1.Surgical principles and instrumentation 2.Emergency management of respiratory distress 3.Surgery of the oral cavity and oropharynx 4.Surgery of the nose and nasopharynx 5.Surgery of the ear 6.Brachycephalic airway disease 7.Surgery of the larynx 8.Surgery of the extrathoracic trachea 9.Surgery of the oesophagus 10.Surgery of the thyroid and parathyroid glands 11.Thoracic wall anatomy and surgical approaches 12.Pleural drainage techniques 13.Surgery of the intrathoracic trachea and mainstem bronchi 14.Surgery of the lung 15.Surgery of the heart, pericardium and great vessels 16.Surgery of the mediastinum 17.Surgery of the diaphragm