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Marlene Obermeyer will be presenting at the PNEG Conference in Kansas City in October
19 Jun 2008
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Two proposals submitted by Culture Advantage's Marlene Obermeyer were accepted for presentations at the KC Professional Nurse Educator's Group (PNEG) Conference (October 16-19 at the Intercontinental Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri).
Marlene will be presenting Transforming Cultural Differences: The Cultural Detective Model for podium presentation, and
Working Through Interpreters, for Round Table Discussion.
To register, go to:
PNEG KC CONFERENCE.
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Obermeyer joins the International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA)
18 May 2008
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Marlene Obermeyer of Culture Advantage has joined the IMIA as a member of the Education Committee.
For more information on the IMIA, click here.
The International Medical Interpreters Association is committed to the advancement of professional medical interpreters as the best practice to equitable language access to health care for linguistically diverse patients. Founded in 1986, with over 1,500 members, most providing interpreting services n over 70 languages, the IMIA is the oldest and largest medical interpreter association in the country.
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Boston Seminars April 22-23, 2008
29 Apr 2008
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Marlene V. Obermeyer of Culture Advantage presented "Advanced Cross-cultural Communication: A patient safety imperative" at two hospitals in the Boston area. The interactive and skills-based workshop is sponsored by Cross Country Education. If you would like to host a workshop, please contact Cross Country or email Marlene for details.
Cross-cultural Seminar
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
* Identify how cultural differences, including age/generation, gender and language affect communication
* Assess your communication style and recognize and adjust to diverse communication styles in others
* Overcome communication barriers to improve patient safety in: nurse-to-nurse, nurse-to-patient, nurse-to-physician, other inter-professional interactions
* Develop effective cross-cultural communication techniques through group discussion, case studies and role plays
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Site we recommend: Support for Nurses
14 Nov 2007
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This is a great site with articles on best practices, tips on working together in a diverse environment, and resources for international nurses. We also have contributed a short article, an exercise, actually, in improving communication skills while having fun. Check it out!
Support for Nurses.com
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We recommend COMMUNICAID Spanish Language Courses
29 Apr 2008
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Spanish Language Courses CLICK HERE
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Established 12 years ago, Communicaid has become a leader in the field of bespoke language, cultural awareness and communication skills training to the world`s leading corporate and public organisations. With a dedicated team of 30 professionals and a faculty of 600 trainers and briefers, Communicaid is able to meet the needs of our clients on a global scale. London, Paris, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Warsaw, New Delhi, New York, Philadelphia, Madrid, Milan, Amsterdam - the list of locations where we have delivered training is endless.
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