Seminar for Introduction to Remote Medical Interpretation for Infectious Diseases (COVID-19) will be held

The National Association for Medical Interpreters (NAMI) will hold an introductory training course on remote medical interpretation focusing on infectious diseases (COVID-19).

Date(Please select one day.)

  • Tuesday, September 15, 18:00~21:40(Chinese・Filipino・Indonesian)
  • Saturday, September 19, 13:00~16:40(English・Nepali・Spanish・Portuguese)
  • Sunday, October 4, 13:00~16:40(English・Chinese・Vietnamese・Spanish)
  • Wednesday, October 14, 18:00~21:40(Filipino・Vietnamese・Indonesian・Portuguese)
  • Sunday, October 25, 13:00~16:40(English・Chinese・Nepali・Spanish)
  • Saturday, November 7, 13:00~16:40(Chinese・Filipino・Vietnamese・Portuguese)
  • Sunday, November 15, 13:00~16:40(English・Chinese・Filipino・Vietnamese・Portuguese)
  • Saturday, November 21, 13:00~16:40(English・Nepali・Spanish)
  • Wednesday, November 25, 18:00~21:40(English・Chinese・Spanish・Portuguese)

Period

3.5 hours per session

Contents

Lecture

  1. Medical knowledge of COVID-19 and foreign residents’ health issues
  2. Precautions for remote interpretation in medical practice

Practice

  • Practice as a mock interpreter (Inquiries to public health centers, medical examinations, and PCR testing)

Implementation

Zoom is used.

Capacity

Up to 10 persons per day per language (Applications will be closed at full capacity.)

Application Method

Apply by filling out the following application form

Contact Information

National Association for Medical Interpreters

Email address:nami.covid19.kenshu@gmail.com