medical interpreter

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Indications

a professional medical interpreter is indicated for all discussion with a patient who does not speak a familiar language*

* a family member regardless of whether or not they are a health care professional is not sufficient (medical-legal issue citied as one reason)

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Maley JH Hemoptysis or Hematemesis? - The Importance of Professional Medical Interpretation. A Teachable Moment. JAMA Intern Med. Published online March 26, 2018 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29582083 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2674871
↑ Juckett G, Unger K. Appropriate use of medical interpreters. Am Fam Physician. 2014;90(7):476-480 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25369625 Free article
↑ Silva MD, Genoff M, Zabella et al Interpreting at the End of Life: A Systematic Review of the Impact of Interpreters on the Delivery of Palliative Care Services to Cancer Patients With Limited English Proficiency. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2018;51)3:569-580 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26549596 PMCID: PMC4955824
↑ VanderWielen LM, Enurah AS, Rho HY et al Medical interpreters: improvements to address access, equity, and quality of care for limited-English-proficient patients. Acad Med. 2014;89(10):1324-1327 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25054413 Free article
↑ Luan Erfe BM, Siddiqui KA, Schwamm LH et al. Professional medical interpreters influence the quality of acute ischemic stroke care for patients who speak languages other than English. J Am Heart Assoc. 2017;6(9):e006175 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28935679 PMCID: PMC5634277 Free PMC article https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.006175