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On Wednesday, May 9^th, 2012, the 缅北强奸 Training and Retention of Health Professionals Project hosted a poster session on Access to Health Care: The Impact of Language Barriers. The project funds research projects that investigate health care access for linguistic minorities. Research is funded with the aim of expanding the project鈥檚 strategies and best practices for improving access to health care for minority language communities in Quebec. The event consisted of 12 presentations given by research teams funded for the 2010-2012 phase; 3 presentations by research teams funded for the 2012-2013 phase, and one invited guest presentation on cross border health care access in the United States. The poster session brought together researchers, community network leaders, and government officials with a view to creating collaborations for expanding research in language barriers in access to health care.

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Welcoming

Andr茅 Costopoulos: Principal Investigator, Training and Retention of Health Professionals Project; Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, 缅北强奸; and Associate Dean (Student Affairs), 缅北强奸 Faculty of Arts.

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Identifying Inequalities in Health

Linguistic Inequalities in Perinatal Health in Quebec*

Nathalie Auger: Surveillance specialist and epidemiologist at the Institut national de sant茅 publique; and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Montreal's School of Public Health, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine.

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The Internet and Health Care Use Among Linguistic Minorities in Quebec

Am茅lie Quesnel-Vall茅e: Associate Professor, Departments of Sociology and of Epidemiology, 缅北强奸; and Director of the International Research Infrastructure on Social inequalities in health.

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Equitable Distribution of Health Professionals

Qu茅bec Health Professionals with Linguistic Capacity and Official Language Minority Communities in Qu茅bec : A Comparative Analysis with the Rest of Canada

Jan Warnke: Research consultant in geo-demographic analysis of social and contextual determinants of health at Universit茅 Laval.

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Improving Access to Health and Social Services

The Development and Evaluation of Strategic Interventions Aimed at Improving Relations between Health Professionals and English-Speaking Users in the Eastern Townships

Estelle Chamoux: Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Bishop's University; and member of the Psychological Health and Well-being research cluster at Bishop's.

Presented by research assistant: Christopher M. Philip

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Development of a Telehealth Training Manual for English-Speaking Healthcare Providers*

Antonia Arnaert: Associate Professor, School of Nursing, 缅北强奸; and Faculty Member of the 缅北强奸 Programs in Whole-Person Care.

Presented by research assistant: Daniel Nagel

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Breaking Down the Linguistic Barriers for Access to Health Care for Deaf Persons in the English Speaking Community of Quebec

James C. MacDougall: Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, 缅北强奸; and President and CEO of the Canadian Deafness Research and Training Institute (CDRTI).

Presented by research team members: Bonnie Destounis and Liz Scully

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Community Health and Social Services Network

Research Promotion Initiative

James Carter: Program and Policy Advisor, Community Health and Social Services Network (CHSSN).

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Development of Second Language Training for Health and Social Services

Modelling Health-Care Giver/Patient Task-Specific Dialogues*

Henrietta Cedergren: Honorary Professor, Department of Linguistics, Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al.

Presentation by research assistant: Victoria Surtees

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Creating Linguistic Corpora for Second Language (L2) Training of Health Professionals Principal Investigator: Leif French, Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Chicoutimi*

Leif French: Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages, Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Chicoutimi.

Presented by research assistant: Stephanie Lapointe

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Developing and Testing Task-based Modules for Second Language (L2) Training of Francophone Nurses*

Elizabeth Gatbonton: Associate Professor, Department of Education, Concordia University.

Presented by research assistant: Ioana Nicolae

Development of Formative Assessment Tasks for Nurses Learning ESL in Quebec*

Michel Laurier: Professor, Department of Educational Foundation and Administration, Universit茅 de Montr茅al.

Presented by research assistant: Maria-Lourdes Lira Gonzales

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Assessing Second Language (L2) Vocabulary in Health Professionals*

Norman Segalowitz: Professor, Department of Psychology, Concordia University; Associate Director, Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP); and Director, Health Care Access for Linguistic Minorities (H-CALM) research team.

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Assessing and Overcoming Second Language (L2) Semantic Barriers in Health Professionals*

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听*These projects were renewed for the 2012-2013 phase.

New Research Projects Funded for the 2012-2013 phase**

The Contribution of Wealth and Poverty to Life Expectancy of Anglophones in Montreal

Nathalie Auger: Surveillance specialist and epidemiologist at the Institut national de sant茅 publique; and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Montreal's School of Public Health, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine.

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The Development and Retention of Health Professionals in Aboriginal Communities through Information and Communication Technologies

Marie-Pierre Gagnon: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Universit茅 Laval; and member of the CHUQ Research Centre, St-Fran莽ois d鈥橝ssise Hospital: Research Axis for Knowledge Transfer and Health Technologies Assessment.

Presented by research team members: Erik Breton and Karine Dub茅

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Supporting Community Literacy for Improved Health and Literacy Outcomes in Urban and Rural Quebec

Robert Savage: Associate Professor, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, 缅北强奸.

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** In addition, Lawrence Kirmayer and Eric Jarvis were funded for Assessing Language Barriers to Mental Health Services in a Multi-ethnic Patient Population.

Invited Virtual Presentation

Crossing for Health Care Services

John Kilburn: Professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences; and Associate Dean (Research & Sponsored Projects), Texas A&M International University.

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Closing Remarks

Andr茅 Costopoulos: Principal Investigator, Training and Retention of Health Professionals Project; Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, 缅北强奸; and Associate Dean (Student Affairs), 缅北强奸 Faculty of Arts.

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The 缅北强奸 Training and Retention of Health Professionals Project is funded by Health Canada