Pre-Conference: 2025 Deaf in Healthcare Summit for Interpreters

Atomic Hands once again partnered with 2axend to co-host the pre-conference for the 2025 Deaf in Healthcare Summit for Interpreters. The sessions in this bundle explore the application of STEM to interpreting and the creation of signs related to cancer and the cardiovascular system.

Each course included in the Pre-Conference: 2025 Deaf in Healthcare Summit for Interpreters bundle is also available to purchase individually.

Sign Language Interpreters

Healthcare Interpreting Linguistics Pre-Conference: 2025 Deaf in Healthcare Summit for Interpreters

This image shows a split-screen presentation featuring a signing Barbara Spiecker, Ph.D. while a slide is visible on the left. The slide poses the question, "Is This Sign Informative or Non-Informative?" and lists characteristics of a "Non-Informative Sign," including Connotation, Morpheme, Association, Register, Grammatical Form, and Context.

Beyond the Words: Advanced Conceptualizing STEM for Healthcare

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This session with Barbara Spiecker, PhD, a deaf marine ecologist, is designed to deepen ASL-STEM interpretation by exploring spatial and kinesthetic strategies for conveying complex concepts.

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Sign Language Interpreters

Healthcare Interpreting Linguistics Pre-Conference: 2025 Deaf in Healthcare Summit for Interpreters

Two anatomical diagrams of the heart titled "Systole and Diastole During a Cardiac Cycle" are displayed, with a presenter, Alicia Booten, PhD, visible on the right side using American Sign Language. The left diagram (a) illustrates diastole (ventricle filling) with the AV valves open, and the right diagram (b) illustrates systole (ventricle contraction) with the semilunar valves open.

Biology in Motion: The Cardiovascular System in ASL

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This workshop led by Alicia Wooten, PhD, a Deaf biology expert, is designed to support interpreters in developing a strong understanding and foundation in cardiac function and expand their ASL vocabulary.

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Sign Language Interpreters

Healthcare Interpreting Pre-Conference: 2025 Deaf in Healthcare Summit for Interpreters

A split screen shows a woman using sign language on the right, and a presentation slide titled "Types of Cancer" on the left. The slide categorizes cancers by cell/tissue type with six illustrative diagrams.

Biology in Motion: Signing Cancer Concepts

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This workshop led by Alicia Wooten, PhD, a Deaf biology expert, equips interpreters with the knowledge and ASL vocabulary needed to accurately convey cancer biology concepts.

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