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This micro-lecture addresses patient rights. When the patient has Limited English Proficiency, how can we ensure their right to access all the information about their healthcare? Don’t they still have the right to take advantage of the therapeutic bond that should exist between every doctor and the patient? How can we decrease the psychological distance…
Medical interpreters (MI) report feeling like intruders in some clinical encounters. I have talked to numerous MIs and they are a bit baffled by how some clinicians try to talk in English to patients who do not speak English! Busy clinicians are often wary of anything that might increase the encounter time with patients. That…
When caring for a vulnerable patient who is unable to make health decisions, we rely on the patient’s healthcare proxy to guide us. However, if the proxy has language and communication difficulties it becomes difficult to make health decisions. Watch the microlecture and try to solve the problem of how to provide patient-centered, family-oriented care…
