April 2024

18
Apr
BLTG UK Liver Critical Care & Anaesthesia Transplant School Webinar Series April meeting - Registration now open

April meeting subject - Post liver transplant care

British Liver Transplant Group (BLTG) are pleased to announce the 6th meeting in their webinar series.

The BLTG UK Liver Critical Care and Anaesthesia Transplant School is a series of monthly webinars (held via Zoom), aimed at promoting education and sharing knowledge amongst the seven UK Liver Transplant centres. We will cover a wide variety of topics relevant to the perioperative and critical care management of these patients, delivered by expert clinicians from around the UK and the world.

Each session will comprise two 30-minute talks, followed by 30 minutes of discussion. The webinars will be free to watch live by both BASL members and non-members following registration and are open to both trainees and consultants.

Watch the sessions live to receive your CPD certificate.

NB: catch up recordings will be accessible to BASL members ONLY via the BASL website members area.

Programme series can be viewed here:   Download BLTG UK Liver Critical Care & Anaesthesia Transplant School Webinar Series 2023-2024_website v4.pdf

Session 6:
Webinar time: 17:30 - 19:00pm
Dr Jaimin Patel, Liver Intensivist & Anaesthetist, University Hospitals Birmingham

  • Immediate Post-Liver Transplant Care in the ITU

Dr Rachel Westbrook, Transplant Hepatologist, Royal Free London

  • Long-term Liver Transplant Complications – what to do when a patient comes to your ITU with a previous liver transplant.

Followed by 30mins for questions and discussion.

Register HERE

Not a BASL BLTG member? Why not consider joining, read more > HERE

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

22
Apr
Improving HCC surveillance in the UK: Monothematic meeting - Meeting Full

Registration Closed - Meeting Full

Date: 22nd April
Registration: 09:30am to 10:00am
Meeting Time: 10:00am to 5:00pm
Location: Lloyd Suite, Edgbaston Park Hotel, 53 Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham B15 2RS

Hepatocellular carcinoma is a major cause of cancer mortality in the UK. NICE guidelines recommend that people with cirrhosis should receive HCC surveillance, defined as an ultrasound scan of the liver every six months. The goal of surveillance is to detect HCC early when it is easier to treat. However, the delivery and implementation of surveillance in the UK (as in many other countries) is suboptimal and has been for many years. Indeed, only a minority of eligible patients receive adequate surveillance, and most people who develop HCC are diagnosed at advanced stages.

Our meeting will showcase new ideas and developments for improving HCC surveillance in the UK. We will highlight key initiatives that are currently underway in the UK to increase early HCC detection. We will discuss the latest thinking on personalised surveillance and consider what relevance and application this has to HCC. We will also look at what new surveillance tests are on the horizon and how these innovations are likely to alter the surveillance landscape. Our meeting will feature a wide range of renowned speakers, researchers and opinion leaders in this field.

The organisers; Tim Cross, Hamish Innes and Tom Bird have put together a great line up.

Please keep this date free and make the journey to Birmingham if you can. You will not be disappointed.

Download HCC monothematic program_v13.03.24.pdf


Registration Closed 

The event is Free to attend and a £25 deposit will be taken at the time of booking, which is refunded when you attend the event.
Terms and Conditions apply - Cancellations received on or after the 8th April will not be accepted and no refunds will be provided.


 

23
Apr
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25
Apr
BASL X-tra Online Conference - Registration Open / Bursary Application Open

Following on the success of last year BASL is excited to announce it will be running its online educational conference again in 2024.

Three afternoons of multi-professional liver learning on Tuesday 23rd, Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th of April from 13:00-16:30 each day.

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

Catch up will be available and for up to 28 days later.

23rd April - Session 1: PBC and X-tra hepatic manifestations

24th April - Session 2: Optimising health in people with stable cirrhosis

25th April - Session 3: Liver Grand-rounds: Complex and controversial cases

View a draft programme here >  Download BASL Xtra programme 28.03.pdf

REGISTER by Clicking > HERE

Registration from just £20 for members:
From £20 for nurses, pharmacists, AHPs, students and scientists
From £50 for trainees
From £75 for consultants

CPD applied for


Registration Bursaries - Deadline for applications midday Monday 8th April 2024:

We are pleased to announce 25 registration bursaries that are open to BASL nurse, pharmacist and AHP members only to support attendance at the BASL X-tra on-line educational conference.

Each bursary will be capped at £20 (the registration fee for BASL nurse/affiliate members) and are for registration fees for BASL X-tra only.

An Application Form and guidance Document can be downloaded below:

Download Bursary Application Form BASL X-tra_2024.pdf

Download Bursary Guidance Document BASL X-tra_2024.pdf

NB: please write to admin@basl.org.uk if you require a word version of the application form.

