This October, MedNet members will be heading up to Glasgow for our first ever workshop north of the border! And though the topic of Biostatistics for Translators and Interpreters may not at first glance seem to be the most thrilling, it is certainly one that promises to be of immense value in our practice.
It’s happened to us all: you’re in your flow state, merrily translating away a scientific article or clinical trial report and then you hit it. The statistics section. A p-value here and a Student’s t-test there, and before you know it you’ve spent an hour down a multivariate logistics regression analysis rabbit hole, still unsure whether you’ve understood even the simplest concept.
As translators, we know that to truly communicate the meaning beneath the words it really helps when you understand them! Every MedNet workshop aims to bring our members the kind of CPD they can’t get anywhere else: with access to medical professionals or, in this case, experts in the field, members have the opportunity to ask those burning questions that they have spent whole afternoons researching.
So, why not join us on Friday 16th October at Citizen M Hotel in Glasgow? Our speaker is Dr Nathan Patrick Burns, PhD, a statistician currently working in the pharmaceutical industry, where he supports statistical analysis and methodology for health-related research. He has six years’ experience across academia and industry, with peer-reviewed publications applying statistics to complex real-world data. His work is primarily motivated by the use of statistics to improve outcomes for disadvantaged populations, spanning applications in health, education, and broader social contexts. He will share this wealth of experience through two lectures, and we will round off the day with practical translation sessions in language pair groups.
Book here: Biostatistics for Translators and Interpreters – Universe
If you can’t make it up to Glasgow, there is a remote attendance option that gives to access to both talks but unfortunately not the practical session.
We’d love to see you there!
(Pictured below: Extract from the 2024 GCSE Foundation Statistics paper)
