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Surgical Curriculum
Surgical curriculum pre August 2021
Surgical curriculum from August 2021
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Otolaryngology (2017)
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Key Topics
Professional/Leadership Skills
Final
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LEVELS
ST1
ST2
ST3
ST4
ST5
ST6
ST7
ST8
Stage Overview
Stage Overview
Head and Neck
Overview
Key Topic 1: Airway management in adults
Key Topic 2: Swallowing, Speech and Nutrition
Key Topic 3: Surgical skills
Key Topic 4: Wound Care and Implantology
Key Topic 5: Decision making, management skills and MDT working in head and neck oncology
Key Topic 6: Management of the neck
Advanced Topic 1: Tumours of the larynx
Advanced Topic 2: Tumours of the oro and hypopharynx
Advanced Topic 3: Tumours of the oral cavity
Advanced Topic 4: Tumours of the skin
Advanced Topic 5: Reconstruction in the head and neck
Advanced Topic 6: Disease of the thyroid gland and parathyroid glands
Advanced Topic 7: Salivary gland cancer
Advanced Topic 8: Tumours of nose and paransal sinuses
Advanced Topic 9: Management of the facial nerve
Cleft Lip and Palate Stage 1 Key Objectives to be achieved in the first 6 months
Cleft Lip and Palate Overview
Basic science as applied to Cleft surgery
Basic sciences
Patient management and family
Patient management and family care
Surgical Skills
Surgical skills
Team working
Communication
Empathy and sensitivity, ethics, consent
Antenatal diagnosis
Organisation and planning
Data and record management
Audit/Evidence-based medicine
Research
Cleft Lip and Palate Stage 2 Objectives to be Achieved within 18 months
Core knowledge
Embryology
Genetics, syndromes
Growth and development in infant/child nutrition
Speech development
Peri-operative management
Antenatal management
Antenatal management
Post natal management
Airway
Post-natal management
Feeding
Counselling
Principles of pre-surgical orthodontics
Primary surgery
Primary lip repair
Primary palate repair
Secondary surgery
Lip revision and fistula closure
Investigation of velo-pharyngeal function
Secondary palatal surgery, surgical management of VPI
Alveolar bone graft
Rhinoplasty
Cleft related orthognathic surgery
Multidisciplinary teamworking
Basic otology and hearing assessment
Orthodontics
Speech and language therapy
Paediatric and restorative dentistry
Child and adolescent psychology
Children with disabilities
Ethical issues
General paediatric issues
Management of residual cleft deformity in adults
Optional
Optional curricula
This content only applies to those trainees involved in Training Interface Groups and other optional curricula.
Related links
Head and Neck
Head and neck mapping document
Head and neck syllabus.
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