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Introduction to healthcare for Arabic-speaking interpreters and translators
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Introduction to Healthcare for Arabic-speaking Interpreters and Translators follows the seminal publication Introduction to Healthcare for Interpreters and Translators (Crezee, 2013) and has been s...
Introduction to Healthcare for Arabic-speaking Interpreters and Translators follows the seminal publication Introduction to Healthcare for Interpreters and Translators (Crezee, 2013) and has been supplemented with Arabic glossaries and comments about health communication between Anglophones and Arabic speakers.
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- Creator
- Ineke H.M. Crezee, Nawar Gailani, Anna N. Gailani, Auckland University of Technology ; with illustrations by Jenny Jiang ; with contributions by Maureen Kearney, Dana Lui and Dr. Linda Hand
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- Language
- English
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- 1st ed
- Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2016
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource
- ISBNs
- 9027212465, 9027266212
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Text mostly in English, some terminology also in Arabic; includes English-Arabic glossaries.
- Intro -- Introduction to Healthcare for Arabic-speaking Interpreters and Translators -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Table of illustrations -- List of tables -- Foreword -- Arabic foreword to this edition -- Foreword to this edition -- Introduction -- 1. How to use this book -- 2. Development of the interpreting profession -- 3. The demand for interpreters around the world -- 4. Health interpreting studies -- 5. Teaching healthcare interpreting -- Summary of main points -- Interpreting in healthcare settings -- 1. Interpreting in healthcare settings -- 2. Different healthcare systems -- 3. Accuracy -- 4. Understanding common responses to bad news -- 5. Culture broker -- 6. Interpreter codes of ethics -- 7. Duty of care -- 8. Triangle of communication -- 9. Note-taking -- 10. Terminology -- Summary of main points -- A word about culture -- 1. Culture -- 2. Cultural influence on spoken communication -- 3. Implications for interpreting -- 4. Culture and health -- 5. Cultural beliefs pertaining to health and their implications for the interpreter -- 5.1 Sickness and disease (or medical condition) -- 5.2 Patient behavior -- 5.3 Cultural attitudes towards pain -- 5.4 Causes of sickness -- 5.5 Diets in sickness and health -- 5.6 The role of the interpreter as a culture broker -- Summary of main points -- Healthcare Provision and Healthcare Insurance -- 1. What is healthcare insurance? -- 2. Access to coverage -- 3. Commercial insurance plans -- 4. Government programs -- 5. Exclusions to coverage and special plans -- 6. Billing -- 7. Healthcare legislation -- 8. Glossary of insurance terms -- Summary of main points -- Primary care physicians -- 1. Primary care providers -- 2. History taking -- 3. Pain -- 4. New patients -- 5. Physical examination -- 6. Tests or diagnostic studies -- 7. Immunization schedule -- 8. Health education
- 9. Referrals -- 10. Some notes for interpreters and translators -- Summary of main points -- Specialty clinics -- 1. Specialty clinics -- 2. Staff at specialty clinics -- 3. Procedure at specialty clinics -- 4. Some notes for interpreters and translators -- Summary of main points -- Hospitals -- 1. The isolation of the sick -- 2. The biomedical approach -- 3. The patient-oriented approach -- 4. Hospital staff -- 5. Nursing staff -- 6. Medical staff -- 7. Specialists -- 8. Other hospital staff -- 9. Other healthcare staff -- 10. Hospital procedures -- 11. Admissions -- 11.1 Types - emergency and scheduled -- 12. Admission process -- 13. Most important rooms (from the patient's perspective) -- 14. Discharge -- 15. Rehabilition -- 16. Health professionals -- 17. Physical therapy -- 18. Occupational therapy -- 19. Some notes for interpreters and translators -- 20. Arabic-English glossary -- Summary of main points -- Emergency Departments or ERs -- 1. Emergency Department staff -- 2. Emergency Department areas -- 3. Emergency Department admission -- 4. Some common reasons for admission to ED -- 4.1 Common medical problems -- 4.2 Trauma -- 4.3 Surgical problems -- 5. English-Arabic glossary -- Summary of main points -- Informed consent -- 1. Issues which might arise for interpreters during the informed consent process -- Summary of main points -- Pre-operative and post-operative procedures -- 1. [Pre- and post-operative] procedures -- 2. English-Arabic glossary -- Summary of main points -- Intensive Care -- 1. Staff -- 2. Some notes for interpreters and translators -- 3. English-Arabic glossary -- Summary of main points -- Obstetrics -- 1. Prenatal care -- 2. Follow-up visits -- 3. Term of pregnancy -- 4. Labor and childbirth -- 5. Common terminology -- 6. Postnatal checks -- 7. Postnatal care -- 8. English-Arabic glossary -- Summary of main points
