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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
Registration Open! Early Bird Rates until 8th August. 
Applications for travel busaries open for nurses, pharmacists, AHP's read more on the BLNA webpage > HERE
Visit the Conference website for full details > HERE

BASL ANNUAL MEETING

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BASL AND BASL SUB-GROUPS

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.

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News

ANDY BURROUGHS YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD 2025 - APPLICATIONS OPEN - CLOSING 1ST JULY

News Type: Transplant News

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 transplantation who are in a training non-substantive post. This year the winner will receive free registration to the meeting, an award and a prize of £1,000 and an invite to deliver the prize lecture and present their research at the BLTG Annual Meeting.

To apply, please send one A4 sheet outlining the 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 Tuesday 1st July 2025.

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.

(added 13.5.25 / reposted 26.6.25)

DAME SHEILA SHERLOCK RESEARCH PRIZE 2025 - APPLICATIONS OPEN - CLOSING 1ST JULY

News Type: BASL News

Each year BASL presents the Dame Sheila Sherlock research prize, one of the highlights of the annual meeting. This prize is awarded annually to recognise the enormous contribution of Dame Sheila Sherlock to the development of Hepatology as a discipline in its own right.

Dame Sheila was involved in the foundation of the British Liver Club in 1961, which subsequently evolved into The British Association for the Study of the Liver (BASL). She was one of our past presidents and the first recipient of the BASL Distinguished Service Award.

Eligibility
In keeping with Dame Sheila’s enthusiasm for fostering young researchers, this eponymous research prize is awarded to young investigators without substantive posts in either medicine, science or allied health roles for their research contributions in the field of hepatology.

The winner will receive free registration to the meeting, an award and a prize of £1,000 and an invite to deliver the prize lecture and present their research at the BASL Annual Meeting (8th-10th October 2025).

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 Dame Sheila Sherlock Research Prize and Andy Burroughs Young Investigator Award 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 Tuesday 1st July 2025.

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.

(added 13.5.25 / reposted 26.6.25)

Gilead UK & Ireland Liver Disease Fellowship and Medical Grants Programme

News Type: BASL News

We are getting in touch to let you know that Gilead UK and Ireland are now accepting applications for the 2025 Liver Disease Fellowship and Medical Grants Programme.

The Gilead Fellowship and Medical Grants Programme is a medical grants funding stream that supports innovative best practice projects and initiatives that aim to improve the care of people living with liver diseases with a focus on viral hepatitis (B, C and Delta) and primary biliary cholangitis (PBC).

They are inviting applications from healthcare and third sector organisations who are seeking funding for a project that aligns with the goals of the programme.

The application window will close on Friday 18th July 2025.

Please visit the Gilead UK&I website HERE or reach out via email to gileadfellowship@axon-com.com .

The Gilead UK & Ireland Liver Disease Fellowship Programme is organised and funded by Gilead Sciences Ltd.

Job no: UKI-UNB-1251, DOP: June 2025

Opportunities to Join the BASL Committees - Nominations Open – deadline 23:59hrs Monday 30th June 2025

News Type: BASL News

There are a number of opportunities coming up for members to serve across BASL and BLTG committees, so please get involved and help to shape the future of BASL.

BASL COMMITTEE POSTS:

BASL Treasurer - the Treasurer is one of three principal Officers of the Association, is elected by the membership and will serve for a period of up to three years and can be re-elected once.
Please find a role description here:  Download BASL_Treasurer_Role_Description_2025.pdf

NB: President, Secretary and Treasurer post holders must have different Institutional affiliation within the UK.

BASL Services Committee Lead - elected by the membership and will serve for a period of up to three years and can be re-elected once.
Please find a role description here:  Download BASL_Services_Lead_Role_Description_2025.pdf

BVHG Chair - elected by the membership and will serve for a period of up to three years and can be re-elected once.
Please find a role description here:  Download BASLBVHGChair_Role_Description_2025.pdf

Scientist Representative - elected by the membership and will serve for a period of up to three years and can be re-elected once.
Please find a role description here:  Download BASL_Scientist_Representative_Role_Description_2025.pdf

Communications and Website Lead - elected by the membership to serve for a period of up to three years and may be re-elected once.
Please find a role description here: 
Download BASL_Communications_and_Website_Lead_Role_Description_2025.pdf

NB: all of the posts holders above shall be registered with Companies House in the UK as a Director of BASL and registered with the Charities Commission as a Trustee.

OTHER POSTS:

BVHG Secretary - elected by the membership and will serve for a period of up to three years and can be re-elected once. The post holder will support the BVHG Chair, see Chair role description above.

BLTG Transplant Hepatology representative - elected by the membership to serve for a period of 2 and 3 years alternating - this post is for a period of 2 years. The successful applicant will be expected to attend and contribute to 1 face-to-face and 3 web-based BLTG committee meetings each year, and to the work of the committee.

