How should follow-up with non-English-speaking people be handled?
If the person with whom the initial visit interview is performed does not speak English as a first language, please note this to the left of the vertical line with that person’s contact information. This will flag you to the possibility that you may have to use a bilingual research staff person or your hospital’s interpreter services for the call. The follow-up forms have been translated into Spanish to assist Spanish-speaking researchers in making the follow-up calls. If you attempt a follow-up call with anyone who does not speak English or Spanish, please use a hospital interpreter. If your hospital does not have such an interpreter service, you could call an outside interpreter service, such as Pacific Interpreters out of Portland, OR (http://www.pacificinterpreters.com/). Please note that any charges for this service will need to be covered by your site stipend; the EMNet Coordinating Center will not pay for this interpreter service. Q: Does follow-up need to be done on children wh
