Immune-Mediated Liver Disease Special Interest Group
Immune-Mediated Liver Disease Special Interest Group
The Immune-Mediated Liver Disease Special Interest Group (SIG) is an affiliate of the British Association for Study of Liver Disease (BASL) and cross cuts existing programmes of activity as part of UK-PSC, UK-PBC, UK-AIH and IgG4-related hepatobiliary disease. The remit of this programme will be to generate high quality multi-centre observational cohort studies, increase patient registration to each of the core UK-autoimmune liver disease strands, and perhaps most importantly, develop collaborative grant applications on a larger scale, focussing on key areas of research priority set out by patients, clinicians and industry. If anyone wishes to join the group please contact the BASL secretariat on Samantha@basl.org.uk.
Steering Committee
Dr Palak Trivedi (Chair), University Hospitals Birmingham
Dr Richard Aspinall, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth
Dr Emma Culver, Oxford University Hospitals
Dr Jessica Dyson, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Professor Michael Heneghan, King's College Hospital, London
Professor David Jones, Newcastle University
Dr George Mells, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
Dr Douglas Thorburn, Royal Free Hospital, London
Dr Andrew Yeoman, Royal Gwent Hospital
Patient representatives:
Ann Brownlee, AIH Support
Ian Steer, IgG4
Robert Mitchell-Thain, PBC Foundation
Martine Walmsley, PSC Support
Resources
AIH Support
AIH Support is one of the organisations providing patient representation on the SIG. The aims of AIH Support are to provide information and support for anyone affected by AIH. The organisation will represent all AIH patients to help with improving the treatment of and research into this rare condition. Visit the AIH Support website at https://aihsupport.org.uk.
PBC Foundation
The PBC Foundation is one of the organisations providing patient representation on the SIG. The Foundation is a charity offering support and information to PBC sufferers, their families and friends. It is the only UK based organisation that specifically deals with PBC. Visit the PBC Foundation website at www.pbcfoundation.org.uk.
PSC Support
PSC Support is the only UK-based organisation solely focused on improving the lives of people affected by PSC, and funding PSC-specific research. PSC Support provides high quality education and support, and advocates for the needs of people affected by PSC in policy development and clinical services. Visit the PBC Foundation website at www.pscsupport.org.uk.
News
The first meeting of the Immune-Mediated Liver Disease SIG will be held from 10am to 4pm on Thursday 11 July 2019 at the Medical School, University of Birmingham. If you would like to attend this meeting, please register with Samantha Jones, Samantha@basl.org.uk.
