Interpreter Resources

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• Welcome to the Remote Interpreter Resource Library

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  We hope you find these resources useful! Please note: Inclusion of an organization or resource in these lists does not mean that the resource, or the opinions expressed therein, are endorsed by Health Care Interpreter Network or HCIN Learn. If you have suggestions for items to add, please contact Vonessa Costa at vcosta@hcin.org

• General Medical Resources (English)

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  The Beginner’s Guide to Medical Terminology: A Professional Cheatsheet

• Language-Specific Resources

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  American Sign Language Deaf Health (American Sign Language) Interpreting in Healthcare Settings (St. Catherine Univ.) ASL Tip Sheet (Cambridge Health Alliance--tips for hospital staff who are NOT proficient in ASL, who may need to communicate with deaf patients and work with ASL interpreters) Arabic Unified Medical Dictionary (World Health Org.) English<-->Arabic Word Search (almaany.com) Armenian Trilingual Reference Manual (English-Armenian-Russian) Chinese Baidu (Chinese-English) Dict.cn (Multiple languages into Chinese) Trilingual Reference Manual (English-Spanish-Chinese) Farsi Farsi Dictionary (German, Italian, Arabic, English and Farsi) French/German/Italian Multilingual Medical Glossary

  Korean Korean Dictionary (Daum) Korean Dictionary (Naver) Trilingual Reference Manual (English-Korean-Vietnamese) Portuguese Portuguese Dictionary (priberam.org) Brazil and Portugal: Two Countries Separated by a Common Language (A one-hour narrated slide presentation by healthcare interpreter Isabel Pinto-Franco of Cambridge Health Alliance) Russian MУЛЬТИТРАН / Multitran.ru Trilingual Reference Manual (English-Armenian-Russian) Spanish Multilingual Medical Glossary Trilingual Reference Manual (English-Spanish-Chinese) Cosnautas Fee-based resources for medical translators (and interpreters) Words We Don't Want to Forget (English-Spanish) Learn Medical Spanish (A resource to support learners of Spanish, particularly providers.) Vietnamese Trilingual Reference Manual (English-Korean-Vietnamese) Vietnamese Dictionary (Vietnamese, English, French and Chinese)

   

• Web Links

  Links to other points of interest for remote interpreters...

  Blogs and Discussions InterpreTips That Interpreter The Interpreter Diaries Medical Translation and Interpreting Crew	Books     Telephone Interpreting  by Nataly Kelly (full text)
  Certification Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters National Certification: How do they compare?  Preparing for National Certification: CHIA Webinar, April 2016  Powerpoint from Webinar	Continuing Education Connecting Cultures  Spend time on this website.  Subscribe to one of the best newsletters in the language access field.  In addition to classes offered, there are dozens of past blog articles that can be filtered for interpreters ( 86 topics), managers (47 topics), medical team (13 topics), newbies (15), trainers (17).  HCIN Learn CCHI National Training Provider Registry IMIA Education Registry Interpreter Education Online VoicesACADEMY National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers  (Sign Languages) DiversidaD CEUs
  Miscellaneous Articles by Holly Mikkelson Pacific Interpreters Featured Articles Publications by Cindy Roat The Interpreter's Rx Translators and Interpreters (ATA infographic)	Newsletters Caduceus (Quarterly publication) InterNations (Expat magazine) Intersect (Weekly publication) The Interpreter's Launch Pad (Archived issues)
  Professional Organizations American Translators Association California Healthcare Interpreting Association International Medical Interpreters Association National Council on Interpreting in Health Care	Self-Care Interpreter Self-Care Videos Advice about posture, stretching and breathing exercises (Registration required)