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    dpsharp@stanford.edu
    University - Student Department: Epidemiology and Population Health Position: Graduate

All Publications

  • Increasing in-person medical interpreter utilization in the NICU through a bundle of interventions. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association Feister, J., Razdan, S., Sharp, D., Punjabi, S., Blecharczyk, E., Escobar, V., Gay, P. M., Scala, M., Bonifacio, S. 2024

    Abstract

    In-person medical interpretation improves communication with patients who have preferred language other than English (PLOE). Multi-dimensional barriers to use of medical interpreters limit their use in the NICU.Medical teams in our NICU were not consistently using in-person medical interpreters, leading to ineffective communication with families with PLOE.Interventions included staff educational sessions and grand rounds regarding equitable language access, distribution of interpreter request cards to families, and allocation of dedicated in-person interpreters for NICU rounds. Interpreter utilization was calculated by total requests per Spanish-speaking person day in the NICU.Interpreter utilization increased five-fold during the intervention period (from 0.2 to 1.0 requests per Spanish-speaking person day).We substantially increased our unit in-person interpreter utilization through a bundle of multifaceted interventions, many of which were low-cost. NICUs should regard dedicated medical interpreters as a critical part of the care team.

    View details for DOI 10.1038/s41372-024-01915-5

    View details for PubMedID 38424233

    View details for PubMedCentralID 1955368

  • Cerebral Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Use in Neonates: Current Perspectives RESEARCH AND REPORTS IN NEONATOLOGY Vesoulis, Z. A., Sharp, D. P., Lalos, N., Swofford, D. P., Chock, V. Y. 2024; 14: 85-95

    View details for DOI 10.2147/RRN.S408536

    View details for Web of Science ID 001223165500001