Palliative ECHO: Medical Interpreters in Goals of Care Conversations (Jan. 2026)

Palliative Care ECHO: Medical Interpreters in Goals of Care Conversations | January 21, 2026

Presented by Onu Amadi, MD; Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellow, Macon & Joan Brock Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University

Objectives:
1. Illustrate the role of medical interpreters in facilitating accurate and culturally humble goals-of-care conversations
2. Recognize how ethical principles (autonomy, justice) apply during interpreted palliative care discussions
3. Identify best practices for effective interpreted GOC encounters, including pre-briefing and managing emotional conversations