Christopher M. Schlachta BSc, MDCM, FRCSC, FACS
Professor, Department of Surgery and Department of Oncology
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University
London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital
339 Windermere Road, London, Canada, N6A 5A5

To prep or not to prep.- Practice Guidelines and Future Directions of Bowel Preparation: Science & History.- Enhanced Recovery Pathways: Is it Laparoscopy or is it Everything Else?.- Improving endoscopic detection of dysplasia in IBD: where do we stand? .- Management of Dysplasia in IBD.- Beyond Piecemeal Polypectomy: EMR and ESD.- Transanal Endoscopic Surgery (TES).- The 3 A.M. Laparoscopic Bowel Surgery-Selection, Preparation and Techniques.- Fulminant Clostridium difficile colitis: Indications and extent of surgery.- Fulminant Clostridium difficile colitis: Colon-preserving therapies.- Perforated diverticulitis: Laparoscopic lavage and drainage.- Perforated diverticulitis: What are the options for resection?.- Perforated diverticulitis: When is interval resection really indicated?.- Utility of pelvic floor testing for clinical assessment of pelvic floor disorders.- Rectal prolapse in the healthy patient: Is perineal approach ever indicated?.- Rectal prolapse in the healthy patient: Which abdominal approach?.- Obstructed defecation: When is surgery indicated?.- Fecal incontinence: Is sacral nerve stimulation always the answer?.- Is there still a role for hand assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS)?.- Intracorporeal anastomosis for right colon resection: Should this be the preferred method?.- Transrectal specimen extraction: Should this be catching on?.- Parastomal Hernia: An Ounce of Prevention.- Parastomal Hernia: Optimal Strategies for Repair.- Proctectomy for advanced rectal cancer: APE or ELAPE?.- Transanal TME: Why go bottom-up!.- Management of low rectal cancer after complete clinical response.- Optimizing function for very low rectal tumors: Intersphincteric resection or APR?.- Optimal Coloanal Reconstruction: J pouch, Straight, Stapled, and Hand-Sewn.- Short Course vs. Long Course Radiotherapy: Pros and cons.- Intersphincteric Resection: Perineal or Abdominal dissection first?.- Assessing anastomotic integrity and perfusion.- Laparoscopic TME: Is there a verdict?.