Culture Advantage Weekly Webinars

This Sunday, September 22, 2019.

Interpreting in Outpatient Surgery Centers: 10 Most Common Procedures

Welcome to Culture Advantage! We put the MEDICAL in Medical Interpreting!

Thank you for signing up for the webinar.

We're looking forward to your participation!

Interpreting in Outpatient Surgery Centers: 10 Most Common Procedures

September 22, 2019 starting at 12 noon PST/2 pm CST/3 pm EST for 2 hours (with minimum of 4 participants)

Please register at least 4 hours before the session so you can receive the meeting information before the webinar.

Join us this Sunday for our weekly webinars!

These are live sessions that you can complete through your computer and by phone.

In this session, we will talk about the 10 most common procedures in outpatient surgery centers.

Learning Objectives:

1. Define what is outpatient surgery or ambulatory surgery.

2. Differentiate between surgery as an inpatient and surgery as an outpatient.

3. Discuss the most common procedures in outpatient surgery centers.

4. Become familiar with surgical preparation (preop) for outpatient surgeries.

5. Explain the difference between local anesthesia, regional anesthesia, and general anesthesia.

6. Practice sight translation and consecutive interpreting of selected patient discharge instructions from outpatient procedures.

Why take this course?

 It is online and you can join by phone and computer.
Each session is information-intensive and fast-paced.
If you are a new interpreter, or an experienced interpreter who needs a comprehensive review of medical concepts, diseases, procedures and treatments, this course is for you.
For new interpreters, this is an ideal course so you can gain confidence before you jump right into the clinical setting.
 

Who is presenting this course?

The Boot Camp is presented by Marlene Obermeyer who designed and conducted the first IMIA Medical Terminology Boot Camp in Boston, and has presented it in different US cities throughout the years. The MT Boot Camp has been very successful in training interpreters and interpreter trainers at the IMIA International Conferences. You can now attend the Boot Camp online.

How do I receive a certificate?

In order to receive a CEU certificate, you need to attend the full session and complete a brief quiz after the session.
There will be a Question and Answer period at the end of each session so you can participate.

Looking forward to having you in the session! Please contact me if you have any questions! Thank you and talk to you soon!
Note: This course is not appropriate for medical interpreter trainers or educators. 

NOTE:

Participants need to be able to use the phone and computer if located in the US.

If outside the US, participant needs to be able to log in to the Meeting Link and and have audio to participate and view the presentation from the computer. 

There is no refund once registration is processed. You may attend another session or take an online CEU course if unable to attend the session.

Participant is responsible for confirming that the course is appropriate for their training goals.