Oakstone Clinical Review

Practical guidance to help you achieve optimal surgical approaches while promoting patient safety and satisfaction, and improving outcomes.

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Comprehensive Review of General Surgery features authoritative speakers who discuss preoperative evaluation, intraoperative techniques and patient care, as well as inpatient and outpatient management. This CME course includes case-based lectures covering a broad range of surgical areas (gastrointestinal, breast, cardiovascular, trauma, etc.), as well as subspecialty areas like urology, ENT, advanced care planning, infectious disease, and more. It will help you to better:

• Describe surgical approaches for benign and malignant disorders of the pancreas
• Predict complications and undesirable sequelae in transplantation surgery
• Outline best surgical techniques for benign and malignant breast disease
• Distinguish between esophageal and paraesophageal disorders requiring surgery
• Evaluate coagulation disorders and the perioperative management of anticoagulation
• Summarize initial evaluation and surgical approaches for trauma to the head and neck, chest and extremities

• Hernia: Inguinal, Parastomal, Ventral Umbilical – David M. Krpata, MD

• Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: A Decision Analysis – Ajita Prabhu, MD

• Benign Disorders of the Liver and Bile Ducts – Toms Augustin, MD, MPH, FACS
  

• Malignant Liver Lesions – Bijan Eghtesad, MD

• Benign Disorders of the Pancreas – Chronic Pancreatitis and Necrotizing Pancreatitis – Robert Simon, MD

• Malignant Disorders of the Pancreas – Robert Simon, MD

• Benign and Malignant Diseases of the Esophagus – Sudish C. Murthy, MD, PhD, FACS, FCCP
  

• Peptic Ulcer Disease, Reflux Disease, Paraesophageal Hernias – John Rodriguez, MD

• Malignancies of the Stomach and Small Intestine – Kevin El-Hayek, MD, FACS
  

• Stomach and Intestinal Motility Disorders – Matthew T. Allemang, MD

• Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Mesenteric Ischemia, and Acute Abdomen – Kevin El-Hayek, MD, FACS
  

• Short Bowel Syndrome and Intestinal Failure Management – Ezra Steiger, MD, FACS, FASPEN, AGAF
  

• Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Sherief Shawki, MD

• Bariatric Surgery – Ali Aminian, MD

• Malignancies of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus – Joseph A. Trunzo, MD, FACS, FASCRS
  

• Benign Diseases of the Large Intestine, Anus, and Rectum – Diverticular Disease, Perianal Disease, Prolapse – Scott R. Steele, MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS
  

• Breast Surgery: Benign Disease – Stephanie A. Valente, DO, FACS
  

• Breast Cancer – Stephanie A. Valente, DO, FACS
  

• Endocrine Surgery – Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Adrenal Lesions – Nancy Cho, MD

• Surgical Critical Care – Michael D. Taylor, MD, FACS
  

• Intravenous Fluid Management – Michael D. Taylor, MD, FACS
  

• Trauma: Initial Evaluation, Head and Neck – Tony R. Capizzani, MD, FACS
  

• Trauma: Thoracic Trauma; Abdominal Trauma; Extremity Trauma – Tony R. Capizzani, MD, FACS
  

• Coronary Artery Bypass and Valvular Disease – Michael Zhen-Yu Tong, MD

• Cardiovascular Surgery: Diseases of the Ascending and Descending Aorta and Aortic Arch – Eric E. Roselli, MD

• Peripheral Arterial Disease, Critical Limb Ischemia, and Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease – David M. Hardy, MD, RPVI, FACS
  

• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm – David M. Hardy, MD, RPVI, FACS
  

• Carotid Endarterectomy – Woo Sup Michael Park, MD

• Vascular Surgery: Venous Thromboembolic Disease, Venous Stasis, and Dialysis Access – Woo Sup Michael Park, MD

• Liver Transplantation and Complications – Cristiano Quintini, MD

• Kidney Transplantation and Immunosuppression – Alvin Wee, MD, MBA
  

• Thoracic Surgery: Benign and Malignant Lung Disease – Sudish C. Murthy, MD, PhD, FACS, FCCP
  

• Pediatric Surgery – Anthony DeRoss, MD

• ENT for the General Surgeon – Eric D. Lamarre, MD, FACS
  

• Urology for the General Surgeon – Bradley C. Gill, MD, MS
  

• Gynecology for the General Surgeon – Mark Dassel, MD

• Obstetrics for the General Surgeon – Nicole A. Smith, MD, MPH
  

• Endoscopy – Matthew Kroh, MD, FACS
  

• Coagulation Disorders, Novel Anticoagulants, and Perioperative Management of Anticoagulation – Deborah Hornacek, MD

• The Spleen – Steven Rosenblatt, MD

• Liver Abscess and Liver Failure – Toms Augustin, MD, MPH, FACS
  

• Preoperative Evaluations and Perioperative Care: Preoperative Risk Stratification and Enhanced Recovery After Surgery – David Liska, MD, FACS, FASCRS
  

• Advanced Care Planning for Surgical Patients: When to Involve Palliative or Hospice Care – Silvia Perez-Protto, MD, MS
  

• Anesthesia for General Surgery – Brett Elo, DO

• Infectious Disease for the General Surgeon: Antimicrobial Therapy and Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis – Patricia Dandache, MD

• Biostatistics and Evaluation of Evidence – Amy S. Nowacki, PhD

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

• Explain surgical approaches for benign and malignant disorders of the pancreas
• Summarize optimal preoperative evaluation and perioperative care, including perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis
• Describe optimal surgical methods for benign and malignant breast disease
• Discuss best practices in the use of endoscopy within the realm of general surgery
• Predict complications and unwanted sequelae in transplantation surgery
• Identify the types of hernias and how best to manage them surgically
• Differentiate between esophageal and paraesophageal disorders requiring surgery
• Describe initial evaluation and surgical approaches for trauma to the head and neck, chest, neck, and extremities
• Assess coagulation disorders and the perioperative management of anticoagulation
• Describe the different approaches for aneurysmal and non-aneurysmal vascular surgery
• Evaluate surgical techniques for benign and malignant liver and bile duct disorders

Intended Audience

This educational activity was designed for general surgeons and general surgery residents.