title: "Her husband doesn't speak much English": conducting a family meeting with an interpreter.
abstract: A growing percentage of critically ill patients and their families in the United States speak limited English. We present the case of a palliative care consult conducted across language barriers to frame a discussion about the use of interpreters for family meetings, including the evidence for using a professional interpreter, the burden experienced by interpreters involved in end-of-life discussions, potential challenges encountered when conducting a family meeting with an interpreter, and recommended best practices for interpreter use in these settings.
authors: Division of General Internal Medicine, Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. schenkery@upmc.edu
authors: Yael
authors: Y
authors: Schenker
authors: Alexander K
authors: AK
authors: Smith
authors: Robert M
authors: RM
authors: Arnold
authors: Alicia
authors: A
authors: Fernandez
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D016638:Critical Illness; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000523:psychology*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D014175:Translating; D014481:United States