Industry Leaders to Provide Solutions at the 2nd Annual Texas Association of Healthcare Interpreters and Translators Symposium in Dallas

Dallas, TX, March 07, 2008 --(PR.com)-- 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 organizations and individuals from across the nation to explore ways to decrease costs and increase access while serving patient populations in languages other than English.

Healthcare providers will learn how to address the needs of increasingly diverse patient populations while controlling costs, achieving compliance, and improving access.

Interpreters, translators, and bilingual individuals will learn about the unique needs of the healthcare provider, the healthcare language professional and the environment in which they work.

National organizations presenting:
The Joint Commission – the nation’s leading accreditation authority for hospitals
The National Health Law Program – leading national legal organization ensuring equal access to health care
The National Council on Interpreting in Health Care – the leading national organization in healthcare interpreting

Texas organizations presenting:
Children’s Hospital of Dallas
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at El Paso

Nationally recognized presenters:
Forum on Coordinating Interpreter Services – A Northeastern US organization dedicated to improving best practices in coordinating interpreter services
Dr. Glen Flores- Nationally recognized author and pediatrician
Mary Esther Diaz – Nationally recognized trainer
Dr. Holly Jacobsen – Nationally recognized author, and educator

The symposium will also include many more leading organizations and individuals from across the state and nation.

For more information visit:
http://tahit08.eventbrite.com

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