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11
Sep
British Transplantation Physician Trainee Society (BTPTS for now)
News Type: Transplant News

Dear Colleagues

A new group for physicians trainees interested in solid organ transplantation (comparable to the Herrick Society) has been established with the support of The British Transplantation Society and the UKODTRN.

This group is for all trainees from all backgrounds across medical training. We aim to support education, training and research as well as represent physician trainee views around issues pertinent to solid organ transplantation.

If you are interested in being kept informed as the society develops (not formal membership at this stage) please complete the link which follows by 18th September 2023 (and vote on what we should name the society!).

Specific queries can be directed to kaitlin.mayne@nhs.scot and the link to complete is here: https://forms.gle/DGjsuQiXPg9Y9uaD6 .

Please share with your colleagues.

Best wishes
Karen Rockwell, Co-Director UK Organ Donation and Transplantation (UKODTRN) 
Kaitlin Mayne, BTPTS Chair

(Updated 11/09/23 deadline extended)

31
May
Andy Burroughs Young Investigator Award 2023 - Applications Open
News Type: Transplant News

Deadline: Monday 31st July 2023

The Andy Burroughs Young Investigator Award was set up in honour of the late Professor Andrew Burroughs.

Professor Burroughs was an eminent and world renowned Professor of Hepatology and Consultant Physician/Hepatologist and among his many achievements including his wide area of expertise in cirrhosis and portal hypertension and significant contribution to liver Transplantation.

Eligibility
This prize is awarded to young investigators who have contributed to clinical or translational research related to liver disorders who are in training or within 2 years of taking up consultant positions (or equivalent); this year the winner will receive free registration to the BLTG Annual Meeting, an award and a prize of £1,000 and an invite to deliver the prize lecture and present their research at the meeting. 

To apply, please send one A4 sheet outlining your research and another A4 sheet listing up to 5 related publications.

NB: one person cannot win the Andy Burroughs Young Investigator Award and the Dame Sheila Sherlock Research Prize in the same year. Nor can they win a second award with the same body of work as the first.

You must be a BASL member to apply.

Please send submissions to conference@basl.org.uk before the deadline of Monday 31st July 2023.

BASL is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of its work. It is actively promoting equal opportunities and access for all our members regardless of their background.

18
May
Measuring patient experiences and outcomes in organ transplantation - on line survey
News Type: Transplant News

Distributed on behalf of NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Organ Donation in Transplantation and NHS Blood and Transplant.

Online Survey - Measuring patient experiences and outcomes in organ transplantation.

Do you support patients preparing for, or having received, a solid organ transplant?

We are inviting hospitals and patient organisations to complete an online survey of current use of Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) and Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREMs) in solid organ transplantation.

Your contribution is vital to foundational work to plan the integration of PROMs and PREMs into the UK Transplant Registry.

For more information please visit the Blood and Transplant Research Unit website click > HERE .

04
Jul
Opportunities to Join the British Liver Transplant Group (BLTG) Committee - Expressions of Interest and Nominations – deadline 09:00hrs Tuesday 19th July 2022
News Type: Transplant News

There are a number of opportunities coming up for members to serve on the BLTG committee so please get involved and help to shape the future of BLTG.

Detailed below are the elected committee posts that are coming to the end of tenure in September 2022:

BLTG Chair - elected by the membership. The post holder will serve for a period of up to 3 years and may be re-elected once. The BLTG Chair is a member of the BASL Governing Board and sits on the BASL Committee:
Read more about this post here:  Download BASL Committee Posts_Information June 22.pdf

Transplant Hepatology Representative - elected by the membership and will serve for a period of 3 and 2 years alternating - this post is for a period of 3 years.

Transplant Surgery Representative - elected by the membership and will serve for a period of 2 and 3 years alternating - this post is for a period of 2 years.

Nursing Representative (x1 post) - elected by the membership and will serve for a period of 2 years. The 2 x nursing representatives represent patient care before and after liver transplantation respectively.

BASL and BLTG are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of its work. It is actively promoting equal opportunities and access for all our members regardless of their background. We would, therefore, encourage you to consider joining the BASL and BLTG committees to help to shape the future of BASL and increase our inclusivity/inclusiveness.


Nomination Process
Please send your nominations, clearly stating the position that your nomination is for, to the BASL Secretariat at judy@basl.org.uk by the deadline of 09:00hrs Tuesday 19th July 2022.

Candidates wishing to be considered for nomination must be a member of BASL and will require one BASL member to propose them and a second BASL member to confirm their suitability for the role in writing. (Proposing and seconding of candidates can be done by email.)

If more than one candidate is nominated for a particular post the Secretariat will arrange for an election of all members. Should an election need to take place the Secretariat will contact the candidates and request a personal statement. The statement should contain no more than 300 words and permission will be requested to share the personal statements with the BASL membership. (Personal statements are intended for this purpose only.)

The successful candidate will be elected by a simple majority of those members voting.

