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    Upcoming diversity, healthcare, and life sciences industry events

    Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

    Planning your event schedule for the upcoming quarters? Consider these events and benefit from special partner discounts. Be sure to use the codes listed below to take advantage of exclusive offers for our One Stop Global blog and Global Communicator readers.

    Bio/Pharmaceutical Market Research and Sales Forecasting Summit
    July 26-27, 2010, Philadelphia, PA
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    Health, Beauty, Fitness & Lifestyle Asia
    August 13-15, 2010, Manila, Philippines
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    Clinical Trials in Latin America
    September 9-10, 2010, Lima, Peru
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    Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations
    October 18-21, Baltimore, MD
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    Risk-Sharing and Innovative Contracting
    October 21-22, 2010, London, UK
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    CBI’s 7th Patient Reported Outcomes
    November 17-18, 2010, Philadelphia, PA
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    4th Comparative Effectiveness Research Summit (co-located with 7th Patient Reported Outcomes)
    November 17-18, 2010, Philadelphia, PA
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    CMAC 2010 (Commercialization and Market Access Congress)
    December 8-9, 2010, Orlando, FL
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    Remote Medical Interpreting – meeting the needs of LEP populations

    Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

    Healthcare facilities are mandated to address interpreting needs. Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act requires that all federally funded institutions make “reasonable” attempts to provide meaningful access to language services for limited-English-proficiency patients. From in-person to over-the-phone to remote interpreting, various strategies have been employed to bridge language gaps. What doesn’t work is ad hoc interpreting by an untrained interpreter. All too often one hears about a young child or family member interpreting between doctor and patient, which can lead to miscommunication or inaccurate presentation of symptoms, instructions, diagnosis, and more. Or, even if a qualified interpreter is available on-site, the doctor or nurse and the interpreter may not be available at the same time, which can lead to delays in patient care.

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