Cultural and Linguistic Services Symposium October 25, 2012 9am-3:00pm Yale University West Campus

Cultural and Linguistic Services Symposium

October 25, 2012
9am-3:00pm

Yale University West Campus

Agenda
Registration and breakfast
8:00-8:45 AM

Welcome Remarks
8:45-9:05 AM

Mr. C. Godfrey Jacobs, Program Manager, SRA International –
Cultural and Linguistically appropriate Services Standards (CLAS)
9:05-10:05 AM

Ellen Boynton – President, ESB Consulting and Training Associates, and Training Program Coordinator, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services - Cultural Competence
10:05-10:50 AM

Exhibitors/Break
10:50-11:00 AM

Mr. Eric Candle  President of ECdata, Inc. National Training Institute, Chapter Chair, New York International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA) –
 Language Access
11:00-12:00 PM

Lunch
12:00-1:00 PM
Dr. Eric Hardt M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine –
The Importance of Cultural and Language Competency, a monolinguistic provider’s view.
1:00-1:40 PM

Dr. Rodriguez-Davalos, M.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery (Transplant) and of Pediatrics Yale New Haven Hospital and University  –
The Importance of Cultural and Language Competency, a bilingual provider point of view.
1:40-2:20 PM

Brad Plebany, Esq, Deputy Director, Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc. - 
Latest News about Medicare Reimbursement for Cultural and languages Services
2:20-3:00 PM

October 25th, 2012

Estimated duration of the event: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Registration begins at 8:30 am.

Registration Costs:
 Free, but limited seats.

You can register at www.ct.train.org under the heading “Events”.

Location:
Grace Murray Hopper Auditorium
Building WB25
Yale West Campus

137-141 Frontage Road

Orange, CT 06477


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