In this article, we will consider the problems faced by medical interpreters as they facilitate
communication between individual patients, healthcare providers, and family members. After …

… Kaufert was corresponding author and developed the case study. … Kaufert J, Koolage W.
Role conflict among culture brokers: the experience of Native Canadian medical interpreters. …

This paper examines the role conflicts among Cree and Saulteau language-speaking
interpreters working in two urban hospitals providing tertiary medical care services to Native …

Freidson's concept of medical dominance is compared to the alternative conceptions of neo-Marxist
writers. Dominance is then examined in historical perspective, using medicine in …

… Our research (Kaufert & Putsch, 1997) suggests that witnessing problematic communication
added power and legitimacy to the role of the professional interpreter. However, the …

This paper examines the problems of interpretive work and cultural mediation in endof-life
decisions among Aboriginal patients in urban hospitals. The analysis examines conflicts …

… of informed consent in interactions between Native clients and clinicians was documented
through recording case encounters in medical wards and outpatient clinics (Kaufert et a1. …

The primary objective of this study was to determine whether health beliefs influenced the
outcome of the three alternate modalities of reducing cigarette consumption. The study …

Analysis of data from the Canadian National Renal Failure Register indicates that Canadian
Natives are at much higher risk for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) than the Canadian …

… KAUFERT contributing to this North/South dichotomy, as well as the conflict over
disproportionalities in resources and levels of development. More than half the students felt that the …