L1090 Treatments and Procedures: Understanding MMR Vaccine (.2 CEUs)

ATA-approved. Meets CCHI requirements for continuing education. This is an online course to help you prepare for interpreting in primary care encounters. You have 4 weeks to complete this course.

For Level 1 and Level 2 Interpreters:

Level 1: Beginner Interpreters

Level 2: For experienced or certified interpreters who want to learn more about medical concepts. Level 2 interpreters are required to complete ALL sight translation and consecutive interpreting activities.

This is a language-neutral course for all languages.However, there are exercises to give you opportunity to practice sight translation and consecutive interpreting in your language pair.

Instructor: Marlene V. Obermeyer, MA, RN
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The participant will gain improved understanding of the anatomy and medical terminology for major diseases, diagnostic procedures and treatments beyond the basic level by participating in the learning activties that include Powerpoint presentations, audio recordings for listening practice, videos for interpreting practice and quizzes/exams to help enhance comprehension and improve retention of the information.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this course, the participant would be able to:

Learning Objectives:
1. Explain what is the MMR Vaccine.
2. Explain what is measles, how it is spread, signs and symptoms.
3. Explain what is mumps, how it is spread, signs and symptoms.
4. Explain what is rubella, how it is spread, signs and symptoms.
5. Practice interpreting the side effects of the MMR vaccine.
6. Relate how knowledge of the MMR vaccine would enhance the interpreter's professional practice.

Instructions:

Log in times are tracked and documented by the learning management system.
Participant are expected to spend the awarded contact hours on the learning activities and to claim credit only for the time spent on the course. Some participants may need more time than others, depending on their background knowledge base.
Presentation times are approximate only as participants are free to review and repeat the presentations and the sight translation/consecutive interpreting activities as many times as needed in order to understand the concepts.
In order to receive a certificate, the participant must pass the quizzes/exams with 80% grade.  The quizzes/exams  may be taken twice. 
Technical Requirement: Windows 10, newest Firefox Browser, with AdobeFlashplayer, audio and video capability. Iphone and Ipads or mobile devices are not supported, although you may be able to view some features, you would not be able to complete all of the lessons using mobile phone devices.
For any technical issues, please email the administrator for assistance at [email protected].
Please note: There is no refund once the course is accessed. You may be given additional time for completion if there are technical difficulties.
Certificate is not awarded if participant does not pass the tests.
The participant receives  4 weeks access to the course from the date of registration.
(This course requires computer and Internet literacy: Ability to follow links, download files, open new windows, view videos and listen to audios, etc. If you are not familiar with these tasks, you may need more time in completing this course.)