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Medical, dental, pharmaceutical, and biotech translations require utmost care and precision, linguistic expertise, and a broad knowledge of the terminology involved. We strive to achieve the highest quality standards for our clients by investing in continuing professional education. We want to support them throughout their journey to the digital health future with language services tailoured to their specific needs.


Continuing Professional Development


Medical Devices and Digital Health

2023

- "Femtech (Health) geht alle an – und alle profitieren – warum und wie?." Zoom session. 30 March 2023. Handelsblatt Media Group.

- "AI Strategy and Deployment in Life Sciences and Healthcare." Zoom session. 26 January 2023. Digital Leadership Forum and Pinsent Masons.

- "ChatGPT im Gesundheitswesen: Chancen und Risiken." Zoom event. 8 February 2023. 10xD.

2022

- "Hippo AI - Open Health Data & AI Summit 2022." Online conference. 1-2 December 2022. HIPPO Foundation.

- "Biotech Atelier: Current Trends of Medicine of Today/Patients' Empowerment and Health Outcomes/Digital Health and Solutions: New Horizons." Online conference. 28-30 September 2022.

- "Accelerating Drug Discovery and Development Processes with AI Solutions." Zoom conference. 8 September 2022. Digital Leadership Forum.

- "Transforming Healthcare with Software and AI as a Medical Device." Zoom conference. 24 Februar 2022. Digital Leadership Forum.

- "Putting Digital Health Into Practice: Addressing Bias in the Evolving Landscape of AI in Health Care." Webinar. 16 February 2022. Digital Medicine Society.

 2021

- "MEDICA + COMPAMED 2021."  International medical trade fair. Hybrid event. 15- 18 November 2021.

- "2021 Munich Digital Healthcare Summit." Hybrid conference 10-12 November 2021.

- "Patient Perspectives to Improve Retention with eConsent Webinar ." Live webinar. 29 September 2021. Medable.

-  "Digital Health Europe Summit 2021."  Online conference. 28-30 September 2021.

 2020

- " virtual.MEDICA + virtual.COMPAMED 2020."  International medical trade fair. Online. 16-19 November 2020.

- "MedTech: Digital Health and Wearable Technology." MOOC. University of Leeds on FutureLearn. Certificate of Achievement earned on 21 July 2020.

- "Managing Your Health Data." MOOC. European Institute of Innovation and Technology on FutureLearn. Certificate of Achievement earned on 20 July 2020.

- "Ultrasound Imaging: What Is Inside?" MOOC. University of Twente on FutureLearn. Certificate of Achievement earned on 17 July 2020.

2019

- "Protecting Health Data in the Modern Age: Getting to Grips with the GDPR." MOOC. University of Groningen on FutureLearn. Certificate of Achievement earned on 9 March 2019.

Before 2019

- "Bioprinting: 3D Printing Body Parts." MOOC. University of Wollongong on FutureLearn. Certificate of Achievement earned on 26 March 2017.


Dental Devices and Digital Dentistry

2023

- "International Dental Show 2023  (IDS 2023)." International trade fair for dental products. Cologne, 14- 18 March 2023.

- "Künstliche Intelligenz und ihre Bedeutung für die Zahnmedizin." Webinar. Prof. Dr. Falk Schwendicke. Quintessence Publishing. 15 February 2023. Certificate of Attendance.

2022

- "KI- Chancen nutzen, Risiken begrenzen." Topics: KI - Chance oder Hype; Qualitätssicherung, Normen und Datenschutz; Interdisziplinarität als Schlüssel. Zoom-Konferenz. Online-Tag der Arbeitsgemeinschaften und Arbeitskreise in der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde (DGZMK). 09 December 2022.

2021

- "Using Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry." Webinar. 09 November 2021. Dr Kyle Stanley on DT Study Club. Certificate of Achievement earned on 22 November 2021.

- "International Dental Show 2021 (IDS 2021)." International trade fair for dental products. Online via IDSconnect. 22- 25 September 2021.

- "Digital Solutions in Implant Dentistry - Tools to Increase Predictability and Success in Your Implant Cases." Live webinar. 17 June 2021. Dr Marcus Dagnelid on Ostell Campus.

