The Healthcare Interpreter:
A Textbook for Advanced Medical Interpreting Reiss-Koncar, Suzanna |
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ISBN 13: 9781733249157 ISBN 10: 173324915X Category: Dictionaries / Terminology Edition: 1 Publisher: Cross-Cultural Communications Copyright: 2022 Format: Paperback Status: Active Imprint: Culture & Language Press Pages: 378 Weight: 2.37 Retail Price: 80.00 Quantity On Hand: 0 Quantity On Order: 0 NOTE: THIS IS A NON-RETURNABLE ITEM
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Synopsis: Develop your skills as a medical interpreter. This textbook will challenge and inform practitioners. It includes complex role plays that address many medical specialties; exercises related to ethics, skills and decision-making; graphics with medical terminology lists; and a Spanish-English medical terminology glossary. The author, Suzanna Reiss-Koncar, is a certified healthcare interpreter (CHI) and worked as a hospital staff interpreter in San Francisco for more than a decade. The book is designed both for self-study and for teaching interpreters of any language pair. Each role play includes a version in Spanish and English as well as an English- only version for interpreters of other language pairs. Above all, here is a book with a heart. Interpreters who face hard decisions will value the guidance and illumination offered by a veteran in the field who writes with passion and compassion. Content The book is composed of eleven chapters and four appendices. Each chapter addresses a specific medical specialty or service. Chapter topics Anesthesia Pediatric endocrinology HIV/AIDS Obstetrics Adult endocrinology Neurology Urology Gynecology Rheumatology Pharmacology and referrals Genetics counseling This book was previously issued by Culture & Language Press under the title "Healthcare Interpreting with Heart and Mind." |
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