
INTRODUCTION
Study with distinguished surgeons in this wide-ranging review featuring in-depth lectures focused on the educational needs of candidates preparing for ABS and ABSITE exams. The course is designed to expand your knowledge and capabilities as a surgeon through a review of new developments, medical guidelines and therapeutic options including non-conventional approaches. Highly focused case-based reviews are designed to increase competency in the areas most covered in certification and recertification exams. It is intended for residents and practicing surgeons preparing for these exams and for surgeons looking to incorporate the latest guidelines and recommendations into daily practice. It will help you to better:
- Describe the appropriate evaluation and management of both common and uncommon problems encountered in clinical practice
- Demonstrate an increased comprehension of the current standards and concepts in the practice of surgery
- Recognize and apply new and evolving diagnostic and therapeutic interventions and their role in changing the classical approaches to problems in general, vascular, pediatric, and general thoracic surgery
- Discuss the basics of surgical physiology and critical care
- Explain evidence-based general procedures in pediatric, thoracic, gynecologic, urologic, and orthopaedic surgery
- Summarize the latest advances in anesthesia for pain management
- Integrate non-conventional principles and practices with conventional
Topics
Head, Neck, Endocrine
Head, Neck, Endocrine
Diseases of the Breast
Diseases of the Esophagus
Diseases of the Stomach
Diseases of the Small Intestine
Appendicitis, Diseases of the Colon
Diseases of the Rectum and Anus
Surgical Aspects of Hepato-Biliary Disease and the Pancreas
Spleen, Portal Hypertension, Diaphragm, Peritoneal Cavity
The Pathophysiology of Laparoscopic Surgery and How to Avoid Problems
Peripheral Arterial Disease and Miscellaneous
Carotid Artery and Aortic Disease
Venous Diseases
Trauma 1
Trauma 2
Burns
Hematology for Surgeons
Fluids, Nutrition, Surgical Infection
Operating Room Safety, Systems of Care
Immunosupression, Transplantation
Anesthesia
Critical Care
Pediatric Surgery
Surgical Specialties: Urology, Gynecology, Orthopedics
The Principles and Complication of Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy
Thoracic Surgery
Ethics
Date of Original Release: December 15, 2015
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