Before 2019

- "International Dental Show 2017  (IDS 2017)." International trade fair for dental products. Cologne, 21- 25 March 2017.


Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

2022

- "Data Literacy." Online course. 365 Data Science. Certificate of Achievement earned on 14 November 2022.

- "Introduction to Data and Data Science." Online course. 365 Data Science. Certificate of Achievement earned on 4 November 2022.

- "Beginners' Guide to AI (Artificial Intelligence)." Online course. Siim Õunap on Udemy. Certificate of Achievement earned on 14 September 2022.


Medicine

2023

Neurology:

"Sonderformen der Migräne - Hirnstammaura, hemiplegische Migräne, Augenmigräne und andere Sonderformen." Webinar. 18 January 2023.  Dr. med. Axel Heinze. MigräneLiga e.V..

2022

Rare Diseases:

-  "Forgotten Patients, Overlooked Diseases and Potential Health Solutions."  Webinar. 14 December 2022. The Forgotten Patients Group and Stgilesmedical London & Berlin.

-  "2nd International Conference on Rare Diseases: Greek Chapter."  Online conference. 1-2 March 2022. Certificate of Attendance.

- "Rare Disease Showcase." Online conference. 1-3 February 2022. Beacon for Rare Diseases.

Medical Law:

 - "Medizinrecht aktuell: Triage - Recht zwischen Leben und Tod“. Online panel. 10 February 2022. Centre for Medical Law. George-August-University Göttingen.

Reproductive Medicine:

- "Making Babies in the 21st Century. University College London on FutureLearn.  Certificate of Achievement earned on 22 November 2022.

2021

Cardiology:

- "Causes of Human Disease: Understanding Cardiovascular Disease."  MOOC. University of Leeds on FutureLearn.  Certificate of Achievement earned on 8 March 2021.

 Neurology:

- 74. Migräne-Symposium der MigräneLiga e.V. Deutschland. Online conference. 24 September 2021. MigräneLiga e.V. Deutschland.

- "Understanding Multiple Sclerosis." MOOC. University of Tasmania and Menzies Institute for Medical Research. Certificate of Achievement earned in March 2021. 

Rare Diseases:

-  "1st International Conference on Rare Diseases and Paediatric Research."  Online conference. 18-19 November 2021.

- "RAREsummit2021."  Online conference. 7 Oktober 2021. Cambridge Rare Disease Network. Certificate of Appreciation.

- "Nationale Konferenz zu Seltenen Erkrankungen (NAKSE) 2021 ." Online conference. 23-24 September 2021.ACHSE e.V..

2020

Endocrinology/Diabetology:

- "Inflammation and Type 2 Diabetes: Pathogenesis and Current Treatment Protocols." Live webinar. 10. November 2020. Prof. Marc Y. Donath auf Curaden Academy.  Teilnahmebescheinigung.

Cardiology:

 - "It Starts with Your Heart: Understanding Heart and Circulatory Diseases." MOOC. British Heart Foundation on FutureLearn.  Certificate of Achievement earned on 14 January 2020.

Virology:

 - "The Rise of Coronavirus Diseases."  Live webinar. 21. May 2020. Dr. Sergey Sulima. European Medical Writers Association.

2019

Endocrinology/Diabetology:

- "Genomic Medicine: Transforming Patient Care in Diabetes." MOOC. University of Exeter on FutureLearn. Certificate of Achievement earned on 25 April 2019.

Neurology:

- "Good Brain, Bad Brain: Drug Origins."  MOOC. University of Birmingham on FutureLearn. Certificate of Achievement earned on 15 April 2019.

- "Good Brain, Bad Brain: Parkinson’s Disease." MOOC. University of Birmingham on FutureLearn. Certificate of Achievement earned on 12. March 2019.

- "Good Brain, Bad Brain: Basics." MOOC. University of Birmingham on FutureLearn. Certificate of Achievement earned on 10 March 2019.

Before 2019

General:

- "Vital Signs: Understanding What the Body Is Telling Us." MOOC. University of Pennsylvania on Coursera.  Certificate earned on 7 December 2016.

