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Talking Transplant

The idea of a bone marrow or cord blood transplant can be overwhelming, especially for a patient or family experiencing language or cultural barriers. Accurate and timely services that include language and culture provide an essential connection to care, informed consent and healthy survivorship.

A resource for medical interpreters and other professionals

Talking Transplant is a resource developed by the National Marrow Donor Program Office of Patient Advocacy that brings together information and insights about bone marrow and cord blood transplant from a variety of perspectives including:

Transplant center coordinators and social workers
Professional medical interpreters
Patient navigators
Transplant recipients and their families
Language-specific focus group participants

Talking Transplant offers convenient resources and information about bone marrow and cord blood transplant for medical interpreters and other professionals who help patients and families meet their language and cultural needs.

The course

Ten lessons are currently available through Talking Transplant, including supporting glossaries, print materials and audio files. These resources are designed to:

Increase your comfort and familiarity with the transplant process
Build your capacity to meet the needs of transplant patients and families
Clarify the important role you provide with facilitating access to care and information

Course objectives

The Talking Transplant lessons will:

Review best practices for providing language access services
Familiarize interpreters and other professionals with the transplant process
Identify culturally specific barriers and/or considerations related to transplant
Teach language-specific transplant vocabulary
Evaluate your understanding of these topics

Feedback

In the coming months, look for more professional development resources added to the course, including new language resources, audio files and interactive training opportunities. We encourage you to share your Talking Transplant feedback and contribute to the future development of this resource.