Newly elected committee members will join the BASL and/or BLTG committee after the BLTG Transplant Meeting in September, which is being held as part of the BASL Annual Meeting in Leeds from 20th- 23rd September 2022.

If you need any more information, please do not hesitate to contact judy@basl.org.uk .

We look forward to hearing from you.

13
Jul
BLTG Committee Elected Posts 2021 – Expressions of Interest - Closes 30th July
News Type: Transplant News

A number of posts on the British Liver Transplant Group (BLTG) Committee will come to the end of tenure in September 2021 and we are seeking expressions of interest for the following positions on the committee:

BLTG Chair Elect
Elected by the BASL BLTG membership to serve for 1 year and take over from the BLTG Chair after the BASL Annual Business Meeting in September 2022. The BLTG Chair sits on the BASL Governing Board and is registered with Companies House in the UK as a Director of BASL.

BLTG Secretary
Elected by the BASL BLTG membership to serve for a period of up to three years and may be re-elected once.

BLTG Conference and Education Lead
Elected by the BASL BLTG members for a term of 2 and 3 years alternating - this is a 2 year post.

Nursing Representative (x2 posts); Transplant Co-ordinator and Nursing Representative
Elected by the BASL BLTG membership and will serve for a period of two years. The nursing representatives on the committee represent patient care before and after liver transplantation respectively.

Any BASL member who wishes to be affiliated to BLTG can do so via the 'member area' of the BASL website or by emailing admin@basl.org.uk .

Nomination Process
Please send your nominations by email, clearly stating the position that your nomination is for, to the BASL Secretariat judy@basl.org.uk by the deadline of 09:00 on Friday 30th July 2021.

Candidates wishing to be considered to join the BLTG Committee will require one BASL/BLTG member to propose them and a second BASL/BLTG member to confirm their suitability for the role in writing. (Proposing and seconding of candidates is by email.)

If more than one candidate is nominated for one or more of the posts, the Secretariat will arrange for an election of BASL BLTG members. A personal statement, containing no more than approx. 300 words, will be requested from the candidates. He/she will be elected by a simple majority of BASL BLTG members voting.

Thank you.

20
Jul
BLTG Committee Elected Posts 2020 – Expressions of Interest Open
News Type: Transplant News

The BLTG Committee are seeking expressions of interest for the following four committee posts which come to the end of tenure later on this year:

Conference and Education Lead
The Conference and Education Lead is elected by the BLTG members and will serve for a period of 2 and 3 years alternating, this post is to serve for a period of up to 2 years.

Transplant Surgery Representative
The Transplant Surgery Representative is elected by the BLTG members and will serve for a period of 2 and 3 years alternating, this post is to serve for a period of up to 2 years.

Transplant Hepatology Representative
The Transplant Hepatology Representative is elected by the BLTG members and will serve for a period of 3 and 2 years alternating, this post is for a period of 3 years.

Nursing Representative (x1 post) – Transplant Co-ordinator
The Nursing Representative is elected by the BLTG members and will serve for a period of 2 years. The nursing representatives on the committee represent patient care before and after liver transplantation respectively and this post is for a transplant co-ordinator.

The newly elected posts will be announced during the BLTG Annual Meeting later on this year.

Nomination Process
Please send your nominations, clearly stating the position that your nomination is for, to the BASL Secretariat judy@basl.org.uk  by the deadline of 09:00 on Monday 10th August 2020.

Candidates wishing to be considered for election will require one BASL/BLTG member to propose them and a second BASL/BLTG member to confirm their suitability for the role in writing.

If more than one candidate is nominated, the Secretariat will arrange for an election of BLTG members. A personal statement, containing no more than approx. 300 words, will be required from the candidate.  He/she will be elected by a simple majority of BLTG members voting. 

If you need any more information about the posts, in the first instance please contact judy@basl.org.uk .

02
Aug
NIHR Funded Solid Organ Research - closes 1 pm 27 November 2019
News Type: Transplant News

We are pleased to advise that the NIHR solid organ replacement, transplant and donation call has now gone live and can be found on the NIHR website at https://www.nihr.ac.uk/documents/1995-solid-organ-replacement-transplant-and-donation-commissioning-brief/21522 .

The closing date for stage 1 applications is 13:00 hrs Wednesday 27th November 2019.

06
Jun
Vacancies - BLTG Committee Posts 2019 - Expressions of Interest - Deadline 17th June
News Type: Transplant News

The BLTG provides a voice for UK liver transplantation bringing together all clinicians and allied personnel involved or interested in liver transplantation in the UK.

The tenure of a number of BLTG Committee Posts will come to an end in September 2019. As such, BLTG are now seeking expressions of interest for the following positions:

BLTG Chair - the Chair is elected by the BLTG members and will serve for a period of up to two years, and may be re-elected once. The BLTG Chair is a member of the BASL Governing Board and one of the three principal officers of the BLTG Governing Board along with the BLTG Secretary and BASL Treasurer.

