Overcoming language barriers, enhancing collaboration with interpreters - an interprofessional learning intervention (Interpret2Improve).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Language barriers (LB) are common in patient care. They can negatively impact the quality of care, and increase costs. LB can be overcome by using interpreters. However, collaboration with interpreters is a professional activity which can and needs to be learnt. Interpret2Improve is an innovative educational intervention where medical and nursing students learn together how to address LB and effectively collaborate with interpreters.

Methods

The three-hour course has two parts: After a short introduction on the relevance of LB and resulting issues of patient safety etc., students in interprofessional teams of two practice conversations with non-German-speaking simulated patients and professional interpreters. The course is evaluated in a pre-post format with the F

SUBMITTER: Krampe F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8918305 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature