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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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Jan. 28, 2009
Be proactive in caring for yourself and loved ones
By Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
Some of you have shared stories of dealing with the elderly, dealing with individuals with developmental disorders, and we wonder what are the limits to human perseverance?
There is no easy answer, but to access the appropriate social service agencies and professional organizations may provide some guidance. The healthcare delivery system doesn't work well, and we need to be proactive in caring for ourselves and our loved ones.
Equally importantly, at the top of our to-do list needs to be some concept of self-care. We have belabored this point in the past, but it bears repeating: We have gifts and skills to share, but if our health deteriorates, those gifts cannot be used to make our world and our families a little bit better.
The gift to laugh at ourselves, the gift to get away for a brief period of time, and the gift to take care of ourselves physically cannot be negotiated. These are things we must do for ourselves or there will be nothing left.
For all of you dealing with these challenging situations, I would welcome insights and perspectives on how you navigate through the healthcare "system" to do the right thing for loved ones who depend on you?
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