A/Prof Andrew Dean, MBBS FACEM Grad Cert Clinical Simulation. Emergency Physician, DEMT and Head of University of Notre Dame Australia Rural Clinical School; St John of God Hospital Ballarat, Victoria Australia.

Still searching for new and innovative teaching methods for emergency medicine education; committed advocate for mindfulness meditation, and the nurturing of emotionally intelligent clinical teams in health care.

Author publications

• Dean A. Moving Light: Meditation Journeys. Balboa Press AU 2017
• Website: Andrew Dean Books

References

Alphabetical list of references and readings from the mindfulness series

Books

• Ehrmann M. Desiderata. 1927
• Hạnh TN. The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation. Boston, MA: Beacon Press; 1975. 2e 1996
• Ingram DM. Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha: An Unusually Hardcore Dharma Book – Revised and Expanded Edition. Aeon Books 2018 [Publisher PDF]
• Kabat-Zinn, J. Wherever you go, there you are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life. Hachette Books, 2005
• Langstroth LL. Langstroth on the hive and the honey-bee, a bee-keeper’s manual. 1852
• Wolf C, Serpa LG. A Clinician’s Guide to Teaching Mindfulness. New Harbinger Publications. 2015

Websites and resources

• Headspace: With one mission, to improve the health and happiness of the world
• Smiling Mind: a non-for-profit web and app-based meditation program
• Treat App: A free mindfulness app from the Alfred Hospital
• WRaP EM is a group of ordinary but passionate clinicians and medical educators who want to promote the concepts of Wellness, Resilience and Performance

Journal articles

• Black DS, Slavich GM. Mindfulness meditation and the immune system: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2016 Jun;1373(1):13-24.
• Brunner D, Abramovitch A, Etherton J. A yoga program for cognitive enhancement. PLoS One. 2017 Aug 4;12(8):e0182366
• Burnett R, Cullen C. Research – Mindfulness in Schools Project. 2010 to date
• Fuentes JJ, Fonseca F, Elices M, Farré M, Torrens M. Therapeutic Use of LSD in Psychiatry: A Systematic Review of Randomized-Controlled Clinical Trials. Front Psychiatry. 2020 Jan 21;10:943.
• Goyal M et al. Meditation programs for psychological stress and well-being: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Mar;174(3):357-68.
• Hassed C. The art of introducing mindfulness into medical and allied health curricula. Mindfulness, 2021; 12(8): 1909-1919.
• Kabat-Zinn J. Some reflections on the origins of MBSR, skillful means, and the trouble with maps, Contemporary Buddhism, 2011; 12(1): 281-306
• Kuyken W, Weare K, Ukoumunne OC, Vicary R, Motton N, Burnett R, Cullen C, Hennelly S, Huppert F. Effectiveness of the Mindfulness in Schools Programme: non-randomised controlled feasibility study. Br J Psychiatry. 2013 Aug;203(2):126-31.
• McEwen S. Meditation & Mindfulness for Stress Reduction. Pacific Neuroscience Institute. 2020
• Wong WP, Hassed C, Chambers R, Coles J. The Effects of Mindfulness on Persons with Mild Cognitive Impairment: Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Longitudinal Study. Front Aging Neurosci. 2016 Jun 28;8:156.
• Wong WP, Coles J, Chambers R, Wu DB, Hassed C. The Effects of Mindfulness on Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment. J Alzheimers Dis Rep. 2017 Dec 2;1(1):181-193.

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Andrew Dean

A/Prof Andrew Dean, MBBS FACEM Grad Cert Clinical Simulation. Emergency Physician and DEMT at St John of God Hospital, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Head of Ballarat Rural Clinical School, School of Medicine Sydney, University of Notre Dame Australia.

Still searching for new and innovative teaching methods for emergency medicine education.  Also a committed advocate for mindfulness meditation, and the nurturing of emotionally intelligent clinical teams in health care.