WELCOME TO THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF THE LIVER
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Date: 15th (pm) & 16th June 2025
Venue: Science Gallery, King’s College London
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Attendance £80 for both days (includes a social event on Sunday evening)
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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
Abstract Submission Open! Registration Open!
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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
New report on minimum unit pricing and retailer profits
Read morePlease see a new report by the Social Market Foundation (SMF), commissioned by IAS and AFS, exploring how governments could address the retailer windfall profits generated by Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP).
As the AHA continues to make the case for introducing MUP in England, this report responds to one of the most frequent objections: that while MUP raises prices and reduces harm, it also boosts retailer profits – £65m in Scotland, and potentially £600m in England – while reducing Treasury alcohol duty receipts by around £300m.
The report considers various options to address this and concludes that the best solution is introducing a Minimum Unit Tax (MUT) alongside MUP – this would introduce a new tax floor on alcohol, similar to the existing minimum excise tax on cigarettes.
Institute of Alcohol Studies
Alcohol Focus Scotland
ANDY BURROUGHS YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD 2025 - APPLICATIONS OPEN - CLOSING 1ST JULY
Read moreThe 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.
DAME SHEILA SHERLOCK RESEARCH PRIZE 2025 - APPLICATIONS OPEN - CLOSING 1ST JULY
Read moreEach 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.
Academic and Clinical Fellow in Transplant Oncology
Read moreQueen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham is the home to Europe’s joint largest programme for liver transplantation, performing 200 procedures a year. Approximately 20% of these are for a cancer indication. In addition to Hepatocellular Carcinoma, the long-accepted cancer indication for liver transplantation, we are now developing programmes for new indications of Neuroendocrine Tumours, Colorectal Liver Metastases and Cholangiocarcinoma.
Birmingham has pioneered marginal organ utilisation and improvements in organ preservation allowing expansion of liver transplantation and its indications. We cover a quarter of UK for liver transplantation, and we are the home for the national MDT for patient selection for liver transplantation in NETs. This MDT has assessed 45 patients with successful liver transplantation having taken place in eight patients.
The Fellowship provides advanced training in Hepatology and Transplant Oncology.
- with exposure to liver transplant assessment and pathways.
- collaborations with the leading transplant clinicians from across UK and opportunities to present work at national and international liver and cancer conferences.
The academic work consists of clinical projects related to transplant oncology and basic science projects which will align with the Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research (CLGR) at the University of Birmingham. The CLGR has an international track record in studying liver immunology and liver fibrosis. Previous fellows have undertaken highly successful projects supervised by clinicians and scientists providing excellent experience in a world leading research department.
This work leads to higher degree – MSc/MD.
Interested parties please contact the co-supervisors:
Dr Tahir Shah, Consultant Hepatologist and Head of Birmingham Transplant Oncology Programme at tahir.shah@uhb.nhs.uk
Professor Shishir Shetty, Director of Biomedical Research Centre and Honorary Consultant Hepatologist at s.shetty@bham.ac.uk
Previous Fellows can be contacted at Zaira.Rehman2@uhb.nhs.uk and Rosie Faulkes Rosemary.Faulkes@uhb.nhs.uk
The deadline for enquiries is Friday 27th June 2025.
Decompensated Cirrhosis - an update of the BSG/BASL admission care bundle
Read moreDecompensated cirrhosis: an update of the BSG/BASL admission care bundle.
View the open access paper on the Frontline Gastroenterology website here > Decompensated cirrhosis: an update of the BSG/BASL admission care bundle | Frontline Gastroenterology
Decompensated Cirrhosis Care Bundle - First 6 hour
Download a copy here: Download Decompensated Cirrhosis Care Bundle 13-1-25.docx
NB: if you are using Chrome and the document fails to open click > Here
or contact admin@basl.org.uk to request a word version.
Events
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
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
04/06/25
British Liver Transplant Group (BLTG) are pleased to announce the 3rd webinar in the 2025 series on HHV8 post-transplant.
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 3 Title: 'HHV8 post-transplant'
Time: 18:30 - 19:30pm (London)
Speaker:
Dr Gwilym Webb, Cambridge University Hospitals
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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.
Please save the date for the next Haemochromatosis SIG meeting which will take place via Zoom.
Speaker:
Date: 12th June 2025
UK Time: 17:00 - 19:00
Location: Zoom
FREE to attend for BASL & BSG Members.
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Not a member of BASL, then why not join by clicking: HERE
Please contact Georgia@basl.org.uk should you have any questions.
We are delighted to announce that BASL will be holding the First Rare Liver Diseases Masterclass
Date: Sunday 15th (pm) and Monday 16th June 2025
Venue: Science Gallery, King’s College London
Time: Afternoon through to evening Sunday, Full day programme Monday
Attendance: Face to Face
The event will bring together multidisciplinary colleagues across a range of specialists to build awareness and understanding in rare liver disease including cover key concepts in diagnosis, therapies, clinical trials, registry development.
This one and a half day event is aimed at all trainees, specialists, paediatric and adults, multidisciplinary teams, academics, laboratory staff, primary care and allied health professionals interested in rare liver diseases.
The aim of the Meeting is to raise the awareness of rare liver diseases and learn key concepts in cutting edge diagnosis, genetics, research, clinical trials with industry involvement, building networks and enhancing patient care. There will be a focus towards Wilson's Disease, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, cholestatic liver disease, iron related disorders and much more.
View the agenda here: Download V7_BASL_Rare_Liver_Disease_London_MASTERCLASS_website.pdf
Attendance is at a reduced cost of £80 for both days, which includes a social event on Sunday evening.
Places are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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