Genetics:

- "How does the Body Use DNA as a Blueprint?" MOOC. University of Aberdeen on FutureLearn. Certificate of Achievement earned on 29 April 2019.

Neurology:

 - "Progress in MS Research Live Update 2018." Livestream. 28 August 2018. MS Research Australia.

- "Preventing Dementia." MOOC. University of Tasmania and Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre. Certificate of Achievement earned in May 2018.

- "Understanding Dementia." MOOC. University of Tasmania and Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre. Certificate of Achievement earned in February 2018.

-"Personalizing the Management of Multiple Sclerosis: Current and Emerging Therapies." Webinar. Bruce Cohen, MD, Professor in Neurology. Med Learning Group. Certificate earned on 14 September 2017.

Oncology:

- "Springer Nature Competitive Intelligence: Innovations and Trends In Oncology." Webinar. 21. March 2018. Springer Nature.

- "Understanding Cancer Metastasis." MOOC. Johns Hopkins University on Coursera.  Certificate earned on 30 December 2016.

- "Introduction to the Biology of Cancer." MOOC. Johns Hopkins University on Coursera. Certificate (with honours) earned on 9 December 2016.

- "Exploring Cancer Medicines." MOOC. University of Leeds on FutureLearn.  Certificate of Achievement earned on 27 November 2016.

Pulmonology:

 -  "3. Lungentagung Worms: Asthma, COPD und häufige Begleiterkrankungen."  Patient day. Worms. 22 September 2018. 


Dentistry

2022

- "The Oral Microbiome: What's New?" Live webinar. 27 July 2022. Dr. Victoria Sampson on SDA Online. Certficate earned on 27 July 2022.

2021

- "Periodontitis: A Crash Course in the Context of the New World Workshop Classification, from Diagnosis to Treatment and Maintenance." Live webinar. 8 March 2021. Dr. Jonathan du Toit auf Curaden Campus. Certficate earned on 8 March 2021.

2020

- "Deutscher Zahnärztetag 2020: Orale Medizin und Immunkompetenz." Online conference. 13 November 2020.

Before 2019

- "Mundgesundheit und Allgemeinerkrankungen - Welche Zusammenhänge gibt es?" Live-Webinar. 28. November 2018. Priv. Doz. Dr. Dirk Ziebolz M.Sc. on Dental Tribune DT Study Club.  Certificate earned on 28 November 2018.

- "Sofortimplantation und Sofortversorgung." Live webinar. 27 September 2018. Dr. Joachim Beck-Mußotter on Dental Tribune DT Study Club. Certificate earned on 28 September 2018.

- "Success and Failure with Dental Implants: Comprehensive Maintenance of Patients with Dental Implants". Live webinar. 28 March 2017. Nikos Mattheos, DDS, MASc, PhD auf Curaden Campus. Certificate earned on 29 March 2017.

- "Implant Dentistry." MOOC.  University of Hong Kong on Coursera. Certificate earned on 12 November 2016.

- "Introduction to Dental Medicine." MOOC. University of Pennsylvania on Coursera. Certificate earned on  21 October 2016.


Translation Studies

2023

- "Convergence: Human-Machine Integration in Translation and Interpreting." Hybrid conference. 1-3 February 2023. Centre of Translation Studies, University of Surrey.

2022

- "Winter Translation Forum." Online conference. 7-9 December 2022.

- "Debunking a few Machine Translation Myths: From `Zero-Shot Translation´ to `Human Parity´ and `No Language Left Behind´." Online lecture. Dr. Félix do Carmo. Convergence Lecture Series. Centre for Translation Studies of the University of Surrey. 23 November 2022.

- "Innovation in Translation Summit." Online conference. 15-17 November 2022.

-  "Translating Europe Forum: Access for All: Going beyond Translating Text." Online conference. 9-11 November 2022. European Commission’s Directorate-General for Translation.

-  "Translating Europe Workshop: Modern Writing and Readability." Online conference. 3-4 August 2022. European Commission’s Directorate-General for Translation and University of Heidelberg/Institute for Translation and Interpreting.

