Originally posted in 2011 Often a patient receiving interpreting services will recognize my knowledge and experience. It is not uncommon for the patient to begin to ask me medical questions, especially if he disagrees with the doctor and seeks another opinion. What do you think? Do you think that something else might be going on? […]
This blog was originally written in 2011based on my experience. I cannot tell you how many times the following has come up. The other day a physical therapist turned to me and said “I wish your team were doing our interpreting!” I asked her why. The therapist replied that over many years she had observed
Originally published in 2011 A basic ethical principle is that interpreters must convey meaning between people and cultures faithfully, accurately, and impartially. This means that as an interpreter I don’t take sides, and I don’t judge. My very essential function is to facilitate clear communication between parties. A patient complained to his doctor of shoulder
I originally posted this in 2011. The doctor enters to examine his knee surgery patient. Quickly, without any warning, the doctor lifts patient’s leg and bends his knee. In sheer agony, the patient shouts out what Mr. Spock once called “a colorful metaphor,” a vulgarity, or as Mama called it a bad word. In fact
This Blog was posted originally in 2011. A couple of years ago, I received a call from an agency regarding an interpreting assignment in Greenville. When I arrived at the facility, the nurse case manager indignantly asked me who I was and why was I there instead of the interpreter she requested. I introduced myself
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One day, after introducing myself to a new patient, he began to rattle off a list of issues he wanted me to later tell the doctor. He detailed all his pains and trepidations, and urged me to address all of them with the doctor. I explained that if he needed to write down all his
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(This was another blog series from 2011. The current world pandemic makes telephonic and video conference interpreting more important than ever. However I basically still agree with my opinion from over ten years ago!) Recently I was assigned to interpret for a patient at a hospital for pre-surgery. When the patient entered the room, the
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Interpreters must be diligent in following ethical guidelines. A while back, I was assigned to interpret at a doctor’s office. When I arrived and introduced myself to the patient, he stated, “I already have an interpreter!” The interpreter entered the office, wondering why I was there. A few moments later, a nurse case manager came
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This series of blog articles were written in 2011. Since that time Jeff has become a CCHI certified Healthcare interpreter. Although we respect IMIA and the code of ethics are very similar, we have now adopted the CCHI code of ethics not mentioned in this blog. What shocks me is that after all this time,
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For many years, I have been describing the role of the healthcare interpreter as a conduit for communication. The mental image that this creates, is one of a machine. A telephone for instance is impersonal. It truly is a conduit of communication. Human beings, however, are far more complex than a simple telephone. To simply
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