Presenter: Grace Eagan, Manger, Business Development – Language Services at Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services
Date: March 12th, 2020
Description
This webinar explores language as a social determinant of health, the modalities of interpreting (on-site, over-the-phone, video), the different between cultural interpreting and language interpreting, how to access and work effectively with professional interpreters, and special considerations for interpreting in mental health.
Biography
Grace Eagan joined Access Alliance in early 2014, moving from the University Health Network, where she held various positions over six years in Interpretation and Translation Services, from interpreting to supporting the roll out of over-the-phone interpreting. Grace served on the Board of Directors of Healthcare Interpretation Network, and is currently the Vice President of the Ontario Council on Community Interpreting (OCCI).