The New York General Surgery Board Review Course

Oakstone

The New York General Surgery Board Review Course is a comprehensive and intensive case-based review designed to help candidates complete preparation for the American Board of Surgery Content Outline for the Qualifying Examination, the content of the ABSITE®, and the materials covered in the American Board of Surgery SCORE® Curriculum, as well as the American Board of Surgery MOC Examination (formerly the Recertiﬁcation Examination).

Description

Dynamic lectures, Q&A sessions, and Question Bank Reviews with in-depth discussion of the answers offers an engaging learning experience focused on the educational needs of candidates for the examinations of the American Board of Surgery.

The course seeks to guide you through the maze of material pertinent to the field of general surgery in a meaningful way that allows you to focus on the salient issues and enables you to take the examinations with confidence, and to achieve the required competency in medical knowledge expected by the American Board of Surgery.

Intended Audience

Diplomates of the American Board of Surgery preparing for recertification
Residents in general surgery and surgeons who have completed their residency training and are preparing for the Qualifying Examination, the ABSITE®, the American Board of Surgery SCORE® Curriculum, as well as the American Board of Surgery MOC Examination (formerly Recertiﬁcation Examination)
Surgeons in practice who want to update and refresh their knowledge base
Fellows in surgical specialties
Those looking to obtain Category I CME and self-assessment credits toward Part 2 of the ABS MOC Program

Topics & Speakers

Cardiac Physiology - The Heart is
Not a Simple Pump
Respiratory Physiology: Breathing is Not Enough
Anatomy that Matters
(Even if you Never Operate in Those Areas)
Critical Issues in the SICU
Basics of Head and Neck Surgery for the Surgeons Who Operate on the Belly
Medical Ethics and the Government and the Surgeon
How to Improve Scores on
ABS Multiple Choice Examinations
How to Pass the Certifying Exam (Oral Exam)
Breast Imaging
The Spleen and the Surgeon and Surgical Nutrition
Principles of Anesthesia for the General Surgeon
Surgical Infections
Warren D. Widmann, MD, FACS
Immunology
Hormone Physiology: Making Sense of the Endocrine System
Mark A. Hardy, MD, FACS
Physiology and Metabolism in Vascular Diseases
Everything but the Aorta
Rajeev Dayal, MD
Principles of Fluids and Electrolytes
Russel J. Crew, MD
Ultrasound
Beth A. Schrope, MD
The Other Vessels: Lymphatic, Veins
and Pulmonary Embolism
Roman Nowygrod, MD
Thyroid and Parathyroid
Adrenal, Endocrine Pancreas, Pituitary
Tobias Carling, MD, PhD
Bio-Statistics
Patrick L. Reavey, MD
Inflammatory and Malignant Diseases
of the Colon
Daniel Feingold, MD
Operating Room Safety
Gregory F. Dakin, MD
Geriatric Surgery: Making Surgical
Interventions in the Golden Years Safer
Michael M. Zenilman, MD
Question Bank Review Pt1
Mark A. Hardy, MD, FACS and
Warren D. Widmann, MD, FACS
What the General Surgeon Needs to Know About
the Lungs, Mediastinum, and Thoracoscopy
Mark D. Widmann, MD
What You Need to Know About
Melanoma and Sarcoma
Bret Taback, MD
The Pathophysiology of Laparoscopic Surgery
and How to Avoid Problems
Brian Jacob, MD, FACS
Burns and Basics of Plastic Surgery
Robert T. Grant, MD

Overview of Trauma
Organ Trauma
Ronald J. Simon, MD
Hernia
Linda Zhang, MD
Inflammatory and Malignant Diseases
of the Pancreas
Daniel Mark Labow, MD
Demonstration: Mock Oral Examination
Mark A. Hardy, MD, FACS and
Warren D. Widmann, MD, FACS
Aortic Surgery
Mark Song, MD
Surgical Problems in Pregnancy
and Gynecologic Diseases
Sharyn N. Lewin, MD
Diseases of the Breast
Mahmoud El-Tamer, MD
The Big Decisions in Bariatric Surgery
Melissa B. Bagloo, MD
Small Bowel
Anthony Vine, MD
Pediatric Surgery Part 1 & 2
Steven Styllianos, MD
The Principles and Complication of
Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy
Umut Sarpel, MD
Question Bank Review Pt2
Mark A. Hardy, MD, FACS and
Warren D. Widmann, MD, FACS
Orthopedic Surgery for the General Surgeon
Robert J. Strauch, MD
Benign and Malignant Diseases
of the Colon and Rectum
Surgical Endoscopy, Top to Bottom
GI Physiology: The Gut is Not a Passive Organ
Tracey D. Arnell, MD
Surgical Aspects of Hepato-Biliary Disease
Antonio Picon, MD
Gastric Benign and Malignant
Yanghee Woo, MD
Transplantation
Lloyd E. Ratner, MD
Blood Clotting: Not Enough or Too Much
David L. Diuguid, MD
Motility and Other Esophageal Problems
Lyall A. Gorenstein, MD
Urology for the General Surgeon
James M. McKiernan, MD

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

Complete a review for the Qualifying Examination, the ABSITE®, the American Board of Surgery SCORE® Curriculum, as well as the American Board of Surgery MOC Examination (formerly Recertiﬁcation Examination).
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 become familiar with 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
Interpret reviews and data of the latest basic science findings and predict the impact of these on clinical problems

Accreditation

Oakstone Publishing, LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Date of Original Release: November 1, 2014

TOTAL FILE SIZE: 15.5GB

Publisher	Oakstone, Other Publisher
Language	‎English