MEDICAL SPANISHSARAH PACE & KAREN LEON

VIDEO

NAMES

ON MEDICAL RECORDS…

ON MEDICAL RECORDS…

THEY VALUE…

• WARM PERSONAL INTERACTION

PERSONAL RATHER THAN INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS ARE IMPORTANT

• THE IMPORTANCE OF SHOWING RESPECT TO AUTHORITY FIGURES

DHS (2001). Quality of Health Services for Hispanics: The Cultural Competency Component (p. 31-32)

THEY VALUE…

• THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER

LOYALTY TO THE INDIVIDUAL PROVIDER ALSO HAS SIGNIFICANT IMPLICATIONS FOR CONTINUITY OF CARE.

DHS (2001). Quality of Health Services for Hispanics: The Cultural Competency Component (p. 31-32)

A FEW WORDS SPOKEN IN SPANISH MAY BECOME AN IMPORTANT CUE TO PEOPLE

ABOUT YOUR POSITIVE ATTITUDES TOWARDS THEM

DHS (2001). Quality of Health Services for Hispanics: The Cultural Competency Component (p. 31-32)

ENCOURAGE THE ASKING OF QUESTIONS

LATINO PATIENTS TEND TO AVOID DISAGREEING OR EXPRESSING DOUBTS TO THEIR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER IN RELATION TO THE TREATMENT THEY ARE RECEIVING.

THEY MAY EVEN BE RELUCTANT TO ASK QUESTIONS OR ADMIT THEY ARE CONFUSED ABOUT THEIR MEDICAL INSTRUCTIONS OR TREATMENT.

DHS (2001). Quality of Health Services for Hispanics: The Cultural Competency Component (p. 31-32)

MEANING

INTOXICATED

EMBARRASSED

PRONUNCIATION 101

VOWELS• UNLIKE ENGLISH , THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO PRONOUNCE EACH VOWEL IN

SPANISH

• A “AH”

• E “EH”

• I “EE”

• O “OH”

• U “OO”

A “AH”

CARA

BARBA

• BEARD

FARMACIA

• PHARMACY

CABEZA

• HEAD

EMBARAZADA

• PREGNANT

CADERA

• HIP

PAPÁ

• DAD

AXILA

• ARMPIT

E “EH”

CEREBRO

• BRAIN

CEREBEL0

• CEREBELLUM

PECHO

• CHEST

PELO

• HAIR

DEDO

• FINGER

FRENTE

• FOREHEAD

I “EE”

INTESTINOS

• INTESTINES

DEBILIDAD

• WEAKNESS

HÍGADO (THE ‘H’ IS SILENT HERE)

• LIVER

INSISTIR

• INSIST

INCLUIR

• INCLUDE

 ÍNDICE

• INDEX FINGER

INGLÉS

• ENGLISH

INICIAR

• TO START, TO INIATE

O “OH”

OJO (THE J SOUNDS LIKE AN H HERE)

• EYE

DOLOR

• PAIN

EL NERVIO ÓPTICO

• OPTIC NERVE

OÍDO

• INNER EAR

CORAZÓN

U “OO”

NUNCA

• NEVER

MÚSCULO

• MUSCLE

UÑA

• FINGERNAIL/TOENAIL

ÚTERO

• UTERUS

PUÑO

• FIST

MUSLO

• THIGH

BASIC PHRASES

ROLE PLAY

YOU: BUENOS DIASPATIENT: HOLAYOU: HABLAS INGLES?PATIENT: NOYOU: HABLO POCO ESPAÑOL. NECESITAS UN INTERPRETE?

RESOURCES

RESOURCES• INTERNET

• STUDYSPANISH.COM

• DUOLINGO.COM

• BBC.CO.UK/LANGUAGES/SPANISH/

• QUEONDASPANISH.COM

• GOOGLE TRANSLATOR

• OTHER WEBSITES

• LOCAL LIBRARY

• MEMORIZE WORDS, PHRASES, AND CONVERSATIONS

• APPS:

• GOOGLE TRANSLATE APP

• MEDICAL SPANISH – AUDIO APP

• SPANISH/ENGLISH TRANSLATOR APP

• LEARN SPANISH APP

• SCHOOLS

• TAKE A SPANISH CLASS

• KNOW HOW TO CONTACT INTERPRETER

MEDICALSPANISH.COM

• MEDICAL VOCABULARY

• MEDICAL SPANISH DIALOGS

• ANATOMICAL ILLUSTRATIONS

• CULTURAL TOPICS

• LEARNING TIPS

• SPANISH OVERVIEW

• BASIC VOCABULARY

• FREE EMAIL LESSONS

• PATIENT TEACHING AIDS

• DAILY WORD

• MEDICAL DICTIONARY

HISPANIC COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN SOUTH CAROLINA

• HISPANIC OUTREACH

• HISPANIC CONNECTIONS, INC.

• HISPANIC LEADERSHIP COUNCIL 

• TELAMON CORPORATION 

• SOUTH CAROLINA HISPANIC/LATINO HEALTH COALITION

• CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE MIDLAN

DS

• HISPANIC ALLIANCE

• SOUTH CAROLINA IMMIGRATION COALITION

• FAMILY CONNECTIONS

• UNIVERSITIES

• PASOS

• APPLESEED IMMIGRANT RESOURCE GUIDE:

• LEGAL ASSISTANCE

PASOS HTTP://WWW.SCPASOS.ORG/

•BASIC OVERVIEW OF PASOS PROGRAM

•LIST OF RESOURCES PDF THAT PASOS COMPILED :• HTTP://WWW.SCPASOS.ORG/WORDPRESS/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2012/09/

WHERE-TO-FIND-RESOURCES-FOR-PASOS-WEBSITE.PDF (CLICK TO OPEN)

OTHER RESOURCES

• WHAT OTHER RESOURCES DO YOU KNOW ABOUT?