MasterWord Services co-sponsors the first International Language Services Conference in Houston

World-class interpreters and translators (from left to right) Mary Esther Diaz, Dr. Jost Zetzsche, Mila Golovine, Edgar Antístenes Vesga-Arias and Ryan Foley led Houston's first international language services conference at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical

MasterWord Services was the co-sponsor of the first International Language Services Conference on Friday, Nov. 2 in Houston.

The conference was attended by more than 50 foreign language and communications leaders. It served as a forum to discuss issues related to intercultural interpretation and translation in healthcare.

"We had world-class presenters who went 'beyond corporate business speak' to give hands-on techniques and tools to health care and related field professionals who regularly interface with non-English speaking patients," Mila Golovine, MasterWord Services founder and president, said in a press release.

The conference was held at Memorial  Hermann-Texas Medical Center and included the following presentations: Translation Skills: Raising the Bar, Super-Charging Translation and Interpreter Skills: The Blurry Line, Intercultural Interpretation in Health Care.