Deaf Health Blog

Deaf Health Blog

This is a project of medical students with the University of Rochester.  Included in this a video of an Appointment in ASL with education for patients about obesity.  Click here to see more.

An Appointment addressing Obesity

2013-06-11T00:00:00-04:00June 11th, 2013|

Deaf Interpreter Institute

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The NCIEC is investigating effective practices in Deaf Interpreter (DI) Education. A partner network of seven Deaf interpreters has been convened to inform and carry out this work.

Activities have included the following:

  • Convening a forum on Critical Issues in Deaf Interpreting, June 2006;
  • Disseminating at regional and national conferences;
  • Compiling an annotated […]
2023-12-18T14:15:07-05:00June 11th, 2013|

Drug Watch

Click here to visit the website.

Here’s what DrugWatch has to say about what it offers:

“Our site features a comprehensive list of drugs and medications that are currently on the market, or were previously available worldwide. We are dedicated to educating the public about the details of prescription and over-the-counter medications, as well as aiding in the protection of patients and consumers by informing […]

2012-11-26T00:00:00-05:00November 26th, 2012|

Heartsite.com

A useful site for more information preparing for interpreting in cardiology

2012-11-26T00:00:00-05:00November 26th, 2012|

Information on Bacteria

The following are potential bacteria that interpreters might encounter.

  • Bacteria: Klebsiella pneumoniae
    From the CDC, information about a bacterium that interpreters in medical settings may encounter.
  • MRSA
    From the Mayo Clinic, information about MRSA – a staph bacterium which is drug-resistant and can be extremely dangerous.
  • Bacteria: c. difficile
    From the Mayo Clinic, information about a bacteria that might be encountered by interpreters working in medical settings.
2012-11-26T00:00:00-05:00November 26th, 2012|

Cardiologysite.com

Click here to visit Cardiologysite.com
The site’s goals:

“CardiologySite.com was conceived to serve as a remote learning experience for health care providers, students, residents, fellows and people interested in expanding their knowledge in specific areas of cardiology. It was designed to provide the equivalent of classroom lectures and demonstrations with the use of the latest web-based multimedia technology. To facilitate this process, lessons were designed from the ground […]

2012-11-26T00:00:00-05:00November 26th, 2012|

MedlinePlus

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Click here to visit MedlinePlus

MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, […]

2023-12-18T14:14:38-05:00November 26th, 2012|
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