The BLTG Chair shall be registered with Companies House in the UK as a Director of BASL and registered with the Charities Commission as a Trustee.

The newly elected BLTG Chair will take up the role after the Transplant Meeting in September 2019


Nursing Representative (x1 post) - the Transplant Nursing Representative, representing patient care before and after liver transplantation, is elected by the BLTG members and will serve for a period of up to two years.

The newly elected Nursing Representative will take up the role after the Transplant Meeting in September 2019


Paediatric Representative – the Paediatric Representative is elected by the BLTG members and will serve for a period of up to 3 years.

The newly elected Paediatric Representative will take up the role after the Transplant Meeting in September 2019


Nomination Process

Please send your nominations, clearly stating the position that your nomination is for, to the BASL Secretariat judy@basl.org.uk by the deadline of 23:59 on Monday 17th June 2019.

Candidates wishing to be considered for election will require one BASL/BLTG member to propose them and a second BASL/BLTG member to confirm their suitability for the role in writing.

If more than one candidate is nominated, the Secretariat will arrange for an election of all members. He/she will be elected by simple majority of BLTG members voting.

A personal statement, containing no more than approx. 300 words, will be required from the candidate should an election need to take place.

The newly elected posts will be announced at the next Business Meeting of the Association during the BLTG Transplant Meeting in Glasgow in September 2019.

If you need any more information about the posts, please do not hesitate to contact judy@basl.org.uk .

22
Jun
BLTG Transplant Meeting - Warwick Conference Centre - 19th - 20th September 2017 - Registration now Open
News Type: Transplant News

REGISTRATION OPEN

The third meeting of the British Liver Transplant Group (BLTG) integrates the meetings previously organised by each individual transplant centre and will offer a platform for those operating in or with a strong interest in the field of liver transplantation.

BLTG as ever includes the ‘Williams-Calne Lecture’, given this year by Professor Peter Friend (Oxford). An additional highlight is the state of the art lecture by Professor Geoff McCaughan (Sydney).

There are considerable 'Early Bird' discounts available for BLTG members and the deadline for early bird registration is Monday 31st July 2017.

View the Programme and Register now on the BASL Annual Meeting website for both meetings by clicking > here.

09
Mar
Professor Thomas E Starzl: Liver Transplant Pioneer and Distinguished University Professor of the School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh (1926-2017)
News Type: Transplant News

Professor Thomas E Starzl, who passed away last weekend a few days short of his 91st birthday, is universally regarded as the father of liver transplantation and intestinal transplantation. His career defining work as young liver transplant surgeon in Denver, Colorado comprised exhaustive laboratory and human clinical endeavours to overcome the technical, physiological, preservation and immunological barriers that had daunted liver transplantation during an era of hopelessness for the entire field. He moved from Denver to Pittsburgh, setting up what was to develop into the largest liver and intestinal transplant programme in the world in the early 1990s. He converted what was considered an experimental procedure into a standard low risk operation that is currently performed around 25,000 times a year worldwide.

The first and second generation liver transplant surgeons around the world have almost all learnt their skills working with Professor Starzl. His protégés went on to lead a multitude of the worlds’ liver transplant programmes. The other area where Professor Starzl played a pioneering role was in the complex field of intestinal and multivisceral transplantation, where he introduced the use of Tacrolimus and Campath, to overcome the major barriers of rejection and infection.
Professor Starzl remains the most published, most read and most cited transplant researcher in the history of this challenging field, with almost 2500 peer reviewed publications. He held innumerable honours and given hundreds of distinguished orations/lectures worldwide. Of the five books he wrote, The Puzzle People published in 1996, narrates stories on the incredible and brave lives of transplant patients, and their impact on the doctors looking after them.

His work in the areas of organ preservation, host graft interactions, microchimerism, immunosuppression and tolerance were truly groundbreaking, much of which has contributed to the safe and routine practice of organ transplantation, and his work remains one of the main reasons why transplantation became one of the most successful health care development stories of the 20th Century.

Despite these incredible achievements, Professor Starzl remained a humble, resolute, much respected and tireless researcher well into his 90s. His only concern remained the wellbeing of his patients and his entire life was devoted to findings ways to overcome the challenges in delivering these complex treatments for their benefit.

An example of his ongoing contribution was the transmitted lecture on the challenges facing intestinal transplantation at the 14th World Small Bowel Transplant symposium in Buenos Aires, Argentina in June 2015. He trained several generations of surgeons, physicians, researchers and ethicists. Even for clinicians who never met or trained with him, he remained a source of guiding inspiration, and countless transplant surgeons around the world have been directly influenced by his achievements, for which they will always be grateful.


To follow is a copy of a report from Pittsburgh that shows how amazing Professor Starzl was with an incredible output for a very long duration of time;  Download Starzl_Thomas_PS_00_2016-02-04_1437_24449.pdf