

2005
Interpretation Training
HIN ran a core interpreter training program from September 23 to December 9, 2005. 17 trainees participated in the program. This first-level course provided seventy hours of intensive instruction in the fundamentals of professional interpreting in community settings. Curriculum designed to enable the development of skills and knowledge in the following areas: professional conduct; interpreting theory and practice, and strategies for interpreting in a variety of sectors. 16 trainees speaking 12 languages completed the program. Curriculum updated to reflect recommendations emerging from previous training. Integration of language coaches into the training program.
November-December 2005 CAMH
When Cultures Collide at the Bedside
Joseph Chandrakanthan, Clinical Ethicist, Centre for Clinical Ethics
December 6, 2005 St. Joseph Health Centre
HIN AGM - Forwarding the Agenda, Developing Standards in Community Interpreting
Diana Abraham - College Connect Program for development of Interpreter Training
Paul Penzo - ACCTI Roundtable Initiative on Standards
October 25, 2005 University Health Network
Workshop on Training Interpreters in the Healthcare Sector
Diana Abraham
Anita Tancredi
Nelson Cabral
Mike Sauer - ILSAT presentation
May 31, 2005 8:15 am - 4:30 pm CAMH
"Responsibility and “Respossibility”: Meeting the Challenges of Providing Sign Language Interpretation Service in the Healthcare Sector
Bev Dooley
Manager of Sign Language & Interpreter Service The Canadian Hearing Society
Rino Stradiotto
Lawyer, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Randi Zlotnik Shaul
LL.M., Ph.D. Bioethicist The Hospital for Sick Children
February 22, 2005 Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Healthcare Interpretation Network