AUSIT Webinar | 20240909 Ethics for Medical Interpreters Series (1 of 2) – Ethics Foundations

This webinar provides interpreters with knowledge and skills to resolve ethical dilemmas in medical settings.

Interpreters working in community settings regularly face interpersonal challenges in their interaction with clients. Medical interpreting practice requires sound knowledge of interpreter ethics, quick situational judgement, and high order professional decision-making skills. This webinar invites healthcare interpreters to reflect on medical interpreting challenges and offers an opportunity to enhance ethical decision-making skills.

The following topics will be covered:

• Understanding the AUSIT Code of Ethics
• Ethical decision-making models
• Application of ethical principles to medical interpreting scenarios
• Best practice strategies for ethical decision-making based in the principles of the AUSIT Code of Ethics

Our Presenter – Anna Kenny is a Polish Interpreter and a Professional Development Coordinator with the NSW Health Care Interpreter Services.

Anna was born and educated in Poland. She graduated from Warsaw University with a Masters Degree in English Philology. Anna also holds a Masters Degree in Interpreting and Translation Pedagogy from Macquarie University, Sydney.

Anna has worked for HCIS for over 30 years where she coordinates and facilitates training for healthcare interpreters across NSW. She has also taught interpreting at Macquarie University, developed medical interpreting resources for RMIT and facilitated seminars on medical interpreting, ethics and interpreting skills for AUSIT and private interpreting agencies.

Anna is a recipient of the 2018 AUSIT excellence award for Outstanding Contribution to Translation and Interpreting.