This is how I keep abreast of developments:
Continuous professional development is an important part of my career for me.
Because – as they say – we never stop learning.
I regularly visit special seminars for translators, but also conferences and other events in my areas of expertise to inform me about the current state of research in medicine, veterinary medicine or biotechnology.
Sometimes the best things are right under your nose: To stay up to date on the latest developments, I listen to various scientific podcasts every day in my three working languages of English, French and Japanese, as well as in German. Would you like to know what they are? In my blog, I have written a small series of articles about this entitled “Ear candy” (in German only).
It was at these events that I learned a lot in the last few years:
2018
Conferences:
- Translation & Localization Conference
- BP18 Translation Conference
- 15. Wolfenbütteler Gespräch (VdÜ-Jahrestagung)
Seminars:
- Annual Workshop of the ATA German Language Division
- Grundlagen der KFO-Behandlung
- Einführung in die Rechtsmedizin (BDÜ-Seminar)
- Translate Better
2017
Conferences:
- Elia Together
- 18. Jahrestagung Deutsches Netzwerk Evidenzbasierte Medizin e. V. (EbM-Kongress)
- International Dental Show
- Institute of Translation & Interpreting (ITI) Conference
- Special Ormco Day
- 45th EMWA Conference
Seminars:
- Workshop „Systematische Übersichtsarbeiten“ (Cochrane Collaboration)
- Medizinische Statistik (BDÜ-Seminar)
- Obstetrics (ITI MedNet medical translation workshop)
- Evidenzbasierte Medizin in Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie (DGOU)
- Seminarwochenende Gynäkologie (BDÜ-Seminar)
- Translators' Workshop (Chartered Institute of Linguists)
MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses):
2016
Conferences:
- Translation & Localization Conference
- Translation Days by the Sea
- American Translators Association (ATA) 57th Annual Conference
Seminars:
- Vascular and Abdominal Surgery (Workshop by the ITI Medical and Pharmaceutical Network)
- Medizinisches Fachwissen: Allgemeine Pathologie und Onkologie (BDÜ-Seminar)
- Medizinisches Fachwissen: Hormonsystem (BDÜ-Seminar)
Webinars:
- Veterinary Medicine – a thorough introduction for translators
- Epstein-Barr Virus Infections: Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later
2015
Conferences:
- Translation & Localization Conference
- International Dental Show
- TriKonf Translation Conference
- American Translators Association (ATA) 56th Annual Conference
Seminars:
- Workshop: Einführung in die Biostatistik
- Richtig redigieren
- Medizintechnik zum Anfassen: Kardiologie (BDÜ-Seminar)
- Translators' Workshop by the Chartered Institute of Linguists German Society
Webinars:
- The Systematic Review Workshop
- Cardiovascular Science for Translators
- Equine Dentistry
- Whole blood assay: Detection of broad spectrum of pyrogens & examples of medical device testing
- Evaluation of Atrial Fibrillation and Other Arrhythmias within Clinical Trials and Clinical Practice
- Chronic Coughing in Dogs
- Veterinary Medicine 101
- Veterinary Medicine 102
- Lumps and Bumps in Dogs and Cats
- Immunology for Translators
MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses):
- EDIVET: Do you have what it takes to be a veterinarian?
- Discover Dentistry
- Animal Behaviour and Welfare
- Epidemics, Pandemics and Outbreaks
- Design and Interpretation of Clinical Trials
- Identifying the Dead: Forensic Science and Human Identification
2014
Conferences:
Webinars:
MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses):
- Genomic and Precision Medicine
- Grundlagenkurs Unfallchirurgie
- Clinical Teminology for International and U.S. Students
- Introduction to Forensic Science
- Epidemics – the Dynamics of Infectious Diseases
- Sectio chirurgica: Klinische Anatomie Kopf/Hals
2013
Conferences:
Seminars:
2012
Conferences:
- CAAT Europe: BASF Symposium on Metabolomics in Toxicology and preclinical research
- X. Bionnale der Biotechnologie
- 45. Jahrestagung Physiologie und Pathologie der Fortpflanzung/37. Veterinär-Humanmedizinische Gemeinschaftstagung
- Symposium „Ersatz- und Ergänzungsmethoden zum Tierversuch“ an der Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover
- Düppeler Proteomics Symposium (Symposium der FU Berlin, Fachbereich Veterinärmedizin)
- 4thTechnology Forum In vitro Diagnostics and Bioanalysis
- BDÜ-Konferenz: Übersetzen in die Zukunft
- German-French Symposium: Frontiers of Cardiovascular Research: From Basic Concepts to Novel Approaches in Therapy and Prevention
Seminars:
- Bildgebende Verfahren in der Radiologie (BDÜ-Seminar)
- Grundbegriffe der Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychopharmakologie (BDÜ-Seminar)
2011
Conferences:
- IX. Bionnale der Biotechnologie
Seminars:
- Anatomie und Medizinische Übersetzung: Die Sicht des Anatomen, Teil I+II: Muskelskelettapparat/Kardiovaskuläres System (BDÜ-Seminar)
- Anatomie und Medizinische Übersetzung: Die Sicht des Anatomen, Teil III+IV: Verdauungstrakt/Atemtrakt (BDÜ-Seminar)
2010
Seminars:
- Grundlagen der Biowissenschaften und Bioanalytik (BDÜ-Seminar)
2009
Conferences:
- BDÜ-Konferenz: Übersetzen in die Zukunft
Seminars:
- Medizinische Fachsprache (BDÜ-Seminar)
2008
Seminars:
- Anatomie und Medizinische Übersetzung: Die Sicht des Anatomen. Teil V+VI: Nervensystem/Endokrinium (BDÜ-Seminar)
- Anatomie und Medizinische Übersetzung: Die Sicht des Anatomen. Teil VII+VIII: Urogenitalsystem/Immunsystem (BDÜ-Seminar)