TAHIT Quarterly TeleSeminars

TAHIT hosts quarterly TeleSeminars for its members to be able to participate in ongoing professional development opportunities from the comfort of their own homes. TAHIT TeleSeminars cover topics from interpreter credentialing to specialized medical terminology. TAHIT TeleSeminars are recorded and uploaded to the Members Only page of the TAHIT website for members to be able to participate even if they are unavailable on the day of the TeleSeminar.

For more information about TAHIT Quarterly TeleSeminars or to volunteer as a speaker, contact TAHIT Director of Professional Development, Graciela Zozaya at acalang@sbcglobal.net.

The TAHIT Symposia on Language Access 

The TAHIT Symposium is an annual event designed for the various stakeholders in healthcare language access. With a two-track program featuring sessions for both healthcare providers and translator/interpreters, the TAHIT Symposium is the largest educational event in the Southwestern U.S. supporting equal access to health care for everyone.

The 3rd Annual TAHIT Symposium on Language Access will take place on April 17 & 18, 2009 at the Holiday Inn Austin Town Lake. Download the brochure, call for presentations, and exhibitor prospectus on the right.

History

 2009 - Austin

 2008 - Dallas/Fort Worth

 2007 - Houston

First Annual Symposium Recap

The first TAHIT Symposium on Language Access was held on August 24 and 25, 2007,  at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. The 144 participants came from Massachusetts, Oregon, Illinois, and all over Texas. They included interpreters, staff and administrators from major hospitals in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin, as well as translation and interpreting agencies. 
 
The event kicked off Friday with tours of M.D. Anderson and Texas Children’s Hospital, followed by a reception, all of which were well-attended. The networking was great!
 
The following day was filled with plenary sessions featuring Legislative Updates, an Open Forum on Certification of Healthcare Interpreters, a Cultural Forum on Healthcare Beliefs and Practices, and the Standards of Practice for Health Care Interpreters. Concurrent sessions were divided into two tracks: one for providers and administrators, and the other for interpreters and translators. Presentations for Administrators included a Forum on Models of Service Delivery, The Development of M.D. Anderson’s International Department, JCAHO Standards and How to Prepare for a JCAHO Survey. Presentations for Interpreters and Translators included an Update in Pediatrics by John Cochran, M.D. from the Department of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics at LBJ Hospital , a lively presentation on Professional Boundaries in Health Care, and a session on Congenital Heart Defects. 

 Past TeleSeminar topics include:

• Fall 2009 - Interpreter Qualifications and Certification (Speakers: Esther Diaz & Jorge U. Ungo)

2007

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