Visit MiTiN.org for the current schedule of monthly meetings and other info from the Michigan Translators/Inter-
preters Network.

Below are listings for Voices For Health events, as well as diversity conferences sponsored by other organizations. To list a cultural event for health care providers or an educational opportunity for interpreters, send information to webmaster@voicesforhealth.com.

2008  

January

January 14, 2008 - March 10, 2008
Event: Medical Spanish Class (Beginner)
Topic: Spanish Language & Culture for Healthcare Providers - Level 1
Day/Time: Mondays, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Instructor: Voices For Health, Inc.
Location: GVSU Cook-Devos Center for Health Sciences
(301 Michigan, NE Grand Rapids, MI)
Registration: Providers of West Michigan at (616)458-7324 x21
Questions: Providers of West Michigan at (616)458-7324 x21
>Download Flyer (forthcoming)

January 16, 2008 - March 12, 2008 blt_cme
Event: Medical Spanish Class (Intermediate)
Topic: Spanish Language & Culture for Healthcare Providers - Level 2
Day/Time: Wednesdays 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Instructor: Voices For Health, Inc.
Location: GVSU Cook-Devos Center for Health Sciences
(301 Michigan, NE Grand Rapids, MI)
Registration: Providers of West Michigan at (616)458-7324 x21
Questions: Providers of West Michigan at (616)458-7324 x21
 

February

February 27, 2008
Event: Interpreter Continuing Education Seminar
Topic: "Postpartum Care"
Time: 6pm ET – 7:30pm ET (registration 5:30pm - 6pm)
Guest Expert: Sylvia Mupepi, PhD, RN
Location: Voices For Health, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI
Cost:  Professionals - $10, Students - $5, VFH Interpreters - Free
Registration: Dawn at 616-233-6505 (toll-free 800-VFH-3347) or secretary@voicesforhealth.com
Questions: michelle@voicesforhealth.com
>Download Flyer
>Download MI-QA flyer
 

April

April 11, 2008
Event: Conference Presentation
Topic: "Mandatory Continuing Education for Medical Interpreters: Catching Up With the Other Health Professions"
Speaker: Michelle A. Scott, RN, MA
Location: California Healthcare Interpreters Association Annual Conference – Costa Mesa, CA
>Information & Registration
 

May

May 29, 2008
Event: Interpreter Continuing Education Seminar
Topic: Mental Health Series – Part 1
Time: 6pm ET – 7:30pm ET (registration 5:30pm - 6pm)
Location: Voices For Health, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI
Cost:  Professionals - $10, Students - $5, VFH Interpreters - Free
Registration: Dawn at 616-233-6505 (toll-free 800-VFH-3347) or secretary@voicesforhealth.com
Questions: michelle@voicesforhealth.com
>Download Flyer
 

June

June 5-6, 2008
Event: Voices For Health Exhibit
Title: "Hand in Hand: Shaping the Profession Together"
Location: National Council of Interpreters in Health Care, Second Annual Membership Meeting – Atlanta, GA
>Information & Registration
 

September

September  25, 2008
Event: Interpreter Continuing Education Seminar
Topic: Mental Health Series – Part 2
Time: 6pm ET – 7:30pm ET (registration 5:30pm - 6pm)
Location: Voices For Health, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI
Cost:  Professionals - $10, Students - $5, VFH Interpreters - Free
Registration: Dawn at 616-233-6505 (toll-free 800-VFH-3347) or secretary@voicesforhealth.com
Questions: michelle@voicesforhealth.com
 

October

October 10-12, 2008
Event: Conference Presentation
Topic: "Evaluation of Language Access Policies and Procedures for a National Nonprofit Organization"
Speakers: Martha Burton-Santiba๑ez (NMDP) and Michelle A. Scott, RN, MA (Voices For Health)
Location: International Medical Interpreters Association Annual Conference – Boston, MA
>Information & Registration

November

November 20, 2008
Event: Interpreter Continuing Education Seminar
Topic: Mental Health Series – Part 3
Time: 6pm ET – 7:30pm ET (registration 5:30pm - 6pm)
Location: Voices For Health, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI
Cost:  Professionals - $10, Students - $5, VFH Interpreters - Free
Registration: Dawn at 616-233-6505 (toll-free 800-VFH-3347) or secretary@voicesforhealth.com
Questions: michelle@voicesforhealth.com
 

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