Book Now
26
Apr
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27
Apr
ILCA Single Topic Workshop 2024 - Madrid, Spain

Join the ILCA Single Topic Workshop, an insightful and unmissable event to delve into systemic therapies, exploring topics such as patient experiences, first-line therapy selection for HCC, second-line therapy options, and groundbreaking advancements in treating BTC. Curious to learn more?

Join ILCA on 26-27 April 2024 in Madrid, Spain.

Link to register: https://ilcalive.org/registration-2/ 

BASL members are offered a 10% discount - the code to enter upon registration will be included in the February members newsletter or members can contact admin@basl.org.uk .

May 2024

08
May
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10
May
AMMF’s Hybrid 2024 European Cholangiocarcinoma Conference

Join us 08 – 10 May 2024 for a hybrid event accommodating an international audience!

Live at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Stansted Airport, Essex, UK

And Virtual

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

AMMF’s 2024 cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) conference will bring together an expert faculty to deliver an engaging hybrid event exploring the European and international aspects of CCA.

To register for this event in person, or virtually, and for venue and accommodation information, visit the AMMF website by clicking > Here

To view the 3-day conference programme click >  Here .

Call for Abstracts – Now Open
Deadline  - 15 March 2024 - visit the AMMF website for full details, click > Here

The annual AMMF CCA conference facilitates and encourages the sharing of information amongst interested medics in the UK, Europe and internationally. It provides an opportunity to find out about improvements in treatments, new and ongoing clinical trials, updates on research and encourages collaboration between researchers and medics.

For full information on AMMF’s CCA Conference 2024 and how to register in person or virtual, visit the AMMF website by clicking > Here.

AMMF’s conference will be a CPD accredited event.

08
May
BASL School of Hepatology Webinar Series 2024 - Session 1: Outpatient management of cirrhosis - Registration now open

REGISTER NOW - through Zoom by clicking HERE

Are you a budding Hepatologist? Or a new consultant wanting to know more about specific areas of Hepatology? Do you want to improve you hepatology knowledge to permit Hepatology curriculum sign off? Have you got questions but not had the opportunity to ask them?

If yes then please join us for the BASL Virtual School of Hepatology Webinar Series 2024/5. The BASL Virtual School of Hepatology Sessions offer an excellent platform for trainees and consultants interested in hepatology, with talks delivered by UK Hepatologists, followed by a Q&A session.

Following the success of the series in 2021, 2022 & 2023 we are running a series of 6 bi-monthly webinars through 2024 and 2025 on a Wednesday evening.

We are delighted to announce our first session and speaker for May:

Session 1: Outpatient management of cirrhosis
Speaker: Dr Dina Mansour 
Date: Wednesday 8th May 2024
UK Time: 19:00 – 20:00

FREE to attend for BASL Members.

REGISTER NOW - through Zoom by clicking HERE

Not a member of BASL, then why not join by clicking > HERE

Remember to read the BASL Events Data Protection Disclaimer below before registering    Download BASL Events Data Protection Disclaimer_2022.pdf

Please contact kim@basl.org.uk should you have any questions.


Thank you to our supporter:

   

This webinar series is supported by Dr Falk. They have had no influence or input into the programme, agenda or content of the meeting.

14
May
'BASL/BSG Embedding sustainability into service development and delivery using the SusQI framework webinar' - SAVE THE DATE

Webinar title TBC.

BASL and BSG have commissioned The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare to run a series of 3 virtual Sustainable Healthcare webinars on:

• 26th March - ''Introduction to sustainable healthcare in the context of liver disease'
• 14th May - Embedding sustainability into service development and delivery using the SusQI framework’ - title TBC
• 16th July - ‘Research in sustainability: the role of carbon footprinting’? - title TBC

Time: 6- 7pm (UK time) - 45 minute presentation and 15 minute Q&A.

The webinar is FREE to attend for BASL and BSG members and non-members, however, the recordings are only available to BASL and BSG members via catch up.

Not a member? Join BASL > Here .

Registration will open in March. 

22
May
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24
May
European Meeting on HIV & Hepatitis 2024

BASL BVHG are proud to endorse the European Meeting on HIV & Hepatitis 2024 which is set to take place on 22-24 May 2024 in the Hotel Catalonia Barcelona Plaza in Barcelona, Spain.

Founded more than twenty years ago, this meeting has evolved to embrace all aspects of the clinical care of people living with HIV in Europe. Particular emphasis is placed on optimal treatment strategies, clinical virology, molecular epidemiology, and public health aspects of HIV, HBV, HCV, as well as emerging viruses throughout Europe.

Abstract Submission Closed. 

