Assessing needs for linguistic interpretation in hospital settings: A retrospective analysis of ad hoc interpreter requests.

Background: In Canada, healthcare professionals often rely on ad hoc interpreters, who are untrained volunteers recruited via intercom hospital announcements to interpret for patients with language barriers. This study analyzed the frequency of ad hoc interpreter requests via intercom announcements to estimate hospital interpretation needs.

Methods: A retrospective cohort analysis from intercom requests for medical interpretation collected from five hospitals of the McGill University Health Center.

Utility of mobile technology in medical interpretation: A literature review of current practices.

Objectives: Language barriers limit healthcare access. However, professional interpretation usage is infrequent due to high cost and poor interpreter availability. Healthcare-oriented mobile applications are becoming more accepted and may help alleviate this burden.

Feasibility of coronary CT angiography for guidance of CABG.

Objective: To assess the clinical safety and effectiveness of coronary revascularization in patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) based exclusively on coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) results.

Methods: 53 patients (62.3 ± 7.

exon 3 genotype and ADHD: Randomised pharmacodynamic investigation of treatment response to methylphenidate.

Dopamine plays an important role in modulating attention and motor behaviours, dimensions altered in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Numerous association studies have linked dopamine receptor 4 () to increased risk of ADHD. This study investigated the effect of exon 3 polymorphism on child behaviours in response to treatment with methylphenidate.