{"id":17009,"date":"2018-06-28T04:47:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T04:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/?p=17009"},"modified":"2022-06-02T09:40:19","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T09:40:19","slug":"the-importance-of-language-translation-in-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/blog\/translation-in-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Language Translation in Healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17009\" class=\"elementor elementor-17009\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-198f428 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"198f428\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-745c376\" data-id=\"745c376\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da41f08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tbhtheme-category-listing\" data-id=\"da41f08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tbhtheme-category-listing.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"tbh-category-listing\"><li style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/banner3-01-1024x288.jpg)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/blog\/category\/life-sciences\/\">Life Sciences<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/blog\/category\/translation-and-localisation\/\">Translation and Localisation<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecdf54b tbh-author-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"ecdf54b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-theme-elements.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-a165090 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/blog\/author\/alpi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"elementor-avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Alpi-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"Picture of Alpi Mantry\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlpi Mantry\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-47b2da2 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/2018\/06\/28\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>June 28, 2018<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f6be36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f6be36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>In today\u2019s world of multicultural communities comprising of people who belong to different races, regions, linguistic and ethnic groups, effective communication has now become a sort of challenge.<\/p><p>Translation is crucial for communication and exchange of information between different languages and cultures. But, when it comes to an industry as important as healthcare, the need for competent translators is even higher. Why you ask? Because it involves human lives!<\/p><p>Proper diagnosis is difficult when doctors, nurses and other healthcare advisors don\u2019t speak the same language as the patient. The consequences could be as serious as errors in diagnosis, mistreatment and even death.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fde5f48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fde5f48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Medical Translation?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b45909 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b45909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By\u00a0definition,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/en\/services\/translation\/medical\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">medical translation<\/a>\u00a0is the process of translating various content for multiple medical industries, including healthcare, pharmaceutics, psychiatry, medical jurisprudence and more. Medical advisors and regulatory bodies engage the services of medical translators to translate patient records, prescriptions, pharma labels, post-discharge details,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/blog\/everything-you-should-know-about-clinical-trials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">clinical trial protocols<\/a>\u00a0and instructions on locally-sold <a href=\"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/en\/services\/translation\/medical\/medical-device\/\">medical devices<\/a> written in foreign languages.<\/p><p>A report by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts translation jobs\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leadwithlanguages.org\/language-career\/translation-interpretation-ti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">to grow by 29%<\/a>\u00a0between 2014 and 2024. This highlights the fact that medical translation makes for a promising career option for those with excellent communication skills and a sound knowledge of medical sciences in their respective native languages.<\/p><p>A professional medical translator doesn\u2019t just translate the text; he\/she localises it so that the integrity of the message remains the same when translated from one language to another.<\/p><p>Localisation primarily includes addressing the cultural and social conventions of a country to convey the intended message. The process of translating medical texts and documents includes translation by native medical translators, proofreading by another local medical expert and stringent quality review. A medical translator\u2019s role is to incorporate the cultural adaption of the language and then format the document for the patient population in a particular geography.<\/p><p>Medical translation experts should have in-depth subject knowledge and be well versed with the standard terminologies used in the respective medical field \u2013 in the source and the target languages.<\/p><p>When it comes to patient care, an accurate understanding of what needs to be translated is extremely crucial for all the stakeholders.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84b5788 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84b5788\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Medical Translation Errors:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-839b4a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"839b4a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The level of accuracy plays a significant role in medical translation as human beings are involved, and even a minor slip can be a threat to life. One of the commonly faced errors in medical translations is translating abbreviations. When translating, a medical translator has to deal with abbreviations, where a few problems arise. Often, there are several abbreviations for the same terminology, which means the translation should reflect actual meaning with relevant context.<\/p><p>A research paper titled \u201cThe impact of abbreviations on patient safety\u201d published in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety shows the common abbreviation mistakes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0743e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e0743e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/img-1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-469\" alt=\"medical translation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/img-1-1.png 628w, https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/img-1-1-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c7608b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c7608b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An example of\u00a0a\u00a0falsely translated instruction manual is the case of 47 wrongly implanted prosthetics at a hospital in Berlin.<\/p><p>The original text in English was \u2013\u00a0<em>\u201cnon-modular cemented prostheses.<\/em>\u201d This phase was translated as \u2013\u00a0<em>\u201cprosthetics that don\u2019t require cement.<\/em>\u201d Therefore, the prosthetics were implanted without cement. The consequences for the patients were pretty unpleasant!<\/p><p>A specialised professional medical translator ensures that the quality of translation in a domain as sensitive as medicine stays intact.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e845bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e845bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Threats Associated with Improper Medical Translation:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0fdcf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0fdcf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Medical\u00a0translation should enable effective communication among all the stakeholders. Failure to do so can jeopardise everything starting from the well-being of patients to doctors, pharmacists and more. Implications of these medical errors are as follows:<\/p><ol><li>Complications due to incorrect treatment, proving to be as fatal as death<\/li><li>Inability to provide healthcare services due to a language barrier<\/li><li>Delayed treatment due to the failure of timely diagnosis<\/li><li>Litigation losses, if patients claim improper communication across consent forms<\/li><li>Misinformation due to inaccurate translation<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-069cd2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"069cd2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4 Tips to Remember for Quality Medical Translation:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46704eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46704eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following 4 things must be kept in mind while choosing a professional medical translator:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3699781 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3699781\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1) Getting the basic communication right<\/strong><\/p><p>While having extensive domain knowledge is a prerequisite, the medical translator should be equally well-versed about the cultural differences and language barriers in the local market.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f72747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f72747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2) Being compliant and continuously upgrading skills<\/strong><\/p><p>A medical translator translates different kinds of materials, i.e., everything from pharma labels, leaflets, and medical journals, to clinical trials and patient reports.<\/p><p>Standard medical translators should ideally comply with international certifications such as ISO 9001, ISO 13485 for medical device manufacturing and EN 15038 for vendor quality interpretations as imposed by the European Union.<\/p><p>The medical translation experts at Translate by Humans have a perfect understanding of medical regulatory laws across global regions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfb969e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfb969e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>3) Thorough research<\/strong><\/p><p>When materials are in a different language, accurately translating them becomes of crucial importance. And hence, it becomes important for doctors to adequately study the patient\u2019s history, their medical conditions, and ailments in order to make a correct diagnosis.<\/p><p>Medical translation is cognizant and knowledge-based. Even a minor slip can lead to mistranslation and put the patients involved at risk. Therefore, there are three kinds of research aids a medical translator can use:<br \/><br \/><\/p><ol><li>Hardware (books, dictionaries, leaflets, brochures)<\/li><li>Software (electronic media)<\/li><li>People-ware (human knowledge)<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c318526 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c318526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>4) Following the six-step process<\/strong><\/p><p>Medical texts are filled with medical jargon and abbreviations that are technical, and so it is necessary to follow a standardised process to ensure precision in translation. The five steps every medical translator should keep in mind are:<\/p><ol><li>Extract the medical text from the main source.<\/li><li>Study the tone of voice and style used (sociolinguistics) implemented in the source document.<\/li><li>After translating the document, it should be converted to the same format as the source document. This format could be a web page, protocol, an e-learning program or a Word file.<\/li><li>The professional medical translator should then proofread the translated copy.<\/li><li>The translated copy should be properly punctuated and free of garbled or corrupted text.<\/li><\/ol><p>Ensure that you don\u2019t endanger your audience\u2019s health with a faulty medical translation since it can cost much more than just money.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f777b1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f777b1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Medical Translation Services Include:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bcc835 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bcc835\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Clinical Trials\/Protocols<\/li><li>Dossiers<\/li><li>Medical Reports\/Diagnosis<\/li><li>Drug Registration Documents<\/li><li>QoL (Quality of Life) Measures<\/li><li>Instructions for Medical Equipment<\/li><li>Patient Information<\/li><li>Journals\/White Papers<\/li><li>Toxicology Report<\/li><li>Pharmacological Reports\/Study<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cbbfc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cbbfc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Google Translate vs a Professional Medical Translator:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f975ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f975ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/349\/bmj.g7392\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">study<\/a>\u00a0by the British Medical Journal, a team of clinicians chose ten phrases commonly used by doctors in clinical settings and used Google Translate to translate them into 26 languages.<\/p><p>The results were:<\/p><ol><li>The Western European languages had a 74% correct rate<\/li><li>The Eastern European languages followed with a 62% correct rate<\/li><li>The Asian languages followed with a correct rate of 46%<\/li><li>The African languages at 45%.<\/li><\/ol><p>The overall average for all languages was at 57.7%.<\/p><p>The statistics mentioned above suggest that, while \u201cjust Google it\u201d could be the answer to many questions, the same isn\u2019t the case in medical translation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37cc5f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37cc5f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80cc116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80cc116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The medical translators at Translate By Humans possess the necessary skillset to translate into sectors such as healthcare and medicine, including CRO\u2019S, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, medical device&nbsp;manufacturers, biotechnology, veterinary science, and all other life sciences. 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