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  • Medical Informatics
  • Health Communication
  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

Background:

  • Language barriers in intensive care units (ICUs) hinder patient safety, family engagement, and clinical trial participation for cultural minority communities.
  • Current tools like Google Translate and ChatGPT lack the accuracy needed for complex medical terminology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the critical need for improved communication in ICUs for language minority patients and their families.
  • To explore the development of a specialized machine translation tool to bridge healthcare language gaps.

Main Methods:

  • Review of key factors enabling access to advanced health services, specifically ICUs, for language minority populations.
  • Assessment of existing digital communication tools within emergency departments and ICUs.

Main Results:

  • Current digital communication tools are insufficient for the specific needs of ICUs.
  • No AI-powered English/French translation application is currently available for ICU deployment.
  • Patient privacy and data confidentiality are significant considerations for any new tool.

Conclusions:

  • An artificial intelligence-driven translation tool for intensive care units (AITIC), trained on medical/ICU datasets, can provide accurate, real-time translation.
  • AITIC can enhance communication and support research involving language minority communities in critical care settings.