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Faculty	Health Sciences
School	Medicine
Qualification Awarded	Msc in "Thyroid and Parathyroid Gland Surgery"
Programme of Study	PMS CΗeirourgikī THyreoeidoýs kai Parathyreoeidṓn Adénōn (2019-sīmera)
Cycle / Level	2nd / Postgraduate
Academic Year	2023 - 2024
Status	Active
Website	https://msc-thyroid.med.auth.gr/
Contact email	sakkageor@auth.gr
ECTS / Workload	One ECTS unit corresponds to 26 hours of workload.

Courses of the 1st semester

1st semester

13


Code	Title	ECTS	Type
ΜΙΘΑ0001	Embryology, anatomy and physiology of the thyroid gland-evaluation of thyroid function	2	COR
ΜΙΘΑ0002	Thyroid Diseases: i) Thyroiditis, ii) Hypothyroidism,iii) Hyperthyroidism, iv)Autoimmune diseases, v) Thyroid emergencies	2	COR
ΜΙΘΑ0003	Thyroid diseases in special situations (childhood, pregnancy-lactation-elderly)	2	COR
ΜΙΘΑ0004	Assessment of thyroid nodules and goiter.Malignant thyroid neoplasms	2	COR
ΜΙΘΑ0005	Thyroid and cervical surgical anatomy	4	COR
ΜΙΘΑ0006	Open thyroidectomy and special issues.(Substernal goiter, reoperation, malignancy)	4	COR
ΜΙΘΑ0007	Minimally invasive thyroidectomy	2	COR
ΜΙΘΑ0008	Energy sources inendocrine gland surgery	2	COR
ΜΙΘΑ0009	Intraoperative neuromonitoring	2	COR
ΜΙΘΑ0010	Intraoperative complications:Classical (recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, superior laryngeal nerve injury, parathyroid gland injuries, cosmetic)	2	COR
ΜΙΘΑ0011	Intraoperative complications:Rare (tracheal injuries, great vessel injuries, nerve injuries in lateral neck dissection, pneumothorax)	2	COR
ΜΙΘΑ0012	Postoperative complications (recurrent laryngeal nerve, parathyroid gland injuries, Horner syndrome, post-operative complications due to patient's pos	2	COR
ΜΙΘΑ0013	Complications of minimally invasive techniques	2	COR

Courses of the 2nd semester

2nd semester

10


Code	Title	ECTS	Type
ΜΙΘΒ0014	iatrogenic hypothyroidism, metabolic effects of thyroxine replacement therapy. Quality of life after thyroidectomy	2	COR
ΜΙΘΒ0015	Anatomy, embryology and physiology pf parathyroid glands	2	COR
ΜΙΘΒ0016	Parathyroid diseases.	2	COR
ΜΙΘΒ0017	Parathyroid imaging	2	COR
ΜΙΘΒ0018	Parathyroidectomy-cervical exploration-intraoperative measurementof parathyroid hormone.	2	COR
ΜΙΘΒ0019	Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy	2	COR
ΜΙΘΒ0020	Radio-guided parathyroidectomy	2	COR
ΜΙΘΒ0021	Complications of parathyroid surgery.	2	COR
ΜΙΘΒ0022	The future of thyroid and parathyroid surgery	2	COR
ΜΙΘΒ0023	Up to 13 th week: group by group observation in the operating room.	12	COR

Courses of the 3rd semester

3rd semester

1


Code	Title	ECTS	Type
ΜΙΘΓ0024	Metaptychiakī Diplōmatikī Ergasía	30	COR