2025 Webinars with CCC #2 - Advocacy and Cultural Awareness: When Culture Deviates from What We Know скачать в хорошем качестве

2025 Webinars with CCC #2 - Advocacy and Cultural Awareness: When Culture Deviates from What We Know

2025 Webinars with CCC - #2 Advocacy and Cultural Awareness: When Culture Deviates from What We Know Live session: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET Presenter: Jorge Mejia Healthcare interpreters often encounter challenges due to cultural differences and language barriers. This presentation will explore the crucial roles of cultural awareness and patient advocacy in ensuring effective communication and equitable healthcare. Attendees will learn how to bridge cultural gaps, support patient rights, and enhance their skills in managing miscommunications. This webinar aims to empower interpreters to be more proactive and confident in their roles, ensuring better patient outcomes and fostering an environment of mutual understanding and respect. This presentation is designed for interpreters, trainers, healthcare providers, and administrators. About the presenter Jorge Mejia has recently assumed the role of Language Access Director at Ventura County Medical Center, where he is building a language access department from the ground up. With close to 20 years of experience in Healthcare Interpreting, including 8 years in leadership roles, Jorge brings extensive expertise in managing language access programs and addressing the unique needs of diverse patient populations. At Natividad, where he served for 9 years as a Healthcare Interpreter—spending half of that time as an Interpreter Services Supervisor—Jorge played a pivotal role in mentoring new interpreters, developing training programs, and advocating for equitable communication solutions for indigenous language speakers from Mexico. His work has consistently centered on fostering cultural sensitivity and delivering high-quality interpretation services in healthcare settings. A Licensed Trainer for community interpreters, Jorge is a recognized speaker on best practices in healthcare interpreting and cultural awareness. He has delivered numerous presentations on topics such as trilingual healthcare interpreters and the advocacy of Indigenous language needs in healthcare. Residing in California's Central Coast, Jorge is deeply committed to bridging communication gaps in healthcare and championing inclusivity through solutions that are both culturally and linguistically appropriate. ► Check out the Cross-Cultural Communications website: https://www.cultureandlanguage.net/ ► Register for upcoming webinars: https://www.interpretertraining-onlin... ► See our online courses, both live and self-paced: https://learn.tcio.net/ ► Contact us: solutions@cultureandlanguage.net Intro: 0:00 About Jorge Mejia: 6:30 Presentation - Advocacy and Cultural Awareness: 8:18 Q&A: 57:06