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Apr 30, 2020 · This review investigates the impact of language barriers on the delivery of healthcare and identifies possible solutions to the challenges posed by these language barriers. The first impact of language barriers is miscommunication between medical providers (physicians and nurses) and patients [Table 2]. This miscommunication contributes to a ...
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Language barriers pose challenges in terms of achieving high...
- Providing High-Quality Care for Limited English Proficient Patients
INTRODUCTION. According to the 2000 census, approximately 47...
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Feb 1, 2021 · Limited language proficiency is a driver of health inequity and exacerbates other social determinants of health. How Should Clinicians Respond to Language Barriers That Exacerbate Health Inequity? | Journal of Ethics | American Medical Association
- Jason Espinoza, Sabrina Derrington
- 2021
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Preview. Respect is a cornerstone of professionalism in medicine. The language we use is a critical medium through which respect is conveyed to colleagues and patients. Conversely, inappropriate language can also communicate lack of respect. Changing language to promote respect also promotes professionalism.
Sep 24, 2021 · Acquiring Medical Language teaches medical terminology as a language, giving students the ability to understand and to have confidence in using the most complex-sounding medical terms. The linguistics-based approach teaches students to break words down into their composite root words.
- Stephen L. Jones
The language of medicine offers intriguing challenges both to medical historians and to linguists. Classical scholars have analysed the contents and language of the most ancient medical records in great detail, but the later development of medical terminology has received much less attention. Here I present a brief overview of the history and ...
- Henrik R Wulff
- 2004
Feb 18, 2020 · Language, Interpretation, and Translation: A Clarification and Reference Checklist in Service of Health Literacy and Cultural Respect - National Academy of Medicine. By Marin P. Allen, Robert E. Johnson, Evelyn Z. McClave, and Wilma Alvarado-Little. February 18, 2020 | Discussion Paper.
Jan 8, 2020 · Across each of Johns Hopkins Medicine’s campuses, all patients and their families — regardless of English language proficiency — have the guaranteed right to understand and be understood during medical discussions, as outlined in an enterprisewide language services policy.
