🎙️ In this episode of Interpreting for Healthcare podcast, the official podcast of #NCIHC, host Yuliya Speroff sits down with Kevin Thakkar, founder and Executive Director of Americans Against Language Barriers (AALB), for a powerful conversation about language access as a civil right. Kevin reflects on training thousands of medical interpreters in over 80 languages, the pride of seeing skilled interpreters in the field, and the urgent need to protect and strengthen language access laws...

In this episode of Interpreting in Healthcare, we welcome Hans Verrept, a distinguished scholar in Germanic Philology and Social & Cultural Anthropology, and a long-time leader at Belgium’s Federal Public Service for Health. For more than two decades, Hans has directed the Intercultural Mediation and Diversity Management unit, overseeing Belgium’s national programme for intercultural mediation in healthcare. He has contributed as a consultant to the EU Council of Europe and the World Heal...

This month’s episode of the Interpreting in Healthcare podcast, sponsored by the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC), welcomes a powerhouse of language access expertise—namely, Manuel Higginbotham — LBBP, CHI™-Spanish. Manuel brings 27+ years of frontline experience in language access, working passionately to improve care for Limited English Proficient individuals. From training interpreters and crafting language‐access programs for more than 140 hospitals, to leading inte...

With 15+ years in healthcare interpreting, translation, and program development, Dr. Nosamiefan brings a rare cross-sector perspective that spans language access, emerging technologies, policy, and on-the-ground interpreter operations. He’s now leading the charge to establish the first PhD program in Medical Interpreting, aimed at boosting academic research, leadership, and policy in our field — and elevating interpreting to new heights of professional and scholarly recognition. Tune in to di...

Join us for an inspiring conversation with Ana Soler, Co-Chair of the National Association of Educational Translators and Interpreters of Spoken Languages (NAETISL) and Founder of SeSo, Inc. In this episode, Ana speaks with Eliana Lobo, President of NCIHC and Chair of the Standards and Training Committee, about the vital intersection between education and healthcare interpreting. Ana shares insights from her groundbreaking work in interpreter education and certification, including the develop...

"Interpreting in Healthcare", the official podcast of the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC), hosted by Eliana Lobo, is back with another inspiring interview! This episode features Anita Coelho Diabate, a nationally certified medical and behavioral health interpreter with nearly 20 years of experience. Anita shares her powerful journey working in a cutting-edge call center at Cambridge Health Alliance, and what it meant to achieve her national certification later in her ...

"Interpreting in Healthcare" – the official podcast of NCIHC – is back with a thought-provoking conversation you won’t want to miss! Join host Eliana Lobo, President of NCIHC and veteran trainer of healthcare interpreters, as she interviews Susana Bernardo of the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Susana is a seasoned translator with 25+ years of experience and a PhD researcher in Translation Studies. She shares insights from her recent fieldwork in the U.S., discusses her passion for special...

Get ready for an insightful conversation between two of the industry's thought leaders: Holly Silvestri and Eliana Lobo! What’s on the Agenda? Shared Journeys and Parallel Paths: From interpreting in a variety of multilingual environments to establishing successful language access businesses Holly and Eliana have remarkably similar journeys. Both have also played pivotal roles in professional organizations—Holly as a co-founder of AAITE and Eliana as the President of NCIHC—demonstrating...

And just like that—Two seasoned interpreters turned trainers and business owners finally meet to exchange insights on the future of the interpreting profession, the importance of continuing education, and the growing impact of AI on the industry! Join Catalina Natalini and Eliana Lobo as they explore how to navigate AI's inevitable integration into interpreting. They discuss the importance of raising critical questions about emotional intelligence and the current limitations of AI in de...