Events

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

HCC-UK invites delegates to register for the HCC-UK Annual Conference 2026 being held at The Bristol Hotel, Bristol on Thursday 19th and Friday 20th March 2026.

This is an in-person event only which will allow for great networking opportunities, an opportunity to speak with world-leading experts delivering the programme and as well as interacting with industry to find out about the latest advancements within HCC.

Calling all hepatologists, gastroenterologists, radiologists, oncologists, surgeons, pathologists, palliative care and nurse specialists, along with scientists and everyone involved in caring for patients with HCC.

Venue: Bristol Hotel, Prince Street, Bristol BS1 4QF

Registration options:

• Consultants: £90
• Resident doctors: Thursday £20, Friday £35, both days £50
• Allied health professionals: Thursday £20, Friday £25, both days £40
• Basic scientists: Thursday £20, Friday £20, both days £35
• Industry (non-exhibitor): Thursday £100 Friday £100, both days £150

REGISTER HERE

View a programme >  Download HCC_UK_2026_Programme_FINAL.pdf

CNS Nurse Meeting Thursday PM view the programme >  Download CNS_Meeting_Agenda.pdf

Visit the HCC-UK conference website here: https://hcc-uk.org.uk/ 

The HCC-UK meeting is supported by sponsors including pharmaceutical companies. Pharmaceutical companies have solely provided financial sponsorship, with no input into the arrangements or agenda of the meeting, except where indicated.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to get in touch, email: hcc-uk@execbs.com

British Liver Transplant Group (BLTG) are pleased to announce the first webinar in 2026.

Title: 'Transplant for CCA and the EMPHATIC study/commissioning evaluation'
Time: 18:30 - 19:30pm (London time)

Speakers: Prof Doug Thorburn - Consultant Hepatologist, Royal Free Hospital, London
                   Prof Maria Hawkins - Professor of Radiation Oncology, University College London.
                   Ms Sally Falk - Proton Research Manager, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.

Register > HERE 

The webinar will cover:-

• A case study
• Transplant for CCa
• The EMPHATIC study/commissioning evaluation 
• Q&A session

Please read the BASL Disclaimer  Download BASL Events Data Protection Disclaimer_2022.pdf

The BLTG webinars are bi monthly, held via Zoom and will cover a wide variety of topics during 2026 including:

Members and non-members - free to attend live on the day, catch up is only available to BASL members.

Not a BASL member? Why not consider joining > HERE

Contact Kim@basl.org.uk if you have any questions.

Register HERE

We are delighted to announce the next webinar in our 2026 series:-

Date: Wednesday 22nd April 2026
UK Time: 19:00 - 20:00
Title: Bridging the Gap: Transitioning Young Adults to Adult Healthcare 
Speakers: Dr D Joshi and Dr Jeremy Nayagam - Kings College London

Format - a talk followed by a Q&A session
Platform - Zoom

FREE to attend for BASL Members and non-members. Catch up recording will only be available to BASL members.

You can register HERE

You can read the BASL Events Data Protection Disclaimer via this link before registering  Download BASL Events Data Protection Disclaimer_2022.pdf 

Contact: kim@basl.org.uk  for any questions 

Registration - Click HERE to register for the event

BASL X-tra is an online educational conference.

Three afternoons of multi-professional liver learning on Tuesday 28th, Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th April 2026 from 13:00-16:30 each day.

BASL X-tra will have something for everyone - multi-professional, topic-focused education delivered online.

Watch On Demand - if you are not able to attend when the sessions are live, but still want to benefit from the event, please do still register as you will then be able to watch the sessions online and for 28 days later.

Day 1: 'Exploring Alcohol related liver disease’
Day 2: 'Liver Transplantation: From Patient Selection to Post-Transplant Care' - joint BASL/BLNA
Day 3: 'HCC 2026: Optimizing Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcomes'

Full programme to follow.

REGISTER > HERE

Registration starts from just £20 for members:

From £20 for nurses, pharmacists, AHPs, students and scientists
From £50 for trainees
From £75 for consultants

Not a BASL member? Why not consider joining > here

If you have any questions, please contact conference@basl.org.uk  

We look forward to welcoming you to BASL X-tra.

SAVE THE DATE 

British Association for Allied Health Professionals in Liver (BAAL) are delighted to announce their 2026 in person annual education meeting.

Further detail will be available soon.

If you require any information please contact Kim@basl.org.uk 

SAVE THE DATE - BASL ANNUAL MEETING 2026 - Tuesday 6th - Friday 9th October

Including: BLTG Transplant Meeting Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th PM and BLNA Nurse meeting Wednesday 7th PM and Thursday 8th.

Venue: International Convention Centre (ICC), Coldra Wood, Newport, South Wales NP18 1DE

More details to follow and on the annual meeting website > HERE https://baslannualmeeting.org.uk/ 

Abstract Submission 2026 will open in mid-April

If you would like the chance to present your latest research on one or more of the topics below please submit an abstract when the submission opens:

Alcohol & Metabolic Liver Disease
Auto Immune Liver Disease
Basic Science
Cancer
Cirrhosis & its Complications
Clinical Service Development
Health Inequalities
Nursing, AHP and Pharmacist
Other
Sustainable Hepatology (including digital health)
Paracentesis & Transplantation
Viral hepatitis

Abstracts will be judged by a selected panel of reviewers following the submission deadline and submitting authors will be notified as to whether their submitted abstract has been accepted.

Please note that there is a total overall word limit for your submission of 400 words (excluding names of authors and affiliations). One Table or figure or image can be included along with references in your abstract as uploaded files

Abstract Submission will open in April

Contact conference@basl.org.uk if you have any questions. 

We look forward to welcoming you to the annual meeting.