CALD Assist
CALD Assist Summary
CALD Assist is a mobile Android app in Medical by Australian eHealth Research Centre (AEHRC) - CSIRO. Released in Dec 2020 (5 years ago). It has about 7K+ installs Based on AppGoblin estimates, it reaches roughly 374 monthly active users . Store metadata: updated May 23, 2025.
Recent activity: 26 installs this week (80 over 4 weeks) showing steady growth View trends →
Store info: Last updated on Google Play on May 23, 2025 .
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App Description
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) health communication app.
CALD Assist is the simple and dynamic way for clinicians to communicate with patients from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds when an interpreter is not available.
Featuring phrases commonly used during basic care interactions and screening assessments translated and recorded in 11 languages, CALD Assist facilitates basic care interactions to support patient care.
FEATURING:
11 common languages: Arabic, Cantonese, Croatian, English, Greek, Italian, Macedonian, Mandarin, Serbian, Spanish and Vietnamese
A COVID-19 screening module for conducting health screens and visitor/outpatient screening
A Nursing module with nursing specific content
5 Allied Health disciplines: Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry and Speech Pathology
Over 250 phrases translated and audio recorded with cultural sensitivity
Images and video to enhance communication between clinicians and their patients
Answer options to enable patients to respond to simple questions
Developed in collaboration with patients, Nursing staff, Allied Health clinicians, Medical staff and Interpreters
Winner of 2015 and 2017 Health Roundtable Innovation Award and 2015 Victorian Public Healthcare Award in the category of Improving health equality and closing the gap