Paving the Way Conference
Medical interpreters benefit from discussing the challenges of their daily work, as well as the range of linguistic and cultural issues affecting the field. Paving the Way to Health Care Access, two days of educational conference, sponsored by UMass Chan Medical School's MassAHEC Network, provides this opportunity.
This continuing education event is open to those who have previously attended our medical interpreter training programs and those who work with medical interpreters:
- Medical interpreters
- Interpreter managers and coordinators
- Members of the health care team working with interpreters
Participants choose from different workshops, each of which provides opportunities to explore specific topics and improve knowledge and skills.
2023 Paving the Way to Health Care Access Conference - Live Streaming via Zoom Platform
May 19 & May 20, 2023
REGISTRATION TO CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT, MONDAY, MAY 15TH
Please click here for additional conference information and/or to register for the 2023 Paving the Way conference.
Want to be a sponsor for the 2023 Paving the Way conference? For additional information and to access the sponsorship form please click here.
We would like to say "Thank you" to our current 2023 sponsors:
Platinum Sponsor:
Gold Sponsors:
Silver Sponsor:
Bronze Sponsors:
Sparkle Sponsors:
Community Interpreter Services at Catholic Charities of Boston
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This year's Tony Winsor Award Recipient is Zarita Araujo-Lane! To read more about Zarita please click here.
Past Paving the Way to Health Care Access Conferences
Paving the Way to Health Care 2022 - Workshop Presentations - Coming Soon!
Paving the Way to Health Care 2021 - Workshop Presentations
Ethical Challenges for Medical Interpreters; Case Study: A Medical Interpreting Apprenticeship At Women & Infants Hospital, Providence, RI; Medical Interpreting: Challenges and Skills; Rise of Remote Professionals: How to prepare your organization for any future health crises; Being Part of the Healthcare Team While Interpreting Remotely; The Essentials of Pharmacology 100+ Prescribed Drugs; Vulnerability and Healing: Supporting Interpreters During COVID-19
Paving the Way to Health Care 2020 - Workshop Presentations
Performance-based Skills Enhancement Techniques for Interpreters, Would You Like to Replenish Your Brain?, Ensuring Quality in Medical Interpretation, Cultural Safety and the Role of the Interpreter, What can Happen When a Clinician, a Manager and an Educator Work Together to Create Medical Interpreter Continuing Education?, When is Advocacy Not Advocacy?, To Stay in the Room Or Not: And Other Trends in ASL Interpreting Ethics, Individualized Education Plan Process for Interpreters
Paving the Way to Health Care 2019 - Workshop Presentations
An interpreter, a psychiatrist and a social worker go into a bar…. How do you interpret this?; Change Management: Implementing and Improving Workflow Management Process; Developing a Character Strengths Language/Perspective to Manage Burnout and Compassion Fatigue; Diabetes 101: An Overview of Diabetes and its Management; Everyday Challenges for Healthcare Interpreters; Interpreting for Gender and Sexual Minorities; Keynote Speaker - How Interpreters Construct Messages; Mad Skills: Handy Tools and Techniques to Strengthen your Sight Translation and Consecutive Interpreting Performance; Managing the Flow of Communication to Reduce Interpreter Fatigue; Note Taking for Healthcare Interpreters; Position Yourself to Be Successful as a Prospective or New Medical Interpreters; Promoting Health Equity in Healthcare through Cultural Humility; Resume Building for Professionals in the Interpreting Field; Sight Translation; Terminology Research for Portuguese Interpreters; The Interpreter Ambassador; Vicarious Trauma, Self-Care, and Demand-Control Schema: What do they have in common?; When and How to Intervene as an Interpreter; Informed Consent - A Patient Right and Responsibility; Navigating the Link Between Cultural Competence
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Paving the Way to Health Care 2018 - Workshop Presentations
Aligning Popoulation Health and System Transformation through a Focus on Data, Determinants, and Disparities, Bridging the Divide: Cross-Cultural Conflict Resolution in the Interpreter's Workplace, Cultural Brokering, Mastering Simultaneous Interpreting in Healthcare Settings, Learn about MassHealth from Eligibility to Health Plan, How Interpreters Can Work Effectively with Gender and Sexual Minorities, Understanding the Cultural Differences and Using this Knowledge Interpreting for the Aging LEP Population in the Nursing Home Environment, How Medical Interpreters Weave Change into the Cultural Fabric of a Hospital, Skill Based Training: Chinese-English Consecutive Interpretation, Advanced Spanish Interpretation Challenges: Skill Based Training through Role Play: Spanish-English and English-Spanish Consecutive Interpretation, Diversity for Interpreters, Tai Chi for the Medical Interpreter: A Gentle Way to Fight the Emotional Rollercoaster, Advanced Arabic Interpretation Challenges: Skill Based Training through Role Play: Arabic-English and English-Arabic Consecutive Interpretation
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Paving the Way to Health Care 2017 - Workshop Presentations
Chinese Consecutive Interpretation, Grey Areas: Decision Making in the Field, HIV 101 for Interpreters, How to Collaborate with Mental Health Providers, Interpreting for Gender and Sexual Minorities, MassHealth Program Overview, Breath In, Breath Out: Mindfulness Fundamentals, Neuropsychology Testing, Rounding the Bends of Your Boundries, Sight Translation, The Essential Role of an Interpreter, The Language of Silence, US Dental Literacy, Where is the Line and How Do I Draw It?, The Professional Interpreter in a Bilingual Dental Setting
Paving the Way to Health Care 2016 - Workshop Presentations
Can you Speak Dental!, Embark on a Journey to Become an Exceptional Interpreter with Native Proficiency, Everyone Plays a Role in the Education of Clinical Trials, Clinical Trail handout, How to Interpret about Sexual Topics, Here is another "ism" - Understanding & Dealing with Regionalisms, "Ism" handouts, Medical Interpretation in Psychotherapy, Organ Donation: Honoring Generosity & Saving Lives, Supporting Domestic Violence Survivors in Immigrant Communties, The Business of Language Interpretation & Translation, Video Interpretation Best Practices, You are the Key to HPV Cancer Prevention, Zika Virus
Since 2005, this annual conference has featured specific topics related to health disparities, language access, and the quality of care delivered to a diverse population.
"This was my first experience attending the Paving the Way to Health Care Conference and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I am looking forward to attending next year."
" Excellent! I enjoyed the workshops very much! the presenters at each workshop I attended were competent and very knowledgement of the topic."
"Well organized and great presenters."