2. How can We Establish Mindfulness Education for Future Healthcare Professions?

Shizuma Tsuchiya; Satoru Tsuneto; Tomoko Miyoshi; Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry And Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Kurashiki Educational Division

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2. How can We Establish Mindfulness Education for Future Healthcare Professions?

VernacularTitle:2. "マインドフルネス" は医療者教育でどう活かされうるのか? ―マインドフルネスを活用した医療者教育の世界の潮流―
Author: Shizuma TSUCHIYA ¹ ; Satoru TSUNETO ² ; Tomoko MIYOSHI ³ ; Kurashiki Educational Division, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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1. Department of Medical Education, Showa University School of Medicine
2. Department of Palliative Medicine, Kyoto University Hospital
3. Department of General Medicine
Keywords: mindfulness in health professions education; quality of patient care; stress reduction; science and art in medicine
From:Medical Education 2022;53(4):337-343
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: Mindfulness can be defined as awareness of physical and psychological processes in a nonjudgmental way. The purpose of adapting the ideas of mindfulness in health professions education is twofold. First, mindfulness education can develop stress management skills and self-care ability. Consequently, it can promote personal and professional identity formation. Second, mindfulness education can urge future healthcare professionals to improve the quality of patient care. Thus, this article will present practical reports from three medical schools that introduced mindfulness education for developing stress management skills and improving patient care and then discuss how universities can establish mindfulness education for future healthcare professions.