Boostlingo’s Support and Partnership to CCHI
If there’s one event we’re excited for this year, it’s CCHI’s (Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters) 10th Anniversary Summit that will be held on October 12 in Minneapolis.
Why?
Well, for starters we’re a GLOBAL sponsor at this year’s summit, pretty cool right? We think so too! But, what’s really cool though is that we get to discuss with other interpretation industry professionals the challenges many face in the healthcare industry when dealing with LEP patients. This gives us a great opportunity to learn and grow with other industry professionals.
Another reason we fully support CCHI is because of their mission. CCHI has been offering an independent, national, comprehensive certification program to medical interpreters of all languages since 2009. Which, if you know us at Boostlingo interpretation services is our thing! CCHI is dedicated to supporting professional healthcare interpreters who value the power of education and certification. That is definitely something we can get behind.
Speaking of something we can get behind is CCHI’s new #Project EtoE Campaign. #Project EtoE is a research project dedicated to making language access history. An interpreter’s abilities are very complex and start with the language proficiency in two languages. Their abilities also include skills that either have no direct correlation to language proficiency or are not exclusive to language proficiency. These skills are responsible for a successful conversion of meaning from one language into another.With that being said, CCHI decided to find out if such cognitive interpreting skills can be measured through standardized oral performance test in English so that this test can be used for interpreters of any language. Throughout this campaign, CCHI will measure the data, hoping to come out with a revolutionary study of interpreter’s skills. For more information on how to contribute to the fund visit the #Project EtoE website.
So, it’s safe to say we fully support this organization, and could not be more proud to be apart of their 10th anniversary summit this October. The goal of the summit is to collectively start mapping out paths for some mutually acceptable resolutions in the interpreting industry. We’re excited for this event and hope to see you there
