[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":3,"doc-seo-449049-105":59,"doc-detail-449049-en":130},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"success",[7,13,18,23,28,33,38,43,48,51,55],{"id":8,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":10,"show_sort_weight":11,"slug":12},1,"Document","Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":14,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":15,"show_sort_weight":16,"slug":17},2,"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":19,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":20,"show_sort_weight":21,"slug":22},4,"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":24,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":25,"show_sort_weight":26,"slug":27},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":29,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":30,"show_sort_weight":31,"slug":32},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":34,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":35,"show_sort_weight":36,"slug":37},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":39,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":40,"show_sort_weight":41,"slug":42},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":44,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":45,"show_sort_weight":46,"slug":47},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":46,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":49,"show_sort_weight":46,"slug":50},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":52,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":53,"show_sort_weight":52,"slug":54},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":56,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":57,"show_sort_weight":24,"slug":58},19,"General","general",{"code":4,"msg":60,"data":61},"ok",{"site_id":62,"language":63,"slug":64,"title":65,"keywords":66,"description":67,"schema_data":68,"social_meta":123,"head_meta":125,"extra_data":127,"updated_unix":129},105,"en","implementing-the-right-to-interpretation-in-healthcare-challenges-and-successful-strategies-for-policymakers-practitioners-and-patients-september-4-2025","Implementing the right to interpretation in healthcare - challenges and successful strategies for policymakers, practitioners and patients - September 4, 2025","","Language barriers create major obstacles to delivering high-quality refugee healthcare and to communicating preventive and public health information. Canadian evidence highlights substantial gaps and disparities in access to medical interpreting services. Universal access is framed as both a moral obligation and a prudent investment, yet Canada lacks a cohesive national strategy, with province-level funding models varying widely. The program reviews North America and Europe experiences, discusses advocacy strategies, and outlines policy, organizational, provider, and digital approaches.",{"@graph":69,"@context":122},[70,84,105],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":35,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/healthcare/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/implementing-the-right-to-interpretation-in-healthcare-challenges-and-successful-strategies-for-policymakers-practitioners-and-patients-september-4-2025/449049/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/implementing-the-right-to-interpretation-in-healthcare-challenges-and-successful-strategies-for-policymakers-practitioners-and-patients-september-4-2025/449049.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Stanford","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-06","2026-09-30",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":19},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",{"@type":106,"mainEntity":107},"FAQPage",[108,114,118],{"name":109,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":111},"What challenges does language barriers create in refugee healthcare?","Question",{"text":112,"@type":113},"Language barriers hinder delivery of quality refugee healthcare and weaken communication of preventive and public health information. They also contribute to gaps in access to medical interpreting services.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"Why is general access to medical interpreting considered important?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"Access is described as a moral imperative and a prudent investment. It also supports patient autonomy, builds trust, and improves decision-making.",{"name":119,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":120},"What does the session plan to cover across North America and Europe?",{"text":121,"@type":113},"It reviews experiences from both regions, discusses advocacy strategies suited to each context, and shares a framework for advocating interpretation as a human right, followed by recommendations at multiple levels.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":124,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":126,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":128,"site_id":62},449049,1790833441,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":131},{"doc_id":128,"user_id":132,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":34,"category_name":35,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":19,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":8,"language":139,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":140,"faqs":141,"seo_title":142,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":143,"read_time":81},2336477552062,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_994ba38a5ba835b3df7d355c54d3ed8d","vi10 European Journal of Public Health, Vol. 35, Supplement 6, 2025  \nAbstract citation ID: ckaf180 .029  \n596 Implementing the right to interpretation in healthcare: challenges and successful strategies for policymakers, practitioners and patients  \nAkshaya Neil Arya1 and Kevin Pottie 1Pegasus Institute, Waterloo, Canada 2University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada 3McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada  \nWKS 20:, Implementing the Right to Interpretation in  \nHealthcare: Challenges and Successful Strategies for Policymakers, Practitioners and Patients, B203 (FCSH), September 4, 2025, 14:45-15:45  \nLanguage barriers pose significant challenges to delivering quality refugee healthcare, and conveying effective preventive and public health information. A recent study in Canada showed that there were significant gaps and disparities accessing medical interpreting services. General access to medical interpreting is both a moral imperative and a prudent investment. In Canada, as most countries in the Global North, however there is an absence of a cohesive national strategy, reflected in diverse funding models employed across provinces.  \nGoals: To review experiences in North America and Europe with access to medical interpretation  \nTo discuss advocacy strategies for medical interpretation relevant to each context  \nFor the first half hour-drawing from a recent article [https://www](https://www). [mdpi.com/1660-4601/21/5/588 we will](mdpi.com/1660-4601/21/5/588 we will) discuss the variation across Canadian provinces, human rights principles and ethical considerations including rights to healthcare and non-discrimination within the system, rights not to be harmed and to informed consent/refusal of individuals. and explain how medical interpreting enhances healthcare quality, preserves patient autonomy and builds trust along with decision-making processes for utilizing interpreting services and some digital strategies;  \nFor the second third we’ll discuss the European context drawing on experiences of participants. If the audience is large we can break into two or three groups.  \nFor the final third we can discuss policy changes required and how to implement them sharing experiences of all.  \nWe will share a useful framework for advocating for interpretation as a human right.  \nWe hope to develop recommendations at provider, organizational and system levels to ensure equitable access to promote the health and well-being of refugees in North American and European contexts.","cbCaidKajGsWKxUK","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidKajGsWKxUK","pdf",69781,"English","# Goals\n## Policy, advocacy and ethical considerations\n## Framework for interpretation as a human right\n## Recommendations across provider, organizational, and system levels","[{\"question\":\"What challenges does language barriers create in refugee healthcare?\",\"answer\":\"Language barriers hinder delivery of quality refugee healthcare and weaken communication of preventive and public health information. They also contribute to gaps in access to medical interpreting services.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is general access to medical interpreting considered important?\",\"answer\":\"Access is described as a moral imperative and a prudent investment. It also supports patient autonomy, builds trust, and improves decision-making.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the session plan to cover across North America and Europe?\",\"answer\":\"It reviews experiences from both regions, discusses advocacy strategies suited to each context, and shares a framework for advocating interpretation as a human right, followed by recommendations at multiple levels.\"}]","Implementing the right to interpretation in healthcare - challenges and successful strategies for policymakers, practitioners and patients - September 4, 2025 | PDF",1790729278]