Background - After 30+ years of research into performance-related health issues (PRHIs) of student musicians (Fry 1987; Cruder et al., 2020), high rates of health problems persist in this population, signalling that more work is needed to translate musicians’ health research into effective prevention strategies in music education. How to measure musicians’ health literacy, and improve it using translational research approaches, has come into greater focus in recent times (Perkins et al., 2017; Araujo et al., 2020). Yet, barriers remain when communicating about musicians’ health: between musicians and healthcare professionals treating them, between researchers and musician populations they study, and translating concepts and terminology related to musicians’ health across linguistic and cultural boundaries.Aim - This panel will bring together a group of six experts in musicians’ health research, education and/or clinical practice from different global regions who are all experienced in translating health concepts, information and language in their respective disciplines and cultures. Each brings a different cultural and/or disciplinary viewpoint to the panel. Using commonalities and challenges of cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary translation as a point of departure, they will explore the roles of language, culture and disciplinary background as facilitators or barriers when translating musicians’ health terminology and concepts, whether in population-specific research instruments, clinical settings or music education. The panel session aims to stimulate discussion on this topic between panellists and attendees.Panel Format - Following an introduction to the topic and panel members by the Chair, each panellist will speak on relevant aspects of their work, drawing from their background, experience and disciplinary perspectives. Presentations will align with one or both of the following themes: 1) Translating a measure of health literacy in musicians: commonalities and challenges; and 2) Cross-cultural translation and language considerations for musicians’ health research and clinical practice. Timing: introduction (10 Minutes); presentations (50 minutes in total); audience Q&A and panel discussion (30 minutes).The Chair of the panel is a cellist and highly experienced Australian music educator and musicians’ health researcher. She led an international research team in developing a new measure of musicians’ health literacy, as well as initiating creation of translational online health education programs for musicians and music teachers. She will introduce the session topic and panellists, including outlining the development process for this novel survey tool.Participant 1 is an internationally renowned clinical physiotherapist and researcher specialising in musicians. She is highly experienced in translational initiatives providing health education for music students, professionals, and community organisations, as well as developing professional learning for healthcare professionals about musicians’ health and treatment. Her presentation will discuss the development of a bi-directional literacy model to ensure effective translation of health information in music education settings.Participant 2 was originally trained as a flutist. She conducts research on health education for musicians, focusing on quality assurance and the development of standardized educational guidelines. While examining the current state of such education in Japan, she has been investigating quality assurance frameworks across countries to explore how they can be adapted and applied to musicians’ health education. Her presentation will focus on cross-cultural conceptual and linguistic challenges when translating survey measures including the Musicians’ Health Literacy Questionnaire-Japanese (MHL-Q19-J).Participant 3 is a French physiotherapist and amateur musician who specialises in the treatment of musicians. She has extensive experience researching the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders in orchestral musicians and physiotherapy training. She provides treatment to conservatoire music students and physical preparation programmes for musicians, as well as working in a large European project dedicated to performing artists’ health. She will discuss the French-Canadian cross-cultural translation and validation process for the Musicians' Health Literacy Questionnaire-French (MHL-Q19-F) and issues arising about language and culture.Participant 4 is flutist and interdisciplinary researcher with a focus on musicians' health. She has collaborated in Swiss and international research investigating playing-related musculoskeletal disorders and pain among music students, including a longitudinal study across European tertiary institutions. She currently is part of a working group establishing a musicians' health consortium in Switzerland. She will discuss the translation and validation process of the Italian version of the Musicians' Health Literacy Questionnaire-Italian (MHL-Q19-IT), and the aim to assess and enhance health literacy among Italian-speaking music students and professional musicians.Participant 5 is a trained oboist and Canadian occupational therapist whose research focuses on work disability prevention, with specific focus on the occupational health of musicians, including health promotion, workplace health and disability management, physical and psychosocial rehabilitation, and occupational science. She leads an international study to investigate how health of students is impacted by the organization of work in tertiary education institutions and led the initial validation study for the Musicians' Health Literacy Questionnaire. She will discuss how challenges with translations into other languages has raised questions about concepts embedded in the original English version, and results of recent cognitive interviews seeking to address these questions.