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Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
"The magic of the electronic village is transforming health information. The mouse and keyboard have extended the stethoscope to the 500 million people now online." - Dr. Edward Creagan
The power of the medium inspires Dr. Edward Creagan as he searches for ways to share Mayo Clinic's vast resources with the general public.
Dr. Creagan, a Newark, N.J., native, is board certified in internal medicine, medical oncology, and hospice medicine and palliative care. He has been with Mayo Clinic since 1973 and in 1999 was president of the staff of Mayo Clinic. Dr. Creagan, a professor of medical oncology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, was honored in 1995 with the John and Roma Rouse Professor of Humanism in Medicine Award and in 1992 with the Distinguished Mayo Clinician Award, Mayo's highest recognition. He has been recognized with the American Cancer Society Professorship of Clinical Oncology.
He describes his areas of special interest as "wellness as a bio-psycho-social-spiritual-financial model" and fitness, mind-body connection, aging and burnout.
Dr. Creagan has been an associate medical editor with Mayo Clinic's Web sites and has edited publications and CD-ROMs and reviewed articles.
"We the team of (the Web site) provide reliable, easy-to-understand health and wellness information so that each of us can have productive, meaningful lives," he says.
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July 30, 2009
Blog: Reach out to help and be helped
By Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
"The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty."
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If the stress in your life is more than you can cope with, get help right away.
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As this quote from Mother Teresa so eloquently says, being alone is a dreadful burden. And as readers of this blog often note, we need the support of others to deal with the realities of life. As a practicing clinician and a hospice physician, this helps me understand the power of organizations such as Alcoholics Anonymous and other support groups that help patients and families cope with profound challenges.
Although we play different roles and have different titles and credentials, we all have the same fundamental needs. If I am struggling with an issue or a problem I know that others must also be dealing with it. I try to reach out to them and ask how we can help one another tackle the challenge.
I often speak on issues of stress and burnout. During these lectures, I learn so much from the audience, who share their experiences dealing with the big and the little issues. I have now come to believe that there is no such thing as a "little issue." If we do not have the necessary skills, even the smallest inconvenience can tip us over the edge.
This is why I underscore the importance of staying connected to others and taking care of ourselves. We are assaulted every day with bad news and ominous developments over which we have no control. However, we can control our attitude and our faith in each other and the future.
We are all pilgrims on the same road. How can we help each other?
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