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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. 26, 2008
Make a choice for yourself, others
By Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
I recently had an opportunity to share with a reporter some of the wealth of information obtained from our digital community. Let me explain.
The reporter was writing an article on stress in the 21st Century for a church-related publication. I explained that if we do not take care of ourselves with adequate rest, exercise, meditation and nutrition, we have nothing left to give to others. The reporter was somewhat surprised when I mentioned that health and wellness provide the energy to move forward and perhaps make the world a little bit better one person at a time.
I explained that if we take time for a good night's sleep, an adequate meal and exercise, we are obviously making a choice, we are making a commitment. If we work out or train in the evening, that may well mean that we cannot honor a dinner appointment or some type of business meeting.
Yes, of course, decisions have consequences but as I have gleaned from our community, the consequences of taking care of ourselves empower us to creatively deal with our own issues. And perhaps provide a beacon of guidance for fellow travelers struggling with the same issues.
As we have stated before, the future belongs to the fit — physically, emotionally, spiritually — and if our health and wellness deteriorates, our gifts and skills become squandered.
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