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Uptake of a free province-wide telephone interpretation service by family physicians in BC

Background In our increasingly multicultural society, language barriers are prevalent in health care. Patients with limited English proficiency face health care disparities, including reduced preventive health care,... Read More

Telemedicine in primary care: Who are the current users in British Columbia?

Background Telemedicine has been defined as “the provision of medical expertise for the purpose of diagnosis and patient care by means of telecommunications and information technology where the patient and provider are... Read More

A pilot study of telephone-based interpretation in family physician offices in British Columbia

Background Communication is integral to the provision of health care services. In Canada, language barriers have been shown to result in health disparities,[1,2] with a wealth of evidence indicating that equity,... Read More