- Speech-language therapy -- 1. Common terminology -- 2. Communication disorders -- 3. Assessment -- 4. Therapy -- 5. Some notes for interpreters and translators -- 6. English-Arabic glossary -- Summary of main points -- Mental health -- 1. Terms with Latin and Greek roots -- 2. Briefing and debriefing -- 3. Behaviors and their implications for the interpreter -- 4. Mental health professionals practicing in the US include: -- 5. Some common therapeutic approaches -- 6. Common reasons for counseling -- 7. Some commonly used pharmaceutical drugs -- 8. Mental illness -- 9. Some mental health disorders -- 10. English-Arabic glossary -- Summary of main points -- Oncology -- 1. Cancer -- 2. Diagnosis -- 3. Typing and staging -- 4. Treatment -- 5. Common forms of cancer -- 6. Some notes for interpreters and translators -- 7. English-Arabic glossary -- Summary of main points -- Neurology -- 1. Terms with Latin and Greek roots -- 2. Anatomy of the CNS -- 2.1 The brain -- 2.2 The spinal cord -- 3. Function of the CNS -- 4. Health professionals -- 5. Disorders of the nervous system -- 6. Some common medications -- 7. Some common tests -- 8. English-Arabic glossary -- Summary of main points -- Cardiology -- 1. Terms with Latin and Greek roots -- 2. Anatomy of the heart -- 3. Function of the heart -- 4. Health professionals -- 5. Disorders of the heart -- 6. Some common disorders of the heart -- 7. Some common medications -- 8. Some common tests -- 9. English-Arabic glossary -- Summary of main points -- Pulmonology -- 1. Terms with Latin and Greek roots -- 2. Other important terms -- 3. Anatomy of the respiratory system -- 4. Function of the respiratory system -- 5. Health professionals -- 6. Disorders of the respiratory system -- 7. Some common medications -- 8. Some common diagnostic tests -- 9. English-Arabic glossary -- Summary of main points -- Hematology
- 1. Blood -- 1.1 Terms with Latin and Greek roots -- 1.2 Anatomy of blood -- 1.3 Function of blood -- 1.4 Health professionals -- 1.5 Disorders of the blood -- 1.6 Some common medications -- 1.7 Some common diagnostic tests -- 2. Blood vessels -- 2.1 Terms with Latin and Greek roots -- 2.2 Anatomy of blood vessels -- 2.3 A word about cholesterol -- 2.4 Disorders of the blood vessels -- 3. English-Arabic glossary -- Summary of main points -- Orthopedics -- 1. Terms with Latin and Greek roots -- 2. Anatomy of the skeletal system -- 2.1 Head -- 2.2 Torso -- 2.3 Arms -- 2.4 Legs -- 3. Function of the bones -- 4. Health professionals -- 5. Disorders of the bones and joints -- 6. English-Arabic glossary -- Summary of main points -- Muscles and the motor system -- 1. Terms with Latin and Greek roots -- 2. General terminology in relation to muscles -- 3. Anatomy of the muscles -- 4. Function of the muscles -- 5. Health professionals -- 6. Disorders of the motor system -- 7. Disorders of the muscles -- 8. Common treatment methods for muscle injuries -- 9. English-Arabic glossary -- Summary of main points -- The sensory system -- 1. Latin and Greek roots -- 2. The eye -- 3. Anatomy of the eye -- 4. Different parts of the eye -- 5. Health professionals -- 6. Disorders of the eye -- 7. The ears -- 8. Anatomy of the ear -- 9. Health professionals -- 10. Conditions of the ear and balance organ -- 11. Medications(for eyes and ears) -- 12. Touch -- 13. Disorders of touch -- 14. English-Arabic glossary -- Summary of main points -- Immunology -- 1. Term with Latin and Greek roots -- 2. Anatomy of the immune and lymphatic systems -- 3. Lymphatic organs -- 4. Function of the immune and lymphatic systems -- 5. Health professionals -- 6. Disorders of the immune and lymphatic systems -- 7. English-Arabic glossary -- Summary of main points -- Endocrinology
- 1. Terms with Latin and Greek roots -- 2. Overview of the endocrine system -- 3. Health professionals -- 4. Disorders of the endocrine system -- 5. Pituitary gland -- 6. Thyroid gland -- 7. Parathyroid gland -- 8. Adrenal glands -- 9. Pancreas -- 10. The glycemic index (GI) -- 11. English-Arabic glossary -- Summary of main points -- Gastroenterology -- 1. Terms with Latin and Greek roots -- 2. Anatomy and function of the digestive system -- 3. Peritoneum -- 4. Health professionals -- 5. Disorders of the digestive system -- 6. Some common medications -- 7. Some common diagnostic tests. -- 8. Additional comments -- 9. English-Arabic glossary -- Summary of main points -- Urology and nephrology -- 1. Terms with Latin and Greek roots -- 2. Anatomy of the urinary system -- 3. The kidneys -- 4. The urinary tract -- 5. Function of the urinary system -- 6. Health professionals -- 7. Disorders of the urinary system -- 8. Some common medications -- 9. English-Arabic glossary -- Summary of main points -- Urology and gynecology -- 1. Terms with Latin and Greek roots -- 2. Male and female reproductive systems -- 2.1 Anatomy of the male reproductive system -- 2.2 Disorders of the male reproductive system -- 2.3 Health professionals -- 2.4 Anatomy of the female reproductive system -- 2.5 Health professionals -- 2.6 Disorders of the female reproductive system -- 3. Fertility and infertility -- 3.1 Infertility -- 3.2 Men -- 3.3 Women -- 3.4 Artificial reproduction -- 3.5 Contraception -- 4. Pregnancy -- 4.1 Terms with Latin and Greek roots -- 4.2 Health professionals -- 4.3 Complications of pregnancy -- 4.4 Some common diagnostic tests -- 5. Sexual Health -- 5.1 Most common STDs -- 6. English-Arabic glossary -- Summary of main points -- Appendix -- Some common diagnostic tests -- References -- Useful websites