NOTIS’s Community Interpreters Division (CID) presents:
Death and Interpreting: How We Die and End-Of-Life Care in Healthcare Settings
Presented by Nada Conner
What is this about?
This three-hour webinar is designed for healthcare interpreters and other language professionals who want to expand their understanding of the process of dying, end-of-life support, palliative care, next-of-kin, brain death, autopsy, and burial methods. This course focuses on applying interpreting skills in real-life healthcare encounters.
Course Description
This course is a comprehensive, in-depth training about the process of dying. It explains biological and brain death, how death is determined, who can determine death, life support measures, palliative care, as well as autopsy and burial methods.
Death has always been a subject that people may find difficult to discuss. In this course, we approach the topic from a practical and professional perspective, exploring how death is defined medically and legally, and what interpreters need to know when working in these settings. Topics include end-of-life support, palliative care, brain death, next-of-kin, and medical assistance in dying (MAID), as well as cause and manner of death and post-death procedures.
After This Workshop, Participants Will Be Able To:
- Identify key mechanisms involved in the process of dying and how death is determined
- Become familiar with hospice and palliative care, and distinguish between in-home and facility hospice
- Define life support measures, including CPR, mechanical ventilation, defibrillation, and artificial nutrition and hydration
- Distinguish between DNR and DNI
- Describe the concept of next-of-kin
- Apply medical interpreting skills in real-life healthcare situations
- Use complex terminology accurately in challenging encounters
- Handle sensitive conversations with professionalism while maintaining appropriate role boundaries
Participants will receive:
- Full presentation slides
- Glossary of key terms
- Source materials
- Ten knowledge check scenarios
- Five interpreter challenges
- Three role-play practice scenarios based on real-life interpreting situations
- Knowledge check questions
Please use a computer or laptop to join the class. Mobile phones should only be used as a backup for technical issues. Participants must be able to fully participate, including using their camera and microphone, and accessing Zoom breakout rooms.
Cost:
NOTIS Members: $52 / Non-Members: $92
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Date & Time
Saturday, August 29, 2026
9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. (Pacific Time)
Location & Registration
This workshop will be held on Zoom. Registration closes five days before the workshop. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email. If you do not receive it, your registration may not have been successful.
Reminder emails with the Zoom link will be sent three days before and one day before the workshop. If you do not receive your confirmation or reminder emails, please contact info@notisnet.org or text 425-615-6741.
Can't Attend Live?
This workshop will be recorded. All registered participants who miss the live session will have access to the recording for one month following the workshop.
Continuing Education Credits
| Organization |
Credits |
Status |
| DSHS |
3 General |
Approved (#904) |
| ATA |
3 Category A |
Pending |
| CCHI |
3 Instructional CE Hours |
Approved (CEAP ID #11195) |
| IMIA/NBCMI |
0.3 CEUs |
Approved (Registry ID: 26-1170) |
Agency Codes
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ATA – American Translators Association
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WA DSHS – Washington Department of Social and Health Services
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CCHI – Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters
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IMIA/NBCMI – International Medical Interpreters Association / National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters
Please note: NOTIS is not responsible for refunds if CE credits are not approved by the accrediting organizations.
WA AOC: CE credit was not approved because this workshop focuses primarily on medical interpreting and is not directly applicable to legal interpreting.
Oregon Health Care Interpreters: DSHS-approved CEUs are accepted by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) toward HCI credential renewal. Please refer to the OHA renewal requirements for details.
Instructor
Nada Conner has more than 30 years of experience as an interpreter, translator, and language professional. Her career has included interpreting for the Libyan Air Force, military construction projects in Iraq, the United Nations Protection Forces in Croatia, and state and federal courts throughout Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and beyond.
A native of Serbia, Nada holds a B.A. in Languages and Literature from the University of Belgrade. She is a Washington State AOC Certified Court Interpreter and a WA DSHS Authorized Medical and Social Services Interpreter for Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian. She currently works as a freelance interpreter and remote interpreter for several national language agencies and lives in Bellingham with her five rabbits.
Certificates of Completion
Certificates will be issued to participants who:
Late arrivals are welcome to remain in the workshop but are not eligible for DSHS credit. If this workshop is approved for DSHS credit, DSHS attendance requirements apply to all participants. Cameras must remain on unless technical difficulties occur. Individual exceptions cannot be made.
Refund Policy
✅ Refund requests received more than five days before the workshop are subject to a $15 processing fee.
❌ No refunds are available for cancellations made within five days of the workshop.
❌ Refunds are not provided for technical issues, missed reminder emails, or devices that do not meet Zoom requirements.
❌ Transfers to other workshops are not permitted.
Accessibility
If you require accommodations, please contact NOTIS 2–3 weeks in advance, or as soon as possible, at info@notisnet.org.