- "WLGR: Taking Stock." Zoom conference. 11 April 2022. Women in Localization Greece Chapter.

"Οργάνωση γραφείου για μεταφραστές." Webinar. 6 April 2022.Πανελλήνια Ένωση Μεταφραστών.

- "Το πρότυπο ISO 17100:2015 και η εφαρμογή του στις υπηρεσίες μετάφρασης." Webinar. 30 March 2022. Πανελλήνια Ένωση Μεταφραστών and EUROCERT.

- "Translating Europe Workshop on GDPR: Towards Common European Guidelines for the Translation and Interpreting Professions." Online conference. 4 March 2022. European Commission’s Directorate-General for Translation and FIT Europe.

2021

- "Innovation in Translation Summit." Online conference. 4-6 October 2021.

- "Let's Talk About Capturing the Patient's Voice in Translation." Webinar. Multilingual Summer Series 2021. 26 August 2021.

2019

- "Blood Tests Made Easy for Medical Language Professionals." Webinar. 5 February 2019. Jason Willis-Lee on  eCPD Webinars . Certificate of Participation.

- "Understanding Cancer for Medical Language Professionals." Webinar. 8 January 2019. Jason Willis-Lee on eCPD Webinars . Certificate of Participation.

Before 2019

- "Medical Journals: Translating like a Writer, not a Scientist." Erin Lyons on proz.com. Certificate of Participation.

- "The Patient’s Perspective: Best Practices for Translating ICFs and PILs." Erin Lyons on proz.com. Certificate of Participation.

- "The Anatomy of a Clinical Trial Protocol: Important Concepts and Essential Terminology for Accurate Translation." Carmen Cross on proz.com. Certificate of Participation. 


Medical Writing

2022

- "Introduction to Manuscript Writing." EMWA Workshop. 53rd EMWA Conference. Hybrid conference. 3-7 May 2022. European Medical Writers Association. Certificate of Attendance. 

- "Medical Writing Skills for Beginners." Online course. Virginia Chachati, MPharm on Udemy. Certificate earned on 27 July 2022. 

2021

- "Using Statistics in Medical Writing." EMWA Workshop. 52nd EMWA Conference. Hybrid conference. 4-24 November 2021. European Medical Writers Association.

Certificate of Attendance.

- "How to Write a Manuscript Introduction." Zoom session. 1 October 2021. Dr. Mohamed Salman.

- "Health Writing for a Healthier Life." Webinar. 27 September 2021. Andrea Rossi. European Medical Writers (EMWA).

- "Veterinary Articles for Scientific Journals: Case reports." Live webinar. 12 February 2021. Dr. med. vet. Cemile Jakupoglu. European Medical Writers (EMWA).

2020

- "Inflammation Basics for Medical Writers." Live webinar. 16 July 2020. Diana Ribeiro. European Medical Writers Association (EMWA).


Terminology and Terminology Management

2023

-  "18. DTT-Symposion 2023 - Terminologie: Tools und Technologien." Conference. Mannheim, 2-4 March 2023. Deutscher Terminologie-Tag. Certificate of Attendance.

-  "Die 3 wichtigsten Terminologietrends 2023." Webinar. 23. Februar 2023. Kaleidoscope GmbH.

2022

-  "Terminology Summer School (TSS) 2022." Hybrid conference. 1 July 2022. TermNet Business GmbH and  Panhellenic Association of Translators (PEM). Certificate of Attendance. 


Scientific Editing

2022

-"EASE Editorial School for Editors." Online course. European Association of Science Editors (EASE). Certificate earned on 7 December 2022.

-"Scientific and Medical Editing." Online course. Emma Hitt Nichols, PhD on Udemy. Certificate earned on 29 July 2022.


Plain Language

2022

- "Writing in Plain Language." Online course. Leslie O'Flanahan auf LinkedIn. Certificate of Completion issued on 28 April 2022.

- "Clear Writing Workshop. Online workshop. 15 February 2022. European Commission’s Directorate-General for Translation.

2021

- "Clear Writing for Europe 21. Online conference." 13-14 October 2021. European Commission’s Directorate-General for Translation.