WELCOME TO THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF THE LIVER
Three afternoons of multi-professional liver learning
Dates: 29-30th April & 1st May
Time: 13:00-16:30 each day
Multi-professional, topic-focused education with attractive rates.
Register: Here
Programme: Here
BASL ANNUAL MEETING
7th-10th October 2025
BASL ANNUAL MEETING 2025 - SAVE THE DATE
Tuesday 7th - Friday 10th October 2025
Including: BLTG Transplant Meeting 7th & 8th (am) October and BLNA Nurse meeting 8th (pm) and 9th October
Venue: International Convention Centre, Belfast
More details to follow.
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The British Association for the Study of the Liver is a multi-disciplinary society with around 900 members composed of interested individuals from clinical medicine, clinical and basic research and allied professions. |
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British Liver Nurses' Association is a professional nursing organisation aiming to develop knowledge and understanding of liver disease, in order to improve the quality of patient care. |
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The British Viral Hepatitis Group aims to improve the management and study of patients with chronic viral liver disease, bringing together UK hepatologists, gastroenterologists, infectious disease physicians, virologists and interested epidemiologists. |
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The BLTG (British Liver Transplant Group) was launched in 2014 to represent the professional interests of liver transplantation in the UK and promote strategic and academic development. The BLTG will foster close relationships with BTS (British Transplant Society) and LICAGE (Liver Intensive Care Group of Europe) and will build on the role of the UK and Ireland Annual Meeting by delivering structure and authority to the group. |
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Is a professional pharmacy organisation aiming to develop knowledge and understanding of liver disorders including viral hepatitis, in order to improve the quality of patient care, through medicines optimisation, collaborative and multi-disciplinary working and promoting patient-focused research. |
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British Association for Allied Health Professionals in Liver is a professional group for AHP’s specialising or working with patients with liver conditions. Bringing together specialist hepatology AHP’s from across the four Nations. Their aim is to promote excellence through the provision of AHP care to all patients with liver disorders. |
News
FSRH guideline development - request for help with securing liver disease topic expert
Read moreThe FSRH Clinical Effectiveness Unit is currently updating their guideline on the safety of contraceptive methods (the UKMEC). The UKMEC considers safety of use of contraceptive methods by individuals with a variety of personal characteristics or medical conditions: UK Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use.
They would like to secure some input from a liver disease expert to advise their Guideline Development Group and they would be very grateful for any help BASL members can give if someone is willing to assist them.
They are seeking a topic expert with a broad knowledge of liver disease who could advise our Guideline Development Group on the following areas:
- Cholestasis
- Viral hepatitis
- Cirrhosis
- Liver tumours
It would involve an initial meeting with their Clinical Director and systematic reviewer to consider the evidence (about an hour) in April/early May. They would also ask the topic expert to attend, if possible, part of their UKMEC Guideline Development Group meeting, which is taking place on the afternoon of Monday 9 June 2025 (for a slot of about 1 hour). They would also ask the expert to review relevant sections of draft text for the guideline subsequently, if it is agreed that revisions are needed.
Participating in this project offers an opportunity to work with leading UK and international experts on national guidance as well as those from other specialties, gain experience in guideline development and be acknowledged for your contribution in the final guideline document.
The topic expert must be a consultant clinician currently working in the specified field. The topic expert must also be in good standing with the relevant professional body and not subject to fitness to practise proceedings. Previous experience in the development of guidelines would be welcome but is not essential.
Please note the role isn’t remunerated.
They would be delighted if one of our members would be able to help.
If you are interested in assisting please contact: ceu@fsrh.org .
Inviting healthcare professionals who treat or support transplant patients
Read moreThere are challenges that are unique to female patients as they go through the organ transplant process. A research team at the University of Edinburgh are carrying out a study, funded by NHS Blood and Transplant, to gain a greater understanding of their experiences and needs at different stages of this process and identify where and how improvements can be made to address these.
They are inviting healthcare professionals who treat or support transplant patients to express interest in participating in an online workshop. At the workshop, they will present findings from their qualitative survey on female transplant patients' experiences and needs, asking staff to work together to discuss the findings and identify key priority areas for action to ensure that these are addressed to improve the experience for female patients.
Please click on the link below to find out more about the study and what is involved in taking part:
https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edinburgh/workshop-for-transplant-staff
National PPIE mapping survey for Organ Donation and Transplantation Researchers
Read moreThe British Liver Transplant Group (BLTG) is supporting the UK Organ Donation and Transplant Research Network (UKODTRN) to obtain as broad and complete a picture of all PPIE activity in the transplant field and ask that you complete their survey below.
Meaningful patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) is essential for our research. The UKODTRN is conducting a survey to map PPIE activity and infrastructure across the UK in the field of organ donation and transplantation research to ensure it is accessible, useful and relevant to our research community.
