Interpreter-mediated medical encounters as a field of research -- Emerging trends and corresponding challenges in bilingual health research -- Innovative research designs to advance theory and practice -- Conceptualizing interpreters in bilingual health communication -- Model of bilingual health communication -- Interpreters' perception and management of competing goals -- Clinical demands and interpersonal relationships in bilingual health care -- Interpreter-mediated encounters as goal-oriented communicative activity -- Moving forward : theory development and practice recommendations.