Towards improved healthcare communication: development and validation of language proficiency standards for non-native English speaking health professionals

该项目将直接有利于澳大利亚社区的医疗保健服务。越来越多的非英语为母语的卫生专业人员（自2000年以来有超过7000人来到这个国家）的临床沟通技巧对病人护理的质量至关重要。该项目将导致a)更好地理解三个卫生专业（医学、护理和物理治疗）中有效的工作场所沟通是什么；b)在职业英语测试（OET）中，为移民卫生专业人员提供更相关和严格的最低英语沟通标准，由我们的行业合作伙伴OET中心代表政府和专业注册机构进行管理。

The project will directly benefit the provision of healthcare in the Australian community. The clinical communication skills of the increasing numbers of non-native English speaking health professionals (over 7,000 of whom have arrived in this country since 2000) are critical to the quality of patient care. The project will result in a) better understanding of what constitutes effective workplace communication in 3 health professions (Medicine, Nursing and Physiotherapy) and b) more relevant and rigorous minimum English communication standards for migrant health professionals within the Occupational English Test (OET), administered on behalf of government and professional registration bodies by our industry partner, the OET Centre.