We would love to hear your views. Please click on the link below to complete the survey, which should take no longer than 10 minutes.
Take part in the survey > Here .
Many thanks,
UKODTRN
New explainer on alcohol's impact on healthcare services
Read moreThe Institute of Alcohol Studies have published a new video explaining the impact of alcohol on our healthcare services.
The video features Julia Sinclair, Professor of Addiction Psychiatry and Chair of the RCPsych Addiction Faculty, Dr Dominique Florin, Medical Director of the Medical Council on Alcohol and Sir Ian Gilmore, Profess or of Hepatology and Chair of the AHA and the MCA, and explores service fragmentation, the consequences of underfunding, and the steps needed to rebuild effective pathways to care. It makes the case for a national alcohol strategy to ensure that people experiencing alcohol dependence receive the support they need.
View on YouTube here > The Impact of Alcohol on our Healthcare Services: Explained.
Or on the Institute of Alcohol Studies website.
BASL BLNA Committee Member Elections - Voting Open
Read moreFollowing the recent round of nominations for new members to join the BLNA committee, there are more than 4 candidates for the 4 available posts and therefore a vote by the BASL BLNA membership will now take place.
BASL BLNA members can take part in the voting and today (11th February 2025) these members have been sent a communication containing the voting link.
Members can vote for up to 4 candidates and your candidates are:
• Sara Bardell
• Katharine Caddick
• Bryony Chapman
• Grace Clarke
• Megan De Los Reyes
• Rebekah Hill
• Teesha Joshy
• Laura Kent
• Amy Teague
• Ane Zamalloa
The deadline for voting is 09:00hrs on Monday 3rd March 2025. The results with be announced in March 2025.
Please contact admin@basl.org.uk if you have not received your voting link.
Events
British Liver Transplant Group (BLTG) are pleased to announce the 2nd webinar in the 2025 series titled 'Organ Allocation'
The BASL BLTG School of Transplantation offers an excellent platform for all healthcare professionals with lectures delivered by carefully selected leading speakers.
The webinars are bi monthly, held via Zoom and will cover a wide variety of topics.
Format: short case presentation followed by a talk and then 10-20 minutes of questions and discussion.
Session 2 Title: 'Organ Allocation'
Time: 18:30 - 19:30pm (London)
Speakers:
Dr Laurence Hopkins, University Hospitals Birmingham - case presentation
Dr Ian Rowe, University of Leeds
REGISTER > HERE
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.
BASL X-tra is an online educational conference.
Three afternoons of multi-professional liver learning on Tuesday 29th and Wednesday 30th April, and Thursday 1st May 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 Available - 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
29th April - Session 1: Immune Mediated Liver Disease
30th April - Session 2: Optimising Health in People with Decompensated Cirrhosis - joint BASL/BLNA
1st May - Session 3: Liver Grand-rounds: Complex and Controversial Cases
View the programme: Download BASL Xtra_programme_website_v6.pdf
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
Contact conference@basl.org.uk for any queries.
AMMF’s 2025 cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) conference will be held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, right beside London Stansted air and rail terminal, 07-09 May 2025.
This year, AMMF is delighted to welcome Dr Heinz-Josef Klümpen and Ms Rachel Guest, two internationally renowned specialists at the forefront of the CCA world, to co-chair the conference.
Under the theme, ‘Rethinking Liver Cancer – for a Fairer Deal, Faster’, the co-chairs will bring together an international faculty of some 40 speakers, who will explore the challenges faced and the advances made in the UK, Europe and beyond in the understanding of CCA, together with the importance of accelerating the progress we are now seeing.
To register for this event in person or virtually, and for venue and accommodation information, please click here
AMMF HPB Nurse Study Day – 07 May 2025
Running alongside the patient at carer sessions on day one of AMMF’s 2025 annual conference, we are hosting a study day with our Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Advisory Board and extended international network of hepatobiliary (HPB) nurses. This event will provide a valuable opportunity to harness the collective expertise and first-hand experiences of the participating nurses.
Please note: This study day is intended for registered nurses only, for in person attendance. It will not be available to the virtual audience.
For further information, and details on how to register, please click here
Date: 7-10 May
Venue: Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Visit the Congress website for all the details; https://www.easlcongress.eu/
BVHG are happy to be an endorser of the European Meeting on HIV & Hepatitis 2025.
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.
Meeting Details:
Date: 4-6 June 2025
Format: in-person (no virtual option available)
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Venue: Hotel Catalonia Barcelona Plaza
The Standard Fee Registration Deadline ends on Friday, 4 April 2025 at 23:59 CEST.
For more information on how to register for the meeting visit the event website here: https://academicmedicaleducation.com/meeting/23rd-european-meeting-hiv-hepatitis-2025
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