Part 1 Cell biology

Molecular biology 

Genetics               

Gene therapy              

Radiotherapy and radiosensitizers

Apoptosis and cell death             

Stem cells                                 

Part 2 wound healing

Soft and hard tissue repair

Skin flap physiology       

Part 3 Immunology

Allergy: basic mechanisms and tests        

Evaluation of the immune system            

Primary immunodeficiencies                    

Rheumatological diseases                         

Part 4 Microbiology

Microorganisms

Antimicrobial therapy   

HIV and otolaryngology    

Part 5 Haematology

Blood groups, blood components and alternatives to transfusion

Haemostasis; normal physiology, disorders of haemostasis and thrombosis and their management

Part 6 Endocrinology

Head and neck manifestations of endocrine disease

Part 7 Pharmacotherapeutics

Drug therapy in Otorhinolaryngology

Corticosteroids in otolaryngology 

Part 8 Perioperative management

Preparation of the patient for surgery   

Recognition and management of the difficult airway       

Anaethesia

Part 9 Safe and effective practice

Part 10 Interpretation and  management of data

Part 11 Recent advances in technology

Ultrasound in ear, nose and throat practice   

Laser principles in otolaryngology, head and neck surgery

Electrophysiology and monitoring    

Contact endoscopy      

Part 12  Pediatric otorhinolaryngology

Hearing loss in preschool children: screening and surveillance 

Pediatric cochlear implantation    

Congenital middle ear abnormalities in children   

Otitis media in children

Disorders of speech and language in pediatric otolaryngology   

Diseases of the nose in children

Airway Obstruction and its management.

Orbital and optic nerve decompression .

Dacryocystochinostomy . 

Conditions of the external nose.   

The diagnosis and management of facial pain.

Part 13 The neck  

Surgical anatomy of the neck

Examination and imaging of the neck

Neck trauma

Benign neck disease: infections and swellings

Part 14 The upper digestive tract   

Anatomy of the pharynx and oesophagus

Physiology of swallowing

Functional investigations of the upper gastrointestinal tract

Acute and chronic pharyngeal infection

Causes of dysphagia

Globus pharyngeus

Pharyngeal pouch

Oesophaga! diseases

Neurological disease of the pharynx

Dysphagia: management and intervention

Management and treatment of intractable aspiration

Anatomy of the pharynx and oesophagus

Physiology of swallowing

Functional investigations of the upper gastrointestinal tract

Acute and chronic pharyngeal infection

Causes of dysphagia

Globus pharyngeus

Pharyngeal pouch

Oesophaga! diseases

Neurological disease of the pharynx

Dysphagia: management and intervention

Part 15 The upper airway   

Anatomy of the nasopharynx

Benign conditions of the nasopharynx

Anatomy of the larynx and tracheobronchial tree

  Assessment and examination of the upper respiratory tract

Physiology of the larynx

Voice and speech production

Objective evaluation of the voice

disorders of the voice

the professional voice

speech therapy in ENT practice: scope, science and evidence for intervention

Phonosurgery

Acute infections of the larynx

laryngeal trauma and stenosis

Upper airway obstruction

Tracheostomy

Physiology of sleep and sleep disorders

Obstructive sleep apnea: Medical management

The surgical management of snoring

Anatomy of the nasopharynx

Benign conditions of the nasopharynx

Anatomy of the larynx and tracheobronchial tree

Assessment and examination of the upper respiratory tract

Physiology of the larynx

Voice and speech production

Objective evaluation of the voice

disorders of the voice

the professional voice

Part 16 Head and neck tumours 

Epidemiology of head and neck cancer

Etiology of head and neck cancer

Staging of head and neck cancer

Data collection of head and neck cancer

Prognostic indicators and serum markers

Skin cancer of the head and neck

Mucosal malignant melanoma

Nasal cavity and paranasal sinus malignancy

Juvenile angiofibroma

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Tumours of the hypopharynx and esophagus

Metastatic neck disease

Medical negligence in head and neck surgery

Part 17 Plastic surgery of the head and neck   

Drafts and local flaps in head and neck surgery

Free flaps in head and neck reconstruction

Reduction rhinoplasty

External rhinoplasty

Augmantation rhinoplasty

Revision rhinoplasty

Part 18 The ear, hearing and balance

The anatomy and embryology of the external and middle ear

Sound vibrations and waves

Physiology of hearing

Physiology of equilibrium

The perception of sound

Psychoacoustic audiometry

Conditions of the pinna and the external auditory canal

Conditions of the middle ear

Conditions of the cochlea

Management of hearing impairment

Balance disorders

Retrocochlear and facial nerve disorders

Part 19 Skull base   

Anterior Skull base   

Middle Skull base   

Posterior Skull base   

Part 20 Nose and paranasal sinuses

Anatomy of the nose and paranasal sinuses

Nasal endoscopy  

Physiology of the nose and paranasal sinuses 

Measurement of the nasal airway 

Classification and differential diagnosis of rhinosinusitis

Allergic rhinitis 

Occupational rhinitis 

Food allergy and intolerance 

Rhinosinusitis

Fungal rhinosinusitis  

Specific chronic infections 

Medical management of chronic rhinosinusitis

Surgical management of rhinosinusitis   

The frontal sinus   

Mucocoeles     

Complications of rhinosinusitis   

Nasal polyposis 

The relationship between the upper and lower respiratory tract

 The septum 

Nasal septal perforations