About Us

We are a group of surgeons, nurses, and other healthcare professionals at the St. Paul's Colorectal Clinic who provide healthcare services to patients with colon and/or rectal dysfunction including cancer, polyps, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, diverticulitis, and all benign anorectal disease such as fissures, fistulas, rectal prolapse, hemorrhoids, and anal condyloma.
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Our mission is to provide abdominal surgery patients with accessible information, tools, and support to enable them to effectively optimize their health prior to surgery.
 
We worked together with a Patient Advisory Group and other scientists at UBC to collaborate on a patient-oriented research study, led by Dr. Annalijn Conklin, to co-create this web-based patient information tool to support our patients in preparing for abdominal surgery. Our two clinicians on that team were Drs. Karimuddin and Brown.  We tested the new website with a small group of patients who reported a high level of satisfaction with the information, resources and usability. Our feasibility study (PREP) was funded by the BC SUPPORT Unit, and supported the Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (CHÉOS). That project built upon the results of an earlier qualitative study of patient experiences and preferences for preparing for colorectal surgery (also led by our collaborator, Dr. Conklin) which found an unmet need for more structured pre-surgery support. We built this website to be flexible and presented with non-medical information based on the results of those focus groups so that our patients can make informed decisions about their pre-surgery care and surgical outcomes.
Not just to survive but thrive!
——  Marguerite
 Our Clinic's Team includes the following:  
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Dr. Ahmer Karimuddin
Provincial Lead, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS)
Co-Director, General Surgery Residency Program
Specialist in General & Colorectal Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital
Associate Professor (Clin), Department of Surgery, UBC
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Dr. Carl Brown
Provincial Lead, Surgery, BC Cancer
Specialist in General and Colorectal Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital
Chair, Section of Colorectal Surgery, UBC
Clinical Research Scientist, CHÉOS
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Dr. Amandeep (Anu) Ghuman
Associate Professor (Clin), Department of Surgery, UBC
Specialist in General and Colorectal Surgery, St. Paul’s Hospital
Site Lead, General Surgery Clerkship Rotation, UBC
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Dr. P. Terry Phang
Program Director, Fellowship Subspecialty Training Colorectal Surgery, UBC
Specialist in General and Colorectal Surgery, St. Paul’s Hospital
Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, UBC

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Dr. Manoj Raval
Associate Professor (Clin), Department of Surgery, UBC
Specialist in General and Colorectal Surgery, St. Paul’s Hospital
Chair, Colorectal Surgery Tumour Group, BCCA Surgical Oncology Network​

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Yoon Heo RD, CNSC
Clinical Dietitian 
BC Home Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition Programs
Phone: 604-806-9352  Fax: 604-806-8044
​Erin Robinson, RN, BSN
Registered Nurse
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Nurse Navigator, St. Paul’s Hospital
604-619-3872
erin.robinson@vch.ca
We thank our members of the Patient Advisory Group who helped in the development of content and design of this website:

glynis Davies

Patient Advisory Board Member and Patient Co-Lead

Kim Furneaux

Patient Advisory Board Member and Patient Co-Lead

Paul Digney

Patient Advisory Board Member and Patient Co-Lead

Kim Preddy

Patient Advisory Board Member

Robert Pietrzak

Patient Advisory Board Member
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Marguerite Ko

 Patient Advisory Board Member
Clinical Contact:
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For general questions or feedback, please reach out to:
Erin Robinson, RN, BSN
Registered Nurse
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Nurse Navigator, St. Paul’s Hospital
604-619-3872
erin.robinson@vch.ca

If you would like to have nutritional counselling from our team's registered dietitian, please contact our clinic or email erin.robinson@vch.ca

​For more information about the research (PREP study), please contact Dr. Annalijn Conklin (aconklin@mail.ubc.ca).
 
If you need medical advice specific to your condition, please contact your doctor for more information.
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This website is for people who have planned abdominal surgery for conditions like colorectal cancer, stomach cancer, Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Diverticular Disease, Polyps or other digestive / gastro-intestinal diseases.