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