1. Surgery and biomedical engineering
2. Anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal tract: specific considerations
3. Principles of gastrointestinal surgery
4. Preconditions of successful (gastrointestinal) surgery
5. Diagnostic procedures
6. Classical (open) surgery
7. Operative (surgical) laparoscopy
8. Interventional flexible endoscopy
9. Combined laparoscopic-endoscopic procedures and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery
10. Mechatronic support systems and robots
11. Future OR environment for visceral interventions
12. Tracking and Navigation Systems
13. Hospital Information Systems
14. Training and simulation