WELCOME TO THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF THE LIVER
BASL2025 7th - 10th October
International Convention Centre, Belfast
REGISTER > HERE
Visit the BASL Annual Meeting website for full details > HERE
BASL ANNUAL MEETING
7th-10th October 2025
BASL ANNUAL MEETING 2025 - Tues 7th - Fri 10th October
Including: BLTG Transplant Meeting 7th & 8th (am) October
BLNA Nurse meeting 8th (pm) and 9th October
Venue: International Convention Centre, Belfast
Visit the Conference website for full details > HERE
BASL AND BASL SUB-GROUPS
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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
BJN Awards 2026 - Nominations are now open!
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Nominations are now open for The British Journal of Nursing Awards 2026!
Please nominate for the Gastrointestinal Nurse of the Year category
Gastrointestinal nurses carry out vital work across a multitude of specialisms and duties, including improving patient outcomes, promoting self-management and educating individuals on the nature and course of their conditions. This award recognises an individual or team who have made a significant impact in the provision, assessment or development of gastroenterological, liver and IBD-related care.
Visit the BJN website for all of the information and how to enter HERE
Entries close on 7th November 2025!
The BJN Awards will be held at BMA House in London on Friday, 20th March 2026, celebrating excellence in research and practice while recognising outstanding achievements across the nursing community.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please email nurseledconferences@markallengroup.com .
Frontline Gastroenterology affiliates with the Roux Group
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Frontline Gastroenterology (FG) affiliates with the Roux Group.
Read more on the FG website here > https://fg.bmj.com/pages/frontline-gastroenterology-affiliates-with-roux-group
BASL HCC UK Committee - Opportunities to join the committee
Read moreThe HCC-UK committee is seeking nominations for the following positions on its committee.
Once elected the post holders will serve for a period of three years and may be re-elected for one further term:
• Chair - will chair committee meetings
• Secretary
• Conference & education co-leads x 2 posts
• Hepatology representative
• Oncology representative
• Surgery representative
• Radiology representative
More information about HCC-UK can be found on the BASL website > Here
Any BASL member who wishes to be affiliated to HCC-UK and receive specific communications from the group can do so via the Member area of the BASL website by updating their member profile.
Nomination Process
Please send your nomination, clearly stating the position that your nomination is for, to the BASL Secretariat at judy@basl.org.uk by the deadline of 23:59hrs on Friday 5th September 2025.
Candidates wishing to be considered for election should be a member of BASL / HCC-UK and will require one BASL / HCC-UK member to propose them and a second to confirm their suitability for the role in writing. (Nomination of candidates is via email.)
If more than one candidate is nominated the Secretariat will arrange for an election of BASL HCC-UK members.
Should an election be required, candidates will need to submit a personal statement of up to 300 words. The successful candidate will be elected by a simple majority of those members voting.
If you need any more information, please contact judy@basl.org.uk.
(13/08/2025)
BASL Committee: Communications and Website Lead Role - Nominations Welcome
Read moreOpportunity to serve on the BASL committee as: Communications and Website Lead
The post holder is elected by the membership and will serve for a period of up to three years.
BASL are inviting nominations from members for this important role on the Governing Board. The successful applicant will be expected to attend and contribute to 1 face-to-face and 3 web-based committee meetings each year, and to the work of the committee for BASL.
An outline of the role follows for which the following attributes are preferred:
1. Good working knowledge of ‘X’ and other social media platforms is desirable.
2. Good communication, organisational and team leading skills are essential and can be developed over time.
A full role description can be downloaded below:
Download BASL_Communications_and_Website_Lead_Role_Description_2025.pdf
In addition to their role on the Governing Board, the post holder will work closely with the officers, committee, working groups and secretariat to promote BASL events, newsletter content and other communications relevant to the membership, improve our social media presence and use social media effectively to raise the profile of our association. They will work with the BASL Secretariat on any website upgrades and with developing the BASL members’ portal.
This role is a significant one for BASL and allows the postholder to be influential in the development of our association, and engages with the whole membership.
NB: the post holder will be registered with Companies House in the UK as a Director of BASL and registered with the Charities Commission as a Trustee.
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. We would, therefore, encourage you to consider joining the BASL, BLTG or BLNA 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 23:59hrs on Monday 1st September 2025.
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.)
A personal statement, containing no more than approx. 300 words, will be requested at the time of nomination from all candidates. Permission will be requested to share the personal statements with the whole BASL membership. (Personal statements are intended for this purpose only.)
If more than 1 candidate is nominated the BASL Secretariat will arrange for an election of members. The successful candidate will be elected by a simple majority of those members voting.
Newly elected committee members will be announced at the next Business Meeting of the Association, which will be held during the BASL Annual Meeting in Belfast on Friday 10th October 2025, and join the BASL committee thereafter.
If you need any more information, please do not hesitate to contact judy@basl.org.uk .
Please get involved and help to shape the future of BASL.
Invitation to participate in a research study titled “Clinician Survey: Exploring Attitudes Towards Stopping HCC Surveillance in Elderly Patients
Read moreWe are conducting an international survey exploring clinician attitudes towards stopping HCC surveillance in elderly patients. Patients with chronic liver diseases and cirrhosis who are at risk of HCC are living longer. Current guidelines offer no firm recommendations on when to stop HCC surveillance with respect to age, comorbidities, predicted life expectancy, and functional status. The findings from this study will define current global practice patterns, identify areas of consensus and uncertainty, and ultimately help inform future recommendations on offering and stopping HCC surveillance.
