About the lecture:
Language Translation for Medical Care: Language as a social determinant of health - a study in understanding myeloma
Many cancer patients with limited English proficiency face significant challenges understanding critical treatment information, often relying on family members or bilingual staff for translation. Professor Federici, working alongside haemato-oncologist Dr Stephen Hibbs from Queen Mary University of London, conducted an innovative two-phase study with Bengali-speaking participants to compare the effectiveness of Google Translate versus professional human translation in conveying complex medical information.
Through comprehensive testing involving over 200 participants, simulated medical consultations, and collaboration with community leaders, this research reveals crucial insights about which translation approaches best serve patients making life-changing treatment decisions.
About the speaker:
Federico M. Federici is Professor of Intercultural Crisis Communication and Director of the Centre for Translation Studies, University College London, UK. Federico was a member of the European Master’s in Translation Board (2009-2014). His research focuses on translators and interpreters as intercultural mediators, the study of translation in crises, equal access to information in multilingual contexts, and empirical research methods.His articles have appeared in journals such as "International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction", "Disaster Prevention Management", "Translation Spaces", and "Linguistic Vanguard".
Federico co-authored reports on crisis communication policies, multilingual communication in the humanitarian sector, and government briefs on COVID-19 vaccination among multilingual communities.
About the chair:
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