Healthcare Interpreting Explained is the first comprehensive
user-friendly book on the practice of medical/healthcare interpreting.
Written by a leading world authority and drawing on research carried out
in Europe, the United States, Australia and Asia, this process-focussed
text goes beyond terms and concepts to cover medical discourse, ethics
and protocol, professionalization, cognitive factors, problem-solving
strategies, assessment and more. Including summaries, tasks, further
reading and a range of real-world examples, as well as audio files on
the Translation Studies Portal, this is the essential text for all
students and practicing interpreters in the areas of medical and
healthcare interpreting.