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Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
Edward 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 health information websites and has edited publications and CD-ROMs and reviewed articles.
"We the team of (the website) 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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Stress blog
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Dec. 5, 2012
Multiple options exist for dealing with adversity
By Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
I'm so grateful for the thoughtful comments readers of this blog have shared. In particular, I appreciate the comment that that a higher power, however you define that, can be a fulcrum for resiliency — the bounce back factor that energizes people to overcome dreadful issues.
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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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However, it's important to recognize that not everyone derives strength from a faith connection. Furthermore, some individuals isolate themselves with their suffering.
If you're struggling, it can be hard to reach out for assistance. But it's also hard to try to gut it out on your own. There's no easy solution, of course, but a compassionate professional may be able to help you bounce back and find some peace.
Follow me on Twitter at @EdwardCreagan. Join the discussion at #Stress.
3 comments posted
March 24, 2013 9:06 p.m.
I am losing faith in medical practice in one area. My knee effusion goes away when I take antibiotics. My Orthpedist isn't impressed, and my infectious disease Dr denies its related. Nonetheless, 2 courses of Zpacks for respiratory infection left my joint in great shape. Is this beyond their scope or between it? There is no place to go to take it further, I feel helpless, despite having found some relief.
- John
December 10, 2012 6:53 a.m.
Thanx so much for the advice. Very compressive. I agree that religion is not for everyone.
- caretakerray
December 6, 2012 6:34 p.m.
This is a great blog! I read the article "Stress" written by World of Health and found that having a negative outlook on things in your life has a great affect on how much stress you deal with. I am one that does not deal with stress that well, thank you for being so helpful with your blogs!
- Maddie
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