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Early payment is advised in order to secure participation and help reach the course minimum participation - unfortunately, courses may occasionally be cancelled or rescheduled, if the confirmed participation in advance is very low.
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This course will consist of a series of interactive three hour workshops designed to provide participants with a broad knowledge of English medical terminology. For the purpose of organization, each organ system will be presented and discussed separately. This includes basic anatomical terms, diagnostic procedures and common pathological conditions. All of the information presented is indispensable to those wishing to enter the field of medical translation. The first workshop will concentrate on the brain and nervous system, respiratory system and sensory system. The second workshop will discuss the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems, skeletal and muscular systems; the third workshop will delve into the integumentary and gastrointestinal systems, and the fourth workshop will focus on the endocrine and urinary systems, male and female reproductive systems.
Description
This 4-part workshop will present human anatomy from the perspective of a pharmaceutical/medical translator. We will look at each organ system in minute detail and even at a microscopic level. We will also look at the various pathologies for each organ system commonly studied during clinical trials at the microscopic level. Then we will look at the pharmacokinetics (the effect of the body on the drug) and supposed mechanism(s) of action for these drugs. For instance, sulfonylureas are used to manage type 2 diabetes. But, how do they do this at a microscopic level? It is important for pharmaceutical/medical translators to understand this type of information because it occurs frequently in clinical trial documentation. Please do not hesitate to contact me at carmensuecross@yahoo.com if you have any questions.
Participants will receive free access to watch the recorded version of the workshop, a .pdf version of the presentation and a resource list.
Target audience
Translators new to the medical field.
Translators considering specializing in medicine.
Learning objectives
Students will learn how to analyze and understand English medical terminology, including prefixes, root words and suffixes. These are invaluable skills for translators specializing (or wish to specialize) in the medical field. They will also learn the basic anatomy of the human body, as well as common pathological conditions and diagnostic procedures common to each body system. In addition, students will be able to practice what they've learned through real-time exercises with instant feedback from the instructor.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Registration and payment information
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72 hours before the webinar takes place, you will receive an invitation to join the session. Please, click the registration link or button provided in the invitation email and complete the registration form.
Virtual platform system requirements
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• Required: Intel processor (1GB of RAM or better recommended)
To Use VoIP (microphone and speakers or headset):
• Required: Fast Internet connection (384 kbps or more recommended)
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• NOT required: Microphone - attendees can communicate with the trainer through incorporated chat.
Recommendations
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Bio: Carmen Cross has been a professional medical translator of German and Arabic medical documents since 2005. She holds a Bachelor's and two Master's in Arabic language and linguistics, as well as an Arabic-English translation certificate from New York University. In addition to medicine and biotechnology, she is also interested in foreign language acquisition and linguistics. Like her page on Facebook
Anatomy for Pharmaceutical Translators: Brain and nervous system, respiratory system, sensory system.
Rebecca House France Local time: 11:53 French to English + ...
Order of webinars
Aug 4, 2015
Hi, I have registered to attend the series of 4 medical translation webinars. I think there is an error, as the order of the topics covered in the webinars varies on Proz.com, depending on whether I click on the specific webinar link, or the course outline. Could you tell me - which is the first topic of discussion, on August 6 - "Cardiovascular and lymphatic systems, skeletal and muscular systems", or "Brain and nervous system, respiratory system, sensory system". Thank you, Rebecca
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Hi, I have registered to attend the series of 4 medical translation webinars. I think there is an error, as the order of the topics covered in the webinars varies on Proz.com, depending on whether I click on the specific webinar link, or the course outline. Could you tell me - which is the first topic of discussion, on August 6 - "Cardiovascular and lymphatic systems, skeletal and muscular systems", or "Brain and nervous system, respiratory system, sensory system". Thank you, Rebecca
Hello Rebecca,
Sorry for the confusion but we start with Brain and nervous system, respiratory system, sensory system session. I have updated the pages accordingly.
Please let me know if you have any doubts. Thanks!
Helen
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Rania Ioannou United Kingdom Local time: 10:53 English to Greek + ...
Re: reschudeling of first seminar
Aug 6, 2015
Hello,
First of all, I wish the trainer a speedy recovery.
Regarding the rescheduling of the first session for September I was wondering whether the rest of the course sessions will be offered again at a later time. I have already registered and paid for the first session, and I was thinking first to see how this would go for me before registering for the rest of the course.
Thank you, Rania
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First of all, I wish the trainer a speedy recovery.
Regarding the rescheduling of the first session for September I was wondering whether the rest of the course sessions will be offered again at a later time. I have already registered and paid for the first session, and I was thinking first to see how this would go for me before registering for the rest of the course.
Thank you, Rania
[Edited at 2015-08-06 12:53 GMT]
Hi Rania,
I am sorry for any inconvenience but if you are interested in attending one session and then decide as for the rest of the courses, I can transfer your registration and payment from the rescheduled course to the next week session. The next webinar will take place on August 13th at 2pm GMT. Will it be suitable for you? Thanks!
Helen
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Rania Ioannou United Kingdom Local time: 10:53 English to Greek + ...
Re: reschudeling of first seminar
Aug 6, 2015
Helen Shepelenko wrote:
Hi Rania,
I am sorry for any inconvenience but if you are interested in attending one session and then decide as for the rest of the courses, I can transfer your registration and payment from the rescheduled course to the next week session. The next webinar will take place on August 13th at 2pm GMT. Will it be suitable for you? Thanks!
Helen
Thank you for offering that. I did not know that this would be possible but if you could transfer my registration to the next week session that would be great.
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I am sorry for any inconvenience but if you are interested in attending one session and then decide as for the rest of the courses, I can transfer your registration and payment from the rescheduled course to the next week session. The next webinar will take place on August 13th at 2pm GMT. Will it be suitable for you? Thanks!
Helen
Thank you for offering that. I did not know that this would be possible but if you could transfer my registration to the next week session that would be great.
Hi Rania,
I have transferred the registration as requested. A join link for the session has been emailed to you accordingly. Hope this helps.
Please do not hesitate to submit a support request if you need anything else or have any doubts, http://www.proz.com/support/
"See" you next week!:)
Helen
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