Communication Barriers

Advances in technology are not the root of communication barriers in the health care system. Thanks to technology, there are now tests which can diagnose cancer in its early stages, allowing health care providers to treat patients with the appropriate interventions early enough to make a difference. I think that communication barriers in Canada’s health care system are more influenced by language and cultural barriers between patients and their health care providers. Canada is an extremely diverse country, made up of people from all over the world, and I believe that more nurses and health care providers need to be in the communities to educate residents of what is available to them through the health care system.