Diabetes is obviously a common topic in the clinic, but how do your conversations go in Spanish? Do you ever wonder what is the best way to say things like …
How to Discuss Signs and Symptoms of Diabetes in Spanish Read More »
OPQRST is a great acronym for understanding the history of the problem – but it requires some special vocabulary and grammar to take an HPI in Spanish. Learn how …
OPQRST in Spanish – Questions to understand the history of the problem – HPI in Spanish Read More »
This Medical Spanish lesson focuses on 20 Medical Spanish Word Associations that make it easier to remember and use them with your Spanish speaking patients. Here is the 20 Medical …
20 Medical Spanish Words and Memory Tricks to remember them Read More »
This Medical Spanish lesson focuses on how to talk about pain in Spanish and understanding the different words to describe it when talking with your Spanish speaking patients. Here …
How to Talk About Pain in Spanish: Dolor, Duele, Adolorido Read More »
This medical Spanish lesson focuses on talking about the 10 common Medical Spanish mistakes. They are mistakes that many people make, but you can avoid just by thinking about them …
This medical Spanish lesson focuses on talking about fall prevention in Spanish, both at home and at the hospital. We share some vocabulary and phrases to talk about the most …
Fall Prevention in Spanish – Useful Vocabulary To Learn Read More »
This Medical Spanish lesson focuses on Active Listening, Empathizing & Summarizing Patient Complaints in Spanish. You’re going to learn useful phrases and vocabulary for showing understanding and managing difficult …
Active Listening, Empathizing & Summarizing Patient Complaints in Spanish Read More »
This Medical Spanish lesson focuses on looking at the anxiety and embarrassment that male latino patients have when they are coming into the clinic and their provider is a woman. …
Cultural Tips for Women Providers Working with Male Latino Patients Read More »
Let’s Talk About El Día de los Tres Reyes Magos! What is the connection between los Tres Reyes Magos and the 12 days of Christmas? Have you ever wondered why …
Los Reyes Magos – History, Lesson Plan & Activities Read More »
It’s taken me some time to work up the courage to write this post on penis in Spanish. I’m an internal processor, and I’m always catching my wife by surprise …
How to Say Penis in Spanish Without Scaring or Offending Anyone Read More »
Doing business with Latinos in another country or first-generation Latino businesses here in the States? Let’s talk about business and Latino culture: See if this scenario rings a bell: You …
Re: Still waiting for your reply…business and Latino culture Read More »
Overarching ideas in Latino culture Whether or not you do business internationally, chances are you work with Latinos in some capacity, be they clients, employees, or colleagues, and therefore deal …
From Personalismo to Confianza: Building relationships and Latino Culture Read More »
Cultural Values: Working with Latinos When we talked about agreeableness in the medical setting, we saw how the “cultural taboo against expressing negative feelings directly” translated into misunderstandings and ultimately, …
Working with Latinos: Understanding Culture and High-Risk Industries Although workplace safety requirements are generally far more comprehensive in the U.S. than in Latin America, accidents still happen in high-risk industries …
Latino Culture- Personalismo Last week we explored the cultural basis of latino agreeableness and its effects in the medical setting. We mentioned that the rate of patient compliance can be …
Understanding Latino Culture: Agreeableness As with the cleaning staff manager we wrote about a few weeks ago, the topic of agreeableness comes up a lot with our Medical Spanish students …
Latino Culture and Agreeableness in a Medical Setting Read More »
U.S. Latino, Chicano, Hispanic? Latinos are the second largest ethnic group in the United States, and about 61% of U.S. Latinos were foreign-born. This means that as of last year, …
U.S Latinos: Where does communication break down? Read More »
Cross-Cultural Communication with Latinos Having interacted with people of many other cultures, we’ve seen that often the true stumbling block in relating to people of another culture isn’t just lack …
