Essentials for Medical Interpreters and Translators - 48th Proceedings ATA
by Orlando Gonzalez


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Journals

Translation Journal
A Publication for Tranlators by Translators about Translators and Translation
>> http://accurapid.com/journal/

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Reference Tools

yourDictionary.com
>> yourdictionary.com

ENGLISH-SPANISH DICTIONARY OF HEALTH RELATED TERMS
The dictionary can also be downloaded for free at:
>> http://www.ucop.edu/cprc/cmhidictionary.pdf

Or paper copies can be ordered from:

California-Mexico Health Intiative
California Policy Research Center
University of California Office of the President
1950 Addison Street, Suite 203
Berkley, CA 94720-7410
(510) 643-4089
Fax: (510) 642-7861
http://www.ucop.edu/cprc/cmhi.html

California office of Binational Border Health
California Department of Health Services
3851 Rosecrans Street, Mail Station P-511B
San Diego, CA 92138-5524
(619) 692-8821
Fax: (619) 692-8821
http://www.dhs.cahwnet.gov/ps/dcdc/COBBH/

Real Academia Española
>> http://buscon.rae.es/diccionario/drae.htm

Medical Glossaries by Specialty
>> http://www.mtdesk.com/mt.shtml

Glossary of Mental Health Terms for Interpreters and Translators
Queensland Transcultural Mental Health Centre
includes English, Chinese, Italian, Spanish and Vietnamese
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/pahospital/docs/qtmhc/Glossary_1.pdf

Searchable Directory of Glossaries and topical Dictionaries
>> http://www.glossarist.com/

Technical and popular Medical Terms
>> http://allserv.rug.ac.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/language.html

Diccionario médico biológico etimológico
>> http://clasicas.usal.es/dicciomed/

Online Medical Dictionary
>> http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/

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Medical Information

Ethnomed (ethnic medicine information)
>> www.ethnomed.org

MedlinePlus
>> www.medlineplus.gov

ENGLISH
MERCK MANUAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATION – HOME EDITION
ISBN 0-671-02727-1 ($7.99)
The entire manual is available for free consultation online:
>> http://www.msd-brazil.com/content/corporate/br_index.html

INTERNATIONAL
Merck International Websites
>> http://www.msd.es/en.su.pais/index.html

Tu otro médico
>> http://www.tuotromedico.com/

Physiology Home Page
>> http://members.aol.com/Bio50/index.html

Web MD
>> http://www.webmd.com/

Mayo Clinic
>> http://www.mayoclinic.com/

Children’s Hospital Boston
>> http://www.childrenshospital.org/cfapps/A2Z.cfm

AIDS Information
>> http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/

Inner Learning Online
>> http://www.innerbody.com/

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Cultural Competence

Cross Cultural Health Care Program
>> www.xculture.org

Diversity RX
>> www.diversityrx.org

Hablamos Juntos
Funded by Robert Wood Johnson, Hablamos Juntos' aim is to improve communication between health care providers and their patients with limited English proficiency.  Ten demonstration sites have been established in regions with established or emerging fast-growing Latino populations.
http://www.hablamosjuntos.org

Mass. General Hospital Medical Interpreter Services
>> www.massgeneral.org/interpreters/

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Advocacy

Amnesty International
>> www.amnesty.org

Health Care For All >> www.hcfama.org

Mass. Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA)
>> www.miracoalition.org

National Health Law Program
>> www.healthlaw.org

National LEP Advocacy Task Force
>> www.leptaskforce.org

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State/Federal Government

Centers for Disease Control
>> www.cdc.gov

Mass. Department of Public Health
>> www.mass.gov/dph 

DPH Best Practice Recommendations for Hospital-Based Interpreter Services
http://www.mass.gov/dph/bhqm/2bestpra.pdf

DPH Poster:  "You have the right to an interpreter at no cost to you.  Please point to the language and wait."  Available in 30 different languages.
http://www.mass.gov/dph/omh/interp/interpreter.htm

Mass. Department of Mental Health
>> www.mass.gov/dmh

Mass. Emergency Room Interpreter Law
>> www.mass.gov/legis/laws/seslaw00/s1000066.htm

Office for Civil Rights
>> www.hhs.gov/ocr/

Office for Minority Health (including CLAS standards)
>> www.omhrc.gov/omhhome.htm

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Service Providers

International Institute of Boston
>> www.iiboston.org

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Spanish Resources

MANUAL MERCK DE INFORMACIÓN MÉDICA PARA EL HOGAR
ISBN 0911910-14-X ($34.95)
The entire manual is available for free consultation online:
>> http://www.msd.es/publicaciones/mmerck_hogar/

Spanish version:
>> http://medlineplus.gov/spanish/

Aquí hay un listado enorme de páginas con contenidos en salud.
>> http://www.diariomalaga.com/webs/subcategorias.php3?idcategoria=36

Este es un periodico que se distribuye todos los días a los señores doctores en los hospitales. Muy interesante. >> http://www.diariomedico.com/

También recuerdo que está bien
>> http://www.saludalia.com

Página de la base de datos donde están indizados todos los artículos científicos que se publican  mundialmente:
>> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Entrez/
Pincha en la opción "PubMed”.

105-page glossary of medical  terms and abbreviations in Spanish.  
>>http://www.msc.es/estadEstudios/estadisticas/docs/diccionarioSiglasMedic
as.pdf

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Migration Glossary
http://www.migrationinformation.org/datahub/glossary.cfm