Continuing Education for Interpreters

Medical Concepts. Cultural Insights.
Practical Skills. Accredited CEUs.

Getting CEUs
Shouldn't Be Boring

Most of us sign up for webinars to earn the CEUs required to maintain our certification. Then, we have to sit through a presentation that we may forget the next day.

That is why at Blue Urpi, we create courses that should leave you with more than just a certificate.

Our courses are built around real-life situations interpreters actually encounter: the terminology providers use, the language patients use, the cultural factors that affect communication, and the skills you need to navigate it all.

Purchase a class. Earn the CEUs. Leave with something you can use the same day!

That’s why every course we offer combines:

  • 💉 Medical language, from patient expressions to provider terminology
  • 🌎 Cultural insights that influence patient-provider communication
  • ⚖️ Ethical principles applied practically to real-world challenges
  • 🩺 Medical concepts explained in simple terms
  • 💬 Practical skills you’ll apply from day one

Because great interpreting requires more than terminology.

What You'll Learn

Blue Urpi offers practical continuing education for interpreters at every stage of their career.

Because great interpreting requires more than terminology.

💼 Professional Practice

Build the professional skills you need beyond the interpreted encounter.

Business • Career Development • Professional Practice

🏥 Medical Terminology

Build your knowledge of the terms and expressions used by providers and patients in medical encounters.

Idioms • Colloquial Expressions • Professional Terminology

🌎 Culture & Communication

Explore how culture shapes patients’ beliefs, decision-making, and  communication in healthcare.

Health Literacy • Cultural Concepts • Health Beliefs

⚖️ Ethical Principles

Explore how to apply ethics and standards of practice to real-world interpreting situations.

Ethics • Standards of Practice • Advocacy • Role Boundaries

💬 Practical Skills

Strengthen the skills needed for real-world interpreting.

Sight Translation • Simultaneous & Consecutive Interpreting • Note-Taking

🩺 Medical Concepts

Understand the concepts behind signs, symptoms, and more.

Anatomy • Signs and Symptoms • Imaging • Lab Tests

Meet Gloria

Gloria was born and raised in Lima, Peru, where she practiced as a physician-surgeon before relocating to the United States.

Today, she’s a Certified Healthcare Interpreter® (CHI), California Certified Court Interpreter (CCCI), translator, and educator.

Through Blue Urpi, she combines her medical background with her passion for language to create practical continuing education that helps interpreters build confidence and strengthen their skills.

Featured Courses

Start with some of our most popular courses.

La historia clínica

⏰ 2 Hours
⭐ 2 CEUs/0.2 CEUs
🇲🇽 Spanish
Learn the language of primary care visits

Real Life Ethics

⏰ 2 Hours
⭐ 2 CEUs/0.2 CEUs
🇲🇽 Spanish
Apply ethical principles to real interpreting scenarios.

El paciente latino

⏰ 2 Hours
⭐ 2 CEUs/0.2 CEUs
🇲🇽 Spanish
Understand how culture shapes communication.

Birth Control Practicum

⏰ 2 Hours
⭐ 2 CEUs/0.2 CEUs
🇲🇽 Spanish
Practice based. Sight translation practice with real-life materials.

New to Webinars?

Not sure what to expect? Try one of our freebies first.

🕰️ Access 24/7

Watch whenever you want at your own pace.

🎓 Earn CEUs

All webinars are approved for both CHI (CCHI) and CMI (NBCMI).

📜 Get a Certificate

Meet the requirements and receive your certificate.

🗂️ Your Learning Hub

Your classes, recordings, handouts, and materials are all in one place.

⏯️ Live + On-Demand

Attend live or watch the recording at your own pace.

♾️ Keep Your Access

Your class and materials remain available after you finish.

What Our Students Say

“Gloria is an excellent teacher who is detail-oriented and pleasant to listen to. The content is interesting and very informative.”

Amanda Goodwin

“Very informative, covering many aspects of the subject and discussing terms and registers used in different countries or regions. Very useful for interpreters and easy to follow.”

Sarah Jane Aberasturi

“Incredibly informative, as well as engaging. I have utilized the recommended sites and strategies.”

Andrea Parsons

“These workshops are both educational and fun. Gloria can impart the most convoluted topics with such clarity that one can grasp them much more easily.”

Alicia Hart-Bezman, CHI-Spanish

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