aceBridging the Gap: Translated Medical Education to Support Cystic Fibrosis Centers From Non-English Speaking Countries
Background The European Cystic Fibrosis Society (ECFS) develops education resources to support members; however, these are almost exclusively in English. Many barriers to translation exist, including cost and time. Artificial intelligence (AI) provides an opportunity to support translation and address such barriers. This study aimed to pilot the use of AI-generated translation of ECFS e-learning modules and evaluate the quality. Methods An AI translation program was used to create subtitles of ECFS peer-reviewed…
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Researchers piloted AI translation to subtitle ECFS peer-reviewed e-learning modules for cystic fibrosis care, creating six-module packages in Ukrainian, Romanian, and Turkish. Each AI draft was reviewed and edited by two native-speaking CF healthcare experts, and an online survey of users in two countries collected 18 responses on quality.
The approach demonstrated a low-cost, rapid way to expand access to specialist education for non-English speaking centers, but final quality depended on expert human validation. The small survey sample and variable initial AI accuracy leave uncertainty about scalability and consistency across other languages and topics.
- An AI translation program was used to create subtitles of ECFS peer-reviewed education modules, producing packages of six modules each in Ukrainian, Romanian, and Turkish.
- Two independent native language speakers with extensive cystic fibrosis healthcare experience reviewed, edited, and validated each translation.
- Evaluation in two countries with 18 completed surveys reported high accuracy and positive feedback on utility and range of topics.
AI-generated subtitles for ECFS e-learning modules enabled quick and affordable creation of multilingual education packages in Ukrainian, Romanian, and Turkish that achieved high accuracy after expert editing.
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The pilot used an AI translation program to subtitle existing ECFS peer-reviewed e-learning modules, then engaged two independent native speakers with extensive CF healthcare experience per language to review, edit, and validate.
Education packages of six subtitled modules were produced in Ukrainian, Romanian, and Turkish, followed by an online evaluation survey circulated to users to assess views on quality.
The project was framed as an interdisciplinary collaboration between ECFS Education, the Twinning Project, CF Europe, and patient organizations to address cost and time barriers to translation.
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- Peer-reviewedPediatric Pulmonology2026-08-01
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