Ethics of Interpreting in Health Care A South African Perspective

Name: Ethics of Interpreting in Health Care A South African Perspective
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In South Africa with its eleven official languages, it is not uncommon for communication to occur not through a person’s mother tongue, but through a second or even third language. Sometimes there is no common language for communication and communication must occur through a third party, or interpreter. Interpreting and the use of a third party creates ethical dilemmas. This presentation will consider some of the dilemmas and ethical issues that arise and ways of managing interpreting situations ethically.

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Wendy Histed began work as an optometrist in private practice in 1981 after graduating from the Witwatersrand Technicon (now the University of Johannesburg). She lived abroad from 1990 until 2000 and work included both private and voluntary work in England and Thailand. Wendy has a special interest in Low Vision, she has supervised students in this field as well as lectured the subject Low Vision to final year optometry students. Her wider interests include medical and applied ethics. Wendy is currently the Chairperson of the Executive Committee of OMASA ( Orientation and Mobility Association of South Africa) She sees patients at Low Vision Pretoria ( Pretoria Eye Institute

PREVIOUSLY ACCREDITED: 2024

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