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Presented by Marlene Obermeyer, MA, RN. Director Culture Advantage.

Coronavirus: A Course for Medical Interpreters

A 2-hour online course with a live webinar.

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Coronavirus Course for Medical Interpreters: Protecting yourself, your family, and your community.

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization announced that the Covid-19 virus is now a pandemic. A pandemic is a worldwide spread of a new disease. This means that the disease has spread over several countries and continents and has affected a lot of people.

Medical interpreters, especially freelance interpreters who are not staff members of a healthcare organization are at high risk for contacting any disease especially the Covid-19 infection. First of all, they go to different facilities, they see different patients in different communities, and they do not have the advantage of yearly training and preparation for infectious diseases that healthcare staff receive. This course is designed for freelance medical interpreters to provide them with information to protect themselves, their families, and their community.

This is an online course to allow access for interpreters at their own time and convenience. The main lecture on Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and different medical precautions for infectious diseases is a live webinar that is recorded and is part of the 2-Hour online course.

Learning Objectives

1. Define what is the new (novel) coronavirus, the medical term for the virus and the infection caused by the virus.
2. Describe signs and symptoms of infection.
3. Explain recommended precautions for the public to prevent infection.
4. List people who are at risk for infection.
5. Explain precautions for healthcare workers and medical interpreters to prevent infection. (PPE, Droplet and Airborne Precautions - Webinar)
6. Demonstrate understanding of concepts by completing a translation and interpreting exercise and self-evaluation.

If you are a medical interpreter and would like a 2-Hour Certificate of Completion, click here: Coronavirus Course Registration

The webinar is recorded and is a part of the 2-Hour Course so you can still take course after the Sunday webinar on March 15.

Washington interpreters: The course is now approved by Washington State DSHS!

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Thank you. We advocate for the safety of medical interpreters so they can provide quality interpreting services while maintaining their own safety and integrity.

NEW!!! Would you like to join other webinars? We now have weekly webinars! 

These are live webinars that are conducted by phone and/or computer. Convenient and information-intensive for medical interpreters. Join us on Sundays for our 2-hour webinars. These courses meet CCHI national certification CEU requirements. Some of these courses are DSHS-approved. Check them out!

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