as a linguist\, Florencia is the moderator of the big gest online support group for osteosarcoma and Ewi ng’s sarcoma patients and their families\, an amba ssador for the International Arthrofibrosis Associ ation\, formerly a public speaker and media collab orator for Macmillan and Cancer Campaigns Ambassad or for Cancer Research UK.
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\n \n \n \nÌý DESCRIPTION:Medical interpreters and translators face challeng ing scenarios and assume a big commitment to ensur e accuracy when conveying the message. Unless the linguist is also a healthcare professional\, there is a gap in knowledge to be filled.\n \n \n \n En glish is lingua franca in medicine and science\, w hich can create issues to find an equivalent in th e target language.\n \n \n \n This online event wi ll cover:\n \n \n \n • Routes to become a qualifie d interpreter and/or translator in the United King dom\n \n \n \n • Useful resources and CPD\n \n \n \n • Challenges that medical interpreters and tran slators face\n \n \n \n • Strategies to deal with translation and interpreting challenges\n \n \n \n Key take-aways: Attendees will be able to learn t he basics about how to start a career in medical i nterpreting and translation\, strategies to fill t he gaps in knowledge and resources for CPD in this field.\n \n \n \n Programme timings:\n \n \n \n 1 0am - Welcome\n \n \n \n 10.05am - Talk\n \n \n \n 10.50am - Q&A\n \n \n \n 11am - End of event\n \n \n \n Ìý\n \n \n \n Our speaker Florencia Pistritt o MA DPSI MCIL is an Argentinian medical translato r and interpreter based in West Lothian\, Scotland . She has been working as a public service interpr eter since 2015 and joined ºÃÉ«tv Scottish Society S teering Group in 2021.\n \n \n \n In 2017 she join ed the Interpretation and Translation Service of t he City of Edinburgh Council\, where she provided interpretation services for numerous families and children with additional support needs in complex assignments involving social services\, the NHS an d Edinburgh schools that work in collaboration to deliver the Education and Health Care Plans (EHCP) .\n \n \n \n In addition to her work as a linguist \, Florencia is the moderator of the biggest onlin e support group for osteosarcoma and Ewing’s sarco ma patients and their families\, an ambassador for the International Arthrofibrosis Association\, fo rmerly a public speaker and media collaborator for Macmillan and Cancer Campaigns Ambassador for Can cer Research UK.\n \n \n \n Ìý\n \n \n \n Book now\ n \n \n Ìý\n \n CATEGORIES:Scottish Society event CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20241026T100000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241026T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241026T100000 LOCATION:Online event (Zoom)\n URL:/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=335 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR