reducing language barriers in clinical care

see also:

• patient information sheets

• be aware that these are not perfect, especially for medical terminology and you may end up getting lost in translation!
• as of 2014:
  • http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/06/how-to-turn-your-mobile-device-into-a-universal-translator/

• uses the camera to detect written words then translates them
• does not need the internet
• requires in-app purchases for language modules including Russian, Portuguese, German, Italian, French, and Spanish
• iOS iPhone and Android apps

• speak into your mobile device and the system will automatically record, convert, and play your conversations into one of 100 languages.
• $US4 for the pro version

• translates your speech into one of 42 different languages and searches and returns definitions and translations of common phrases
• also offers an integrated device connection scheme dubbed AirTranslate allowing pairing of phones so you don't need to hand your phone to the other person
• $US2

• coming soon and should provide real time video translation

• only for Android but this app does not need the internet connection

• for Windows phone