The RACGP John Murtagh Library
Interpreters/Cross-cultural issues
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Bischoff A, Hudelson P. Communicating with foreign language-speaking patients: is access to professional interpreters enough? J Travel Med. 2010 Jan-Feb;17(1):15-20. PubMed PMID: 20074097.
Johnson H, Thompson A, Downs M. Non-Western interpreters' experiences of trauma: the protective role of culture following exposure to oppression. Ethn Health. 2009 Aug;14(4):407-18. PubMed PMID: 19259848.
Freely available articles
Bird S. Failure to use an interpreter. Aust Fam Physician. 2010 Apr;39(4):241-2. PubMed PMID: 20372686.
Key articles held as print copies or can be obtained from
other libraries
MacFarlane A, Dzebisova Z, Karapish D, Kovacevic B, Ogbebor F, Okonkwo E. Arranging and negotiating the use of informal interpreters in general practice consultations: experiences of refugees and asylum seekers in the west of Ireland. Soc Sci Med. 2009 Jul;69(2):210-4. Epub 2009 Jun 15. PubMed PMID: 19535192.
Rosenberg E, Richard C, Lussier MT, Shuldiner T. The content of talk about health conditions and medications during appointments involving interpreters. Fam Pract. 2011 Jun;28(3):317-22. Epub 2010 Nov 18. PubMed PMID: 21088097.
Rosenberg E, Seller R, Leanza Y. Through interpreters' eyes: comparing roles of professional and family interpreters. Patient Educ Couns. 2008 Jan;70(1):87-93. Epub 2007 Nov 26. PubMed PMID: 18031970.
Meeuwesen L, Twilt S, ten Thije JD, Harmsen H. "Ne diyor?" (What does she say?): informal interpreting in general practice. Patient Educ Couns. 2010 Nov;81(2):198-203. Epub 2009 Nov 14. PubMed PMID: 19914790.
Splevins KA, Cohen K, Joseph S, Murray C, Bowley J. Vicarious posttraumatic growth among interpreters. Qual Health Res. 2010 Dec;20(12):1705-16. Epub 2010 Jul 27. PubMed PMID: 20663936.