Second Annual TAHIT Symposium on Language Access in Texas

Friday, April 25, 2008 at 8:00 am CT - Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 5:00 pm CT
Fort Worth, TX




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Join us on April 25 & 26, 2008 in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX for the Second Annual Symposium on Language Access. This event is the largest of its kind in in the Southwestern United States.

 
With soaring health care costs, understaffed hospitals and an increasingly diverse immigrant population facing the Texas healthcare industry, the Texas Association of Healthcare Interpreters and Translators has invited leading organizatons and individuals from across the nation to explore ways to decrease costs and increase access while serving patient populations in languages other than English.
The TAHIT Symposium is designed for the various stakeholders in healthcare language access. With a two-track program featuring sessions for both healthcare providers and translator/interpreters, the TAHIT Symposium is the largest educational event in the Southwestern U.S. supporting equal access to health care for everyone.

This year’s Provider Track will feature presentations on topics such as strategies for reimbursement of interpreter services, Joint Commission language access standards, video-conference interpreting, and how to better utilize existing resources.

Featuring: 

Dr. Glenn Flores, UT Southwestern

The Joint Commission

Doreena Wong, National Health Law Program

  The Forum on Coordinating Interprerter Services

Childrens Medical Center of Dallas: Language Access Services

The Translator/Interpreter Track will feature interactive session on the unique needs of healthcare providers, the healthcare language professional and the environment in which they work.  (Please Note: This event has been approved for 10 ATA continuing education (CE) credits.)

Featuring:

Dr. Bruce Downing, National Council on Interpreting in Health Care 

Mary Esther Diaz

Zarita Araujo-Lane & Dr. Richard Lane

Dr. Holly Jacobson, UT El Paso

Linguistic Discussion from UT Arlington

Dr. Matthew Cox 

Please join us in Dallas/Fort Worth for this momentous event.  To view the detailed agenda, click here.

Who should attend? 

v    Hospital Administrators 

v    Risk Managers

v    Patient Representatives & Advocates

v    Managers of Interpreters Services

v    Interpreters & Translators

v    Other interested health care professionals

(Please note: The American Airlines Training & Conference Center has a limited number of rooms available for TAHIT attendees at $110/night (plus tax).  To make a reservation today, call (817) 956-1000.

 



 
 
Date, Time, and Location
Begins
Friday, April 25, 2008 at 8:00 am CT

Ends
Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 5:00 pm CT

Location
http://aaconferencecenter.dolce.com
American Airlines Training & Conference Center
4501 Highway 360 South MD 929
Fort Worth, TX 76115

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  News & Updates
Apr 04, 2008 04:40 PM
The TAHIT Symposim has been approved for 10 ATA CE's!!!
Mar 18, 2008 09:41 AM
The final agenda has been posted! REGISTER TODAY!!
Feb 02, 2008 12:48 AM
Call for Presenters open until February 15, 2008!
Feb 01, 2008 08:40 PM
The 2nd Annual TAHIT Symposium on Language Access will take place in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX at the American Airlines Training & Conference Center near DFW Airport.

Hosted By
The Texas Association of Healthcare Interpreters and Translators

The Texas Association of Healthcare Interpreters and Translators was formed to address the inconsistency in qualifications for professional interpreters in the state of Texas. TAHIT is working to achieve standard qualifications for the healthcare interpreter to ensure accurate transmission of vital medical information and provision of excellent healthcare to all, regardless of their ability to speak English.


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