Awards

CSCRS/Genzyme Biosurgery Canada Award

The CSCRS/Genzyme Biosurgery Canada Award is bestowed annually at the Canadian Surgery Forum to recognize the “Best Paper” in colorectal surgery. This “Best Paper” Podium Presentation Prize is an Award in the amount of $500.00. 

Past Winners

2010
Dr. Devon Richardson
“Self Reported Patterns of Rectal Cancer among General Surgeons in Canada”

2009
Dr. Sean Forbes
“LongTerm Outcomes in Young Adult Survivors of Colorectal Cancer”

Dr. Cagla Eskicioglu
“The Use of Tailored Knowledge Translation Strategy to Change Bowel Preparation Practices”.

2008
Dr. Heather Redstone
“The effects of glucagon-like peptide 2 & GLP-2 mimetibody on colonic anastomotic healing in a hypoxic rat model”

2006
Dr. George Zogopoulos
“Characterization of Germline EPHB2 Variants in Familial Colorectal Cancer”.

Gordon Lecturer

The Gordon Lecturer is given annually by a Colorectal Surgeon who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of colorectal surgery. This symposium takes place at the Canadian Surgery Forum.

Past Gordon Lecturers

The inaugural lecturer was Herand Abcarian followed by Jose Guillem, Jim Church, and Hartley Stern, Francis Soew-Choen, David Rothenberger and Philip H. Gordon.