Language Line® University and IMIA Present "Patient Safety in Any Language II: The Case for National Medical Interpretation Certification"

MONTEREY, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Language Line® University and the International Medical Interpreters Association
(IMIA) present "Patient Safety in Any Language II: The Case for National Medical
Interpretation Certification," the second in a series of roundtable discussions
on language access in healthcare settings. The educational forum, which will be
available via podcast at www.certifiedmedicalinterpreters.org, is a
collaboration of the IMIA, the oldest and largest interpreter association, and
Language Line University, a globally recognized interpreter training and
certification division of Language Line Services.

The following panelists addressed the medical interpreter profession itself and
the need for a national certification standard for medical interpreters, along
with the steps being taken to accomplish this.

* Izabel Arocha, President of the International Medical Interpreters Association
(IMIA)
* Louis Provenzano, President and Chief Operating Officer of Language Line
Services

Several interpreters currently working in the field also participated in the
podcast, sharing their experiences, asking questions about the current process
for national certification for medical interpreters, and discussing how national
medical interpretation certification will impact them.

"Patient Safety in Any Language II: The Case for National Medical Interpretation
Certification" is a prelude to the Third Annual National Medical Interpretation
Certification Forum taking place on May 1st in Denver, Co. Results from the
National Job Analysis Survey, which was conducted earlier this year, will be
shared at the forum. For more information, visit
www.certifiedmedicalinterpreters.org.

A transcript of the "Patient Safety in Any Language II: The Case for National
Medical Interpretation Certification" podcast, will be available at
www.certifiedmedicalinterpreters.org.

About Language Line® University

Language Line University is the globally recognized interpreter training and
certification subsidiary of Language Line Services, the leading provider of
telephone interpreting and other language-based services. Language Line Services
is a trusted partner to thousands of organizations whose focus is to effectively
serve the rapidly expanding market of limited English speakers. The company
delivers a dynamic suite of solutions spanning phone, on-site and video
interpreting, translation, transcription, localization and localized software
and devices and the only medical interpreter certification program that is
externally validated. Through its leading-edge technology infrastructure,
Language Line Services provides support for more than 175 languages, including
American Sign Language and Mexican Sign Language to its industry-leading
portfolio of clients across markets including healthcare, financial services,
government, telecom, manufacturing, insurance, entertainment, travel, and more.
For information on how Language Line Services is helping clients achieve their
strategic multi-cultural marketing and regulatory compliance objectives, please
call 1-800-752-6096 or visit http://www.languageline.com.

About The International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA)

The International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA) is committed to the
advancement of professional medical interpreters as the best practice for
equitable language access to health care for linguistically diverse patients
worldwide. Founded in 1986, it is comprised of over 1,900 members, and is the
oldest and largest medical interpreter association in the world. While
representing medical interpreters as the ultimate experts in the medical
interpreting field, associate membership to the IMIA is open to
multidisciplinary groups interested in medical interpreting, language access,
and international human rights in health care. IMIA (www.imiaweb.org) has
divisions of providers, corporate members, trainers and interpreters in over 100
languages.

For Language Line Services
Jeanine Karp, 305-448-3754
Jeanine.karp@rbbpr.com

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