This guide is created by working interpreters for working interpreters. The purpose of the guide is to offer a comprehensive approach to the latest advancement in theoretical and practical training for medical interpreters. The guide consists of 18 chapters with the 3 last chapters being language specific.

Brief Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Role of medical interpreter
3. Set of core skills required for medical interpreting
4. Linguistic industry terminology
5. Code of Ethics
6. National standards of practice
7. Overview of the healthcare system
8. Practical tips for medical interpreters
9. Cultural issues and areas for potential conflict
10. Situations for discussion
11. Mastering your skills and improving your performance: simultaneous and consecutive interpreting, sight translation, taking notes and researching a word.
12. Spoonerisms, tongue twisters, etc.
13. Exercise your body
14. Self-assessment exercises
15. Resources for independent study
16. Medical terminology – language specific
17. Popular abbreviations and acronyms – language specific
18. Proverbs – language specific

Available both in Print Format and on CD-ROM.