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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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Aug. 20, 2009
Blog: Filtering out the noise
By Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
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By virtue of being human, we each struggle with common issues of stress, physical ailments and, equally important, psychological burdens of loneliness, isolation and frustration. Regardless of our credentials, bank accounts or zip codes, we all struggle with the same issues.
It is interesting to hear the different tactics that many of us use to cope. Some use visualization either with high definition television or mental imagery of peaceful themes of nature. Others use music or exercise to rejuvenate the spirit.
We obviously need to be creative as we are bombarded each day by demands and expectations, which are fueled by the digital world we live in. Each of us is only an email away from any individual on the planet.
One of the lessons I have learned is the importance of using a list of priorities to determine where to spend my energy. What are the tasks that I need to accomplish today and what are my short- and long-term goals? Once I have these clearly in focus, I am better able to prioritize the stream of demands and expectations coming at me.
I am very interested in hearing how others filter out the noise and keep on task. Please share your experiences.
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