Competency-Based Surgical Care. Professionalism in Surgery. Performance Measurement in Surgery. Strategies for Improving Surgical Quality. Evidence-Based Surgery. Patient Safety in Surgical Care: a Systems Approach. Preoperative Testing, Planning, and Risk stratification. Elements of Cost-Effective Non Emergent Surgical Care. HealthCare Economics: The Broader Context. Minimising Vulnerability to Malpractice Claims. Surgical Palliative Care: Clinical and Ethical Considerations. Bedside Procedures for General Surgeons. Ethical Issues in Surgery. BASIC SURGICAL AND PERIOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS. Prevention of Postoperative Infection. Bleeding and Transfusion. Postoperative Management of the Hospitalised Patient. Postoperative Pain. Acute Wound Care. Preparation of the Operating Room. Fast Track Inpatient and Ambulatory Surgery. HEAD AND NECK. Oral Cavity Lesions. Parotid Mass. Neck Mass. Head and Neck Diagnostic Procedures. Oral Cavity Procedures. Parotidectomy. Neck Dissection. Tracheostomy. Thyroid Diseases. Parathyroid Diseases and Operations. BREAST, SKIN, AND SOFT TISSUE. Breast Cancer. Soft Tissue Infection. Principles of Wound Management and Soft Tissue Repair. Surgical Management of Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers. Breast Procedures. Lymphatic Mapping and Sentinel Node Biopsy. Evolving Molecular Therapeutics and Their Applications to Surgical Oncology. Soft Tissue Sarcoma. Benign Breast Disease. THE THORAX. Dysphagia. Cough and Hemoptysis. Chest Wall Mass. Pleural Effusion. Solitary Pulmonary Nodule. Paralyzed Diaphragm. Open Esophageal Procedures. Minimally Invasive Esophageal Procedures. Chest Wall Procedures. Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery. Mediastinal Procedures. Pericardial Procedures. Decortication and Pleurectomy. Pulmonary Resection. Diaphragmatic Procedures. Thoracic Diagnostic and Staging Procedures. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT AND ABDOMEN. Acute Abdominal Pain. Abdominal Mass. Jaundice. Intestinal Obstruction. Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Surgical Treatment of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome. Tumours of the Stomach, Duodenum, and Small Bowel. Tumours of the Pancreas, Biliary Tract, and Liver. Portal Hypertension. Crohn Disease. Diverticulitis. Fulminant Ulcerative Colitis. Hereditary Colorectal Cancer and Polyposis Syndromes. Adenocarcinoma of the Colon and Rectum. Motility Disorders. Benign and Malignant Rectal, Anal, and Perineal Problems. Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Lower Endoscopy. Procedures for Benign and Malignant Gastric and Duodenal Disease. Cholecystectomy and Common Bile Duct Exploration. Procedures for Benign and Malignant Biliary Tract Disease. Hepatic Resection. Procedures for Benign and Malignant Pancreatic Disease. Splenectomy. Repair of Ventral Abdominal Wall Hernias. Inguinal Hernia. Intestinal Anastomosis. Intestinal Stomas. Appendectomy. Procedures for Diverticular Disease. The Surgical Management of Ulcerative Colitis. Segmental Colon Resection. Procedures for Rectal Cancer. Procedures for Rectal Prolapse. Anal Procedures for Benign Disease. Disorders of the Adrenal Glands. Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis. Neuroendocrine Tumours of the Pancreas. VASCULAR SYSTEM. Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack. Asymptomatic Carotid Bruit/Carotid Artery Stenosis. Pulsatile Abdominal Mass. Acute Mesenteric Ischemia. Acute Limb Ischemia. Venous Thromboembolism. Diabetic Foot. Fundamentals of Endovascular Surgery. Surgical Treatment of Carotid Artery Disease. Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting. Repair of Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Aortoiliac Reconstruction. Surgical Treatment of the Infected Aortic Graft. Mesenteric Revascularization Procedures. Upper Extremity Revascularization Procedures. Repair of Femoral and Popliteal Artery Aneurysms. Infrainguinal Arterial Procedures. Varicose Vein Surgery. Endovascular Procedures for Lower Extremity Vascular Disease. Lower Extremity Amputation for Ischemia. Renovascular Hypertension and Stenosis. Open Procedures for Renovascular Disease. Endovascular Procedures for Renovascular Disease. Raynaud Phenomenon. Sclerotherapy. Medical Management of Vascular Disease. Lower Extremity Ulcers. Strategies of Hemodialysis Access. Peritoneal Dialysis Access. Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Open and Endovascular Repair. Compartment Syndrome. Current Modalities for Imaging the Vascular System. Anterior Retroperitoneal Spine Exposure. Aortic Dissection.