If a family member or nonmedical staff must be drafted to aid in interpretation when trained interpreters are not available, professionals should be aware of the limitations.
However, the interpreters were all trained in interpretation techniques and ethics, and some of the patients were familiar with the interpreters, which may have contributed to higher degree of informality and mutual trust in the interview situation.
Interviews were conducted in English by the PI with interpretation in Amharic, Arabic, French, Somali, or Tigrinya as necessary by multilingual research staff trained in interpretation.
Despite this study only including 87 patients, the conclusion of the results suggests that dedicated radiographers trained in interpretation of CTC examinations can achieve a diagnostic accuracy comparable to that of experienced radiologists in the evaluation of CTC.
However, the optimal way to learn and train ECG interpretation needs to be studied [ 4].
Understanding ECG and training its interpretation is a continuing challenge for both students and medical professionals [ 2, 3].
However, EEG capture and interpretation are time consuming and costly because interpretation can currently only be performed by specialist clinicians, trained in EEG interpretation.
Results indicated that the space odyssey paradigm was successful in training interpretations: children in the negative training condition quickly learned to choose negative outcomes, while children in the positive training condition rapidly learned to select positive outcomes.
The concept seemed simple enough: Equip doctors and patients with wireless headsets, and hook those up to a bank of staff people trained in simultaneous interpretation, as is done at the United Nations.
Dr. Getson explains, "To be sure, not all thermographic equipment is the same, nor is every center backed by qualified, board-certified physicians who are specifically trained in the interpretation of these images.
