Dr. Andrea Grabovac is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UBC. She works as a consultant psychiatrist in the Brief Intervention Unit at Vancouver Hospital where she sees acutely ill hospitalized patients. Dr. Grabovac also has an outpatient practice at the BC Cancer Agency where she uses mindfulness-based clinical interventions in her work with cancer patients who are suffering from depression and anxiety. She also co-facilitates Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy groups for prevention of depressive relapse and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction groups. Dr. Grabovac continues to provide Continuing Medical Education for mental health professionals on the relationship between spirituality and psychiatry as well as on the clinical applications of mindfulness.