Interpreting Oncology

Interpreting for patients with cancer and their families requires skill,  empathy and comprehensive understanding of the intricacies of this medical condition. This interactive course and exercises will provide you essential vocabulary and practices. During these practices, you will encounter vocabulary related to laboratories, examinations, diagnoses, medications, and surgical procedures commonly used in oncology.

By creating a self-learning plan through self-assessment and customization of glossaries, you can improve your interpreting skills and broaden your expertise. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Comprehend and interpret oncology terms presented
• Recognize, define and correctly pronounce unfamiliar terms.
• Promptly identify mental health terms and abbreviations.
• Effectively respond to cultural and idiomatic and idiomatic challenges such as idioms, colloquialisms and slang.