Among the challenges for medical interpreters: how to convey bad news from providers to patients and their families. This hour-and-a-half webinar, presented by InterpretAmerica, takes on the sensitive issues involved.

The recorded webinar is geared toward providing interpreters with tools to anticipate and deal with difficult scenarios. The questions explored here include:

• Should interpreters stick to strict interpretation in emotionally fraught encounters?
• Should they serve as advocates or cultural brokers?
• Should they consider their own emotional quandaries when delivering bad news?
• How do these decision points intersect with the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice?