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Interpreting For Healthcare Episode 40 with Hans Verrept

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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 Health Organization (WHO) Europe.

Join us as we dig into his rich experience with migration, health, and culture: his anthropological research into healthcare access for the Moroccan community in Belgium, his practical work designing intercultural mediation frameworks in clinical settings, and his thoughts on what effective language access and cultural mediation really mean in today’s healthcare environment.

Whether you’re an interpreter, a language access manager, a healthcare provider, or simply passionate about equitable communication in care, you’ll walk away with new perspectives on how linguistics, culture, policy, and human connection intersect in the health-care space.

Tune in to gain key take-aways on:

  • How cultural mediation differs from standard interpreting and why it matters.
  • Real-world examples of mediation in multilingual healthcare settings.
  • The evolving role of interpreters, mediators, and language professionals in shifting healthcare landscapes.

Listen and subscribe on the NCIHC platform or YouTube channel. Don’t miss this insightful conversation that bridges academia, policy, and hands-on mediation work.