All post holders will take up their roles after the BASL Annual Business Meeting in October 2025.

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

Monday 30th June 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 for any of the above Committee posts, the BASL Secretariat will arrange for an election of members. The successful candidate for each post 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 respective committees thereafter.

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

We look forward to hearing from you.

 

NICE committee recruitment on Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease

News Type: BASL News

You can find more information on the roles available on the NICE Committee recruitment page on their website > HERE .

Closes 23:59pm 9th June 2025

Events

23/06/25 - 26/06/25

BSG LIVE 2025: SEC Glasgow - Register Now
News Type: Other Events

BSG LIVE 2025

Venue: SEC Glasgow
Date: 23rd - 26th June 2025

Visit the BSG conference website for all the details and to register > Here

Early Bird Deadline: 11:59pm on 23rd April 2025

24/06/25 - 27/06/25

5th World Congress of ILLS - COEX, SEOUL, KOREA
News Type: Other Events

ILLS 2025 will be hosted in Korea for the first time since the establishment of the International Laparoscopic Liver Society (ILLS) in 2016.  As the world’s premier event in the field of liver resection, ILLS 2025 will bring together over 1,000 surgeons, academics, and industry experts from 30 countries worldwide.

Deadline for Pre-Registration is Friday 23rd May 2025

Please visit the congress website for more details about the event > https://ills2025.com/main.asp 

Contact: ILLS 2025 Secretariat at info@ills2025.com 

30/06/25

Advanced Management of Complex Portal Hypertension Webinar - REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
News Type: BASL Events

BASL is pleased to announce the next talk in its educational webinar series.  The title of the next webinar is “Advanced Management of Complex Portal Hypertension”  The experts presenting will be Dr David Patch and Dr Dominic Yu.

BASL hold regular webinars (held via Zoom), aimed at promoting education and sharing knowledge amongst clinicians who look after patients with liver disease.  The webinars will cover a wide variety of topics, delivered by expert clinicians from around the UK and the world.  The talks are aimed at consultants, trainees, nurses, clinical nurse specialists, dieticians and pharmacists.  Nursing and medical students are also welcome to attend.

Each session will comprise two experts and two co-chairs  who will host the meeting.  There will be presentations followed by discussion and the opportunity to ask questions remotely. The webinars will be free to watch live by both BASL members and non-members following registration. 

We very much encourage you to register for what will be an enjoyable meeting.

Webinar title: Advanced Management of Complex Portal Hypertension

Date: 30th June 2025
Time: 7pm - 8pm
Platform: Zoom
Speakers: Dr David Patch and Dr Dominic Yu.

You can register for the webinar HERE

03/07/25

BLNA BHPG BAAL - Post EASL Debrief Webinar - REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
News Type: BASL Events

Registration is now open for the BLNA, BHPG, BAAL Post EASL Debrief Webinar.

Date: 3rd July 2025

Time: 14:15-16:00

Platform: Zoom

Register HERE

This webinar is free to attend for BASL members and non-members.

Topics will include:

  • Nursing highlights featuring ACLF and Inter-professional forum Poster Tour: Real life 
  • Pharmacy highlights featuring PBC
  • AHP highlights - Addressing stigma and the use of patient-reported experience/outcome measures (PREMs and PROMs) 
  • EASL Rising Star Award

Download the full programme    Download BLNA BHPG BAAL Webinar Agenda 2025 V2.pdf

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

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

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


 

BASL would like to thank the following pharmaceutical companies for their support of this meeting.  Sponsors for the event have had no influence over, or input into the event agenda, content or selection of speakers.

                                             

 

11/07/25

BASL School of Hepatology (face to face event) REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
News Type: BASL Events

REGISTER HERE

Join us at the BASL School of Hepatology meeting that will be held face to face on Friday 11th July 2025 at The Bristol Hotel, Prince St, Bristol.

The event is FREE to attend for BASL medically qualified members in training (a £45 refundable deposit will be taken at the time of booking).

The non-member rate for this meeting is £72 (none refundable.) Not a BASL member? Then why not join today for £55, attend for free and have free or reduced registration fees at other member events - join HERE 

The BASL School of Hepatology offers an excellent platform for trainees in hepatology, with lectures delivered by leading speakers from the UK. There will be ample opportunities for interaction with case presentations and group discussions.

Numbers are restricted to 40 delegates so book early to avoid disappointment.

Subject which will be covered:-

  • Complex Hepatology MDT
  • Acute and Chronic Liver Failure
  • Updates on HCC
  • The difficult biliary stricture
  • HepatoSIGHT
  • How to manage complex biliary pain
  • Realistic Medicine – working smarter, not harder in Hepatology
  • Therapies in MASLD – what is on the Horizon
  • Pleurex drains and palliative care

For programme please click here>    Download BASL School Hepatology 2025 Programme V10.pdf

REGISTER HERE 

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

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