Scientific advances are constantly improving the quality of surgical practice. Therefore, keeping up-to-date is key to providing better care to your patients"

In recent years, Update on General and Digestive System Surgery has experienced remarkable developments that are largely the result of overcoming increasingly complex challenges associated with surgical practice, especially in the areas of solid organ transplantation, oncological surgery, emergency surgery, telesurgery, and robotic surgery. In these fields, technological and computer innovations, the use of biomaterials, and techniques such as radiodiagnosis, have completely changed the landscape.  

In this sense, new developments in the surgical field oblige specialists to update their knowledge, to study the available evidence, and to develop new skills that allow them to keep up with technological and scientific advances that subsequently improve the health of patients. 

Therefore, this Master's Degree in Update on General and Digestive System Surgery allows specialists to access this knowledge simply, while adapting the process to their personal and professional needs. 

Get back to the forefront as a professional in general surgery thanks to a Master's Degree designed entirely to update your knowledge"

This Master's Degree in Update on General and Digestive System Surgery contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most outstanding features are the following: 

• Development of more than 80 clinical cases, recorded with POV (Point Of View) systems from different angles, presented by experts in surgery and other specialties. The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Presentation of practical workshops on procedures and techniques
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the clinical situations presented throughout the course
• Action protocols and clinical practice guidelines, where to disseminate the most important developments in the specialty
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Special emphasis on test-based medicine and research methodologies in surgical procedures
• Access to contents from any fixed or portable device with an internet connection

Move back to the forefront of general surgery with this Master's Degree, designed so that you can expand your knowledge in the most comprehensive way possible"

The teaching staff includes a team of healthcare professionals, who bring their experience to this training program, as well as renowned specialists from leading scientific societies.

The multimedia content developed with the latest educational technology will provide the surgeon with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive training program to train in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem Based Learning, whereby the surgeon must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the course. For this reason, you will be assisted by an innovative, interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in the field of general and digestive system surgery with extensive teaching experience.

It is the best academic program on the market in this field, also because of its price-quality ratio"

Improve your surgical skills with this specialized training and become a sought-after professional”

The structure of the syllabus has been designed by a team of professionals with knowledge of the implications of medical preparation in the approach to surgical patients, who are aware of the relevance of the up-to-date specialization, and are committed to quality teaching using new educational technologies.

This Master's Degree in Update on General and Digestive System Surgery contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market”

Module 1. Esophagogastric Surgery 

1.1. Achalasia and Other Esophageal Motility Disorders  
1.2. Hiatal Hernia and GERD. Barrett’s Esophagus 
1.3. Esophageal Diverticula  
1.4. Non-Hiatal Diaphragmatic Hernias  
1.5. Benign Esophageal and Gastric Tumors  
1.6. Principles of Surgical Oncology
1.7. Malignant Esophageal Tumors 
1.8. Malignant Gastric Tumors: Gastrectomy Complications and Sequelae   
1.9. Medical and Radiation Oncology for Esophagogastric Tumors   

Module 2. Bariatric Surgery

2.1. Principles of Bariatric Surgery
2.2. Restrictive Surgery: Gastric Sleeve
2.3. Mixed Surgery (Restrictive-Malabsorptive): Gastric Bypass
2.4. Other Bariatric Techniques

Module 3. Bile Duct Surgery

3.1. Cholelithiasis
3.2. Choledocholithiasis
3.3. Cysts and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
3.4. Gallbladder Tumors
3.5. Bile Duct Tumors

Module 4. Liver Surgery

4.1. Hepatocellular Carcinoma
4.2. Benign Liver Tumors
4.3. Other Malignant Liver Tumors
4.4. Interventional Radiology in Hepatic Lesions
4.5. Treatment of Liver Metastases of Colorectal and Non-Colorectal Origin
4.6. Medical Oncology in Liver Metastases
4.7. Liver Transplant
4.8. Liver Cysts and Abscesses

Module 5. Pancreatic and Spleen Surgery

5.1. Acute Pancreatitis
5.2. Chronic Pancreatitis
5.3. Pancreatic Head Tumors and Ampullary Carcinoma
5.4. Pancreatic Body and Tail Tumors
5.5. Anatomopathologic Considerations in Pancreatic Cancer
5.6. Neuroendocrine Tumors
5.7. Pancreatic Cystic Tumors 
5.8. Pancreas, Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplant
5.9. Spleen Surgery and Benign and Malignant Pathology    

Module 6. Colon Surgery

6.1. Principles of Colon Cancer Surgery
6.2. Right Hemicolectomy
6.3. Left Colon Cancer    
6.4. Transverse Colon Cancer    
6.5. Medical and Radiation Oncology for Colon Cancer    

Module 7. Rectal Surgery

7.1. Principles of Rectal Cancer Surgery
7.2. Abdominal Approach to Rectal Cancer Surgery
7.3. Transanal Approach to Rectal Cancer Surgery
7.4. Combined Approach to Rectal Cancer Surgery
7.5. Comprehensive Oncological Treatment for Rectal Cancer
7.6. Anatomopathological Considerations in Rectal Cancer
7.7. Rectal Prolapse and Rectocele
7.8. Deep Pelvic Endometriosis

Module 8. Anal Surgery

8.1. Anal Fissure
8.2. Anal Fistula and Abscess
8.3. Anal HPV: Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Epidermoid Carcinoma 
8.4. Anal Cancer 
8.5. Hemorrhoids  
8.6. Anal Incontinence
8.7. Pilonidal Sinus and Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Module 9. Inflammatory Bowel Disease

9.1. Principles of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
9.2. Crohn's Disease Surgery
9.3. Perianal Crohn's Disease
9.4. Ulcerative Colitis Surgery

Module 10. Endocrine Surgery

10.1. Thyroid Nodule and Multinodular Goiter
10.2. Hyperthyroidism
10.3. Thyroid Cancer 
10.4. Primary Hyperparathyroidism
10.5. Secondary and Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism 
10.6. Adrenal Gland Surgery

Module 11. Abdominal Wall Surgery

11.1. Laparotomies and Closure. Midline and Lateral Hernias
11.2. Inguinal Hernias 
11.3. Eventrations. Eventration Prophylaxis 
11.4. Management of Open Abdomen and Evisceration

Module 12. Breast Surgery

12.1. Diagnostic Methods Breast Pathology Screening  
12.2. Benign Breast Pathology 
12.3. Principles of Breast Cancer
12.4. Breast Surgery

Module 13. Peritoneal Carcinomatosis 

13.1. Multimodal Treatment of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis  

Module 14. Digestive System Surgery Emergencies 

14.1. Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding  
14.2. Acute Cholecystitis  
14.3. Acute Cholangitis  
14.4. Acute Appendicitis 
14.5. Acute Diverticulitis 
14.6. Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding  
14.7. Acute Mesenteric Ischemia
14.8. Intestinal Obstruction   

Module 15. Surgical Innovation 

15.1. Introduction to Surgical Innovation 
15.2. Innovation in Surgical Learning  
15.3. ICT  
15.4. Innovation in Surgical Devices 
15.5. Innovatio

A unique, key, and decisive training experience to boost your professional development”