The survey will take 10-15 minutes to complete and mainly involves responding to questions in multiple choice format. The survey is anonymous and confidential. We cannot identify you from your answers and we cannot link your data back to any other information.
The survey link is below:
https://redcap.slhd.nsw.gov.au/surveys/?s=DMJTWLCA9JJEKWCP
Survey closes 5th September 2025
Thank you.
Dr Georgia Zeng, BMed MD
Gastroenterology Advanced Trainee
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW
Professor Ken Liu, Senior
Staff Specialist Transplant Hepatologist
AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW
Events
British Association for Allied Health Professionals in Liver (BAAL) are delighted to announce their annual face to face education meeting.
Date: 19th September 2025
Venue: Institute of Translational Medicine - Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
This year we are pleased to be able to hold a practical skills-based workshop in the new Edmond Transplant Centre at UHB, along with a full morning educational programme with presentation on the interprofessional management and its impacts on quality of life in MASLD
FREE to attend for BASL / BAAL members.
View a programme: Download BAAL Programme -19th Sept 2025 V4.pdf
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
You will be asked for a £30 deposit on registration, which will be refunded when you attend the meeting.
Not a member of BASL / BAAL? Please consider joining, it is £20 per annum for a Nurse/Affiliate membership.
Read more on the 'Join' webpage > Here and complete the application form > Here
If you require any further information please contact Kim@basl.org.uk
Than you to our sponsors:
BASL Partners:
Novo Nordisk has provided sponsorship to BASL to cover the costs of this meeting. Novo Nordisk has had no influence over the meeting agenda or arrangements.
Other sponsonors
This meeting has been sponsored Chiesi Limited, with funding contributing towards venue hire, stand space and meeting subsistence only. Chiesi Limited have had no input into the educational content of the meeting. Chiesi representatives will be present throughout the meeting.
“BASL would like to thank our sponsors for their support of this meeting. The sponsors have had no influence or input into the programme, agenda or content of the meeting”.
The 3rd UK HBV meeting.
Date: Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd September
Venue: Milton Hill House, Abingdon, Oxford OX13 6AF
There are 6 plenary talks scheduled, covering an update of clinical trials for novel agents versus HBV and HDV, the immunobiology of HBV, epidemiological modelling, AI-driven protein-folding models, the molecular basis of HBV and HDV persistence, and an update on clinical and public health issues from the National Strategy Group for Viral Hepatitis. The remainder of the meeting will be research presentations covering all aspects of HBV, including a session on HBV in pregnancy and childhood.
Further details can be found on the event website > HERE which includes a link to enable registration.
To Register click > HERE .
For those wishing to present their research, all that is needed is a title, and all submitted titles will be given a slot - this information is entered via the Registration portal.
Registration Costs:
£140 for post-docs and above
£70 for students and below
The registration costs includes overnight accommodation and all meals at the venue.
It would be enormously helpful if people could register before 11th August 2025 - thank you.
Contact james.harris@ndm.ox.ac.uk if you have any questions.
The Annual Cambridge Liver Symposium will be running this year on Friday 26th September at Robinson College.
Meeting times:
08:30-09:00 Registration
09:00-16:15 Programme
The event is free to attend and RCP accredited.
View the programme here: Download Cambridge Liver symposium 2025 programme.pdf
If you are interested in attending please email: cuh.cambridgeliversymposium@nhs.net .
Registration closes 31st August.
The next webinar in the new #FGglobal series is on:
Wednesday 1st October
Time: 7 pm - 8 pm (BST)
Brought to you by the Frontline Gastroenterology (FG) journal.
The webinar will discuss everything from care bundles for decompensated cirrhosis, and beyond. There is a panel of leading international experts who will guide you through this challenging condition and answer all of your questions. Don’t miss out on this whistlestop tour of everything you need to know about Decompensated Cirrhosis!
Webinar hosts - FG Trainee Editors:
Dr Kohi Gananandan
Dr Eathar Shakweh
Dr Irene Perez
Speakers:
Prof Stuart McPherson, BSG VP Hepatology (UK)
Prof Elliot Tapper, University of Michigan (USA)
Dr Salvatore Piano, University Hospital of Padova (Italy)
Register through the BSG website > HERE
BASL is delighted to announce that Registration is open for the BASL2025 Annual Meeting that will take place at the International Convention Centre, Belfast from 7th - 10th October 2025.
Including:
BLTG Transplant Meeting 7th & 8th October (am - joint symposium with BASL)
BLNA Nurse meeting 8th (pm) and 9th October
Visit the BASL Annual Meeting website for full conference information > HERE
BASL Meeting Programme view > HERE
BLTG Meeting Programme view > HERE
REGISTER > HERE!
The registration portal allows you to register for one or all three meetings with discounted Early Bird registration fees available until 8th August 2025.
We're delighted to confirm that registration rates will remain the same this year!
Not a member of BASL? Please consider joining BASL and take advantage of member rates read more HERE
A full list of rates can be downloaded HERE
Early Bird Registration rates now closed
BASL BLNA BHPG BAAL Travel Bursary Applications Closed
Applications closed on 14th July
*ACCOMMODATION*
We have a list of accommodation on the Annual Meeting website, please click HERE for more details.
Abstract Submission Now Closed
Please contact conference@basl.org.uk if you have any questions.
We look forward to welcoming you to Belfast in October!
This meeting is supported by way of purchase of sponsorship or stand space by the companies listed on the sponsors page
on www.baslannualmeeting.org.uk and is limited to meeting the cost of the scientific meeting.
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