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 …

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 …

… 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. …

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 …

This paper examines the process of cultural mediation in end of life care of Aboriginal people
in urban hospitals. It summarises interview and observational data on the experience of ten …

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 …

The signing of a consent agreement prior to surgery, invasive diagnostic or treatment
procedures is a pivotal event in the negotiation of trust in the doctor-patient relationship. Most …

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 …

… in Joseph M. Kaufert, 'Impact of Multiple Ethnic Loyalties and Linkages upon Integration
Potential Among Student Elites in Ghana', Ph.D. dissertation, Northwestern University, 1973. …