1. Surgical principles and instrumentation2. Emergency management of respiratory distress3. Surgery of the oral cavity and oropharynx4. Surgery of the nose and nasopharynx5. Surgery of the ear6. Brachycephalic airway disease7. Surgery of the larynx8. Surgery of the extrathoracic trachea9. Surgery of the oesophagus10. Surgery of the thyroid and parathyroid glands11. Thoracic wall anatomy and surgical approaches12. Pleural drainage techniques13. Surgery of the intrathoracic trachea and mainstem bronchi14. Surgery of the lung15. Surgery of the heart, pericardium and great vessels16. Surgery of the mediastinum17. Surgery of the diaphragm