Read more and register through the event website here: https://academicmedicaleducation.com/meeting/european-meeting-hiv-hepatitis-2024?tab=4 

23
May
BLTG School of Liver Critical Care & Anaesthesia Webinar Series - 23rd May - Coagulation - Save the date

Session 7:
Webinar time: 17:30 - 19:00pm

 

Dr Lara Roberts, Liver Haematologist, King’s College Hospital London

Coagulation in Chronic Liver disease: assessment and peri-procedural management

 

Dr Asif Arshad, Liver Intensivist & Anaesthetist, University Hospitals Birmingham

Peri-transplant coagulation management and Viscoelastic testing Interpretation

 

Registraton will open shortley after the April meeting.

June 2024

05
Jun
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08
Jun
EASL Congress 2024

EASL Congress 2024

Dates: 5-8 June
Location: Milan, Italy, and online.

Registration Open - Early Bird Deadline: 2nd April 2024

Visit the EASL Congress website for all of the details here: https://www.easlcongress.eu/ .

13
Jun
Haemochromatosis SIG meeting - JUNE - SAVE THE DATE

Haemochromatosis SIG meeting - SAVE THE DATE

Please save the date for the next Haemochromatosis SIG meeting which will take place via Zoom.

 

Speaker: TBC
Date: 13th June 2024
UK Time: 17:00 - 19:00
Location: Zoom

FREE to attend for BASL Members.

REGISTER NOW - click here 

Not a member of BASL, then why not join by clicking > HERE

Remember to read the BASL Events Data Protection Disclaimer below before registering Download BASL Events Data Protection Disclaimer_2022.pdf

Please contact Georgia@basl.org.uk should you have any questions.

 

Agenda: TBC

13
Jun
BLTG School of Liver Critical Care & Anaesthesia Webinar Series - 13th June - Renal - Save the date

Session 8:
Webinar time: 17:30 - 19:00pm

 

Dr Brian Hogan, Liver Intensivist, Royal Free London

Renal – Pathophysiology and management of Renal Dysfunction in Cirrhosis

 

Dr Mike Spiro, Liver Anaesthetist, Royal Free, London

Renal – Peri- and post-operative prevention and management of renal dysfunction and interoperative CRRT

  • Intra-operative influences of AKI
  • Peri-operative optimisation of renal perfusion

 

Registraton will open shortley after the May meeting.

July 2024

11
Jul
BLTG School of Liver Critical Care & Anaesthesia Webinar Series - 11th July - Respiratory - Save the date

Session 9:
Webinar time: 17:30 - 19:00pm

 

Dr Georg Auzinger, Liver Intensivist, King’s College Hospital London

Respiratory – Hepatopulmonary Syndrome: Pathophysiology, pre- and peri-operative management

 

Dr Sam Patel, Liver Intensivist/Anaesthetist, King’s College Hospital London

Respiratory – Portopulmonary Syndrome: Pathophysiology, pre- and peri-operative management

 

Registraton will open shortley after the June meeting.

16
Jul
'BASL/BSG Research in sustainability: the role of carbon footprinting webinar' - SAVE THE DATE

Webinar title TBC.

BASL and BSG have commissioned The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare to run a series of 3 virtual Sustainable Healthcare webinars on:

• 26th March - ''Introduction to sustainable healthcare in the context of liver disease'
• 14th May - Embedding sustainability into service development and delivery using the SusQI framework’ - title TBC
• 16th July - ‘Research in sustainability: the role of carbon footprinting’? - title TBC

Time: 6- 7pm (UK time) - 45 minute presentation and 15 minute Q&A.

The webinar is FREE to attend for BASL and BSG members and non-members, however, the recordings are only available to BASL and BSG members via catch up.

Not a member? Join BASL > Here .

Registration will open in May. 

August 2024

19
Aug
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21
Aug
Basic Science Retreat Meeting - Save the Date

SAVE THE DATE 

The Basic Science Retreat meeting will be an in person meeting bringing together leading scientists, academics and clinicians in the field of UK Hepatology. The meeting provides an exceptional platform to discuss the latest advancements in liver diseases and cutting-edge research technologies.

The meeting will be hosted in the serene surroundings of Dulwich College, London from Monday 19th to Wednesday 21st August 2024.

More details to follow.

September 2024

11
Sep
BLTG School of Liver Critical Care & Anaesthesia Webinar Series - 11th September - Variceal Bleeding and The Psychological Management of Patients - Save the date

Session 10:
Webinar time: 17:30 - 19:00pm

 

Dr David Patch, Liver Transplant Physician, Royal Free London

Variceal Bleeding – Update for Liver Anaesthetists and Intensivists

 

Dr Lucy Gorvin, Clinical Psychologist, Royal Free London

The psychological management of patients pre-and post-Liver Transplant

 

Registraton will open shortley after the July meeting.

20
Sep
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21
Sep
BMUS International Hepatology Ultrasound Course 2024

Location: Royal Free Hospital, London

Read more and register on the British Medical Ultrasound Society (BMUS) website > Here