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Ambulance logistics and linguistics
As a medical translator with a background in nursing, I was delighted when my son Leo chose to train as an emergency medical technician (EMT) and join the Madrid ambulance service. He’s shown me round various ambulances and we often … Continue reading
Posted in Medical, Spanish-English translation
Tagged ambulances, CPD, emergency medicine, Madrid, terminology
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Switching from science to translation?
I often receive emails from aspiring translators who are switching from a career in the fields of science or healthcare and are seeking advice from someone with the same language combination who made a similar change, albeit several decades ago. … Continue reading
Three terms in clinical trial documentation
Three terms unravelled and a shout-out to the Cosnautas clinical trials dictionary. Continue reading
Posted in Medical, Spanish-English translation, Terminology
Tagged clinical trial, cosnautas, medical translation, terminology
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Legalese in medical translation: a problem paragraph solved
How to tackle a legal paragraph in a medical text? Ask a colleague! Continue reading
Posted in Medical, Regulatory, Spanish-English translation
Tagged AEMPS, clinical trial, legal terminology, medical translation, terminology
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Using corpora to query cardiology terminology
How a good corpus can help make translation decisions Continue reading
Posted in Medical, Spanish-English translation, Terminology
Tagged cardiovascular medicine, corpora, cosnautas, español, spanish, terminology, translation
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AEMPS, CEIm and REec: 3 terms in Spanish Royal Decree 1090/2015
The unofficial English translation of the Royal Decree on the AEMPS website: thoughts on 3 terms and a tmx version of the alignment Continue reading
Posted in Medical, Regulatory, Spanish-English translation
Tagged abbreviations, AEMPS, clinical trial, Royal Decree
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Brexit, Clinical Trials and Medical Translators
Changes in clinical trial regulations in post-Brexit UK. How will medical translators be affected? Continue reading
MedDRA: new version 19.0
News of the March 2016 update to the MedDRA terminology databases Continue reading
Posted in Medical, Regulatory, Spanish-English translation, Terminology
Tagged dictionaries, English, español, inglés, MedDRA, medical translation, spanish, terminology
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An introduction to MedDRA for medical translators
Medical translators need to be conversant with MedDRA. Are you? Continue reading