The Medical Interpreter Book - Part 2: Introduction Medical Glossary Scenarios & Games
We have incorporated into this book, a thorough teaching of both the clinical and practical skills to start you on your path to becoming an accomplished English-Arabic medical interpreter. It includes:
An introduction to interpretation, some history, the modern-day roles of interpreters, techniques for effective interpretation, and HIPAA regulations.A huge section detailing the Latin prefixes and suffixes used to construct all medical terminology, including their interpretation into English and Arabic, with examples for each.A general chapter on Anatomy and Physiology, with translations for common symptoms, diseasesA chapter for almost every medical science, including translations of common symptoms, diseases, and treatments for each. As this is a very extensive subject, it will be continued in Part 2 of this book series.A chapter each on Vaccines, Laboratory investigations, and Radiological examinations.A chapter on real-life scenarios so that the reader can practice their interpretation skills. It can also be used as a group-study role-play.A section with puzzles and games to help the reader memorize some common medical terminology.Accuracy-wise, the medical terminology has been reviewed by a world-wide group of specialist doctors, who are bilingual or multilingual in English and other native languages such as Arabic, Danish, French, German, Hindi, Korean, Malayalam, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
El-Sayed Abdelrazek is a well-trained Medical & Community Arabic - English Interpreter & HIPAA compliant with over 17 years of experience. Currently working in the United Arab Emirates as an onsite medical interpreter, and also providing remote interpreting OPI and VRI for clients in the U.S., U.K., and Canada.
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