What is it about?
“Ineke Crezee’s book fills a vital gap in health interpreting, placing the extensive medical vocabulary needed within the context of interpreter’s practice and the issues they face in the very varied areas of health care. It is ideal for all training levels from short courses to postgraduate work.” Uldis Ozolins, University of Western Sydney
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Why is it important?
“ Introduction to Healthcare for Interpreters and Translators is a tour de force from Ineke Crekee, a well-known trainer of healthcare interpreters from New Zealand. This book includes everything from basic medical terminology by specialty area to anatomy and physiology to what to expect in the Emergency Room. I have never seen a volume like this, written about healthcare but specifically for interpreters, and I will certainly recommend it to anyone providing language services in a healthcare setting.” Cindy Roat, the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care
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I was inspired to write this book after comments from my health interpreting students: they told me what they needed to support them in their work: a book that would offer a guide to settings such as 'endocrinology' and 'cardiology' - a book that would unravel the mysteries of the body's main organ systems, listing the most common conditions for each system, together with commonly asked questions. I used my experience as a Registered Nurse to unpack complex concepts in an easy-to-understand way. I am delighted to say that special iterations have appeared for interpreters working with Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Korean (Hankuk University Press): a special iteration for Russian speaking interpreters and translators is in progress, as is one for Turkish-speaking interpreters and translators.
Professor Ineke H M Crezee
Auckland University of Technology
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This page is a summary of: Introduction to Healthcare for Interpreters and Translators, September 2013, John Benjamins,
DOI: 10.1075/z.181.
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