January 2025

13
Jan
Approaches to Stricturing Biliary Disease in 2025 Webinar – REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

BASL is pleased to announce the next talk in its educational webinar series.  The title of the next webinar is “Approaches to Stricturing Biliary Disease in 2025”  The experts will be Dr Emma Culver (Royal Free London) and Dr George Webster (University College London).

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 a enjoyable meeting.

Webinar title: Approaches to Stricturing Biliary Disease in 2025 

Date: 13th January 2025
Time: 7pm - 8pm
Platform: Zoom

Speakers: Dr Emma Culver and Dr George Webster

Chairs: Dr Deepak Joshi and Dr Louisa Vine

Register for the webinar HERE

BASL would like to thank our sponsors for supporting this meeting and can confirm they have had no influence or input into the programme, agenda or content of the webinar.

                                            

22
Jan
BASL School of Hepatology Webinar Series - Identifying and overcoming systemic barriers to care for patients with liver disease

REGISTER NOW - through Zoom by clicking HERE

Are you a budding Hepatologist? Or a new consultant wanting to know more about specific areas of Hepatology? Do you want to improve your hepatology knowledge to permit Hepatology curriculum sign off? Have you got questions but not had the opportunity to ask them?

If yes then please join us for the BASL Virtual School of Hepatology Webinar Series 2024/5. The BASL Virtual School of Hepatology Sessions offer an excellent platform for trainees and consultants interested in hepatology, with talks delivered by UK Hepatologists, followed by a Q&A session.

Following the success of the series in 2021, 2022 & 2023 we are running a series of 6 bi-monthly webinars through 2024 and 2025 on a Wednesday evening.

We are delighted to announce our session for January 2025:

Session: Identifying and overcoming systemic barriers to care for patients with liver disease
Speaker: Dr Ryan Buchanan - University Hospital Southampton

Date: Wednesday 22nd January 2025
UK Time: 19:00 – 20:00

FREE to attend for BASL Members.

REGISTER NOW - through Zoom by clicking HERE

Not a member of BASL, then why not join by clicking > HERE

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


BASL would like to that the following pharmaceutical companies for their support of this meeting.  The sponsors have had no influence or input into the programme, agenda or content of the webinar.

                                                                             

February 2025

06
Feb
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07
Feb
RCPE In-Person 28th Advanced Gastroenterology & Hepatology Course

Venue: RCPE, 11 Queen Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1JQ

Audience: This well-established, two-day in person course attracts trainees and consultants from across the UK and Globally.

Remit: The course will provide an update on the latest evidence base for the management and treatment of gastrointestinal and liver conditions presented by our expert speakers over the course of the two days including:
Diagnosis and management of coeliac disease// What’s new in IBS management// IBD – before, during & after pregnancy// Surgery in IBD// New therapies for MASLD// Hepatic encephalopathy

Register: You can register per day or for the full course. Attendance is in-person only.

Full programme and booking details are the RCPE Events website > Here 

For any questions, please contact: m.farquhar@rcpe.ac.uk 

March 2025

05
Mar
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07
Mar
Royal Free Sheila Sherlock Virtual Hepatology Postgraduate Course 2025

The Royal Free Sheila Sherlock Hepatology Postgraduate course has gained an excellent reputation for its curriculum-focused, interactive, and clinically relevant content. It is intended for consultants, nurse specialists, and trainees in acute medicine and gastroenterology who are looking for a refresher on the most encountered hepatology scenarios in their day-to-day work, as well as a consolidation of hepatology knowledge prior to specialty exams.

The aim of the course is to equip medical professionals with confidence in managing liver disease patients.

Covering hepatology topics pertinent to the acute medical take, chronic clinics, intensive care unit, and liver transplant settings, the program has kept its traditional core classes and has been updated with new lectures for the 2025 edition.

This is the 11th edition of the course, and each year the delegate feedback has been consistently excellent.

This year's course will take place virtually, featuring lecturers that will be broadcast live and lots of chances for audience participation and Q&A sessions.This year the course will be held virtually, with live-streamed speakers and plenty of opportunities for audience interaction and questions.

BASL Trainee/Nurse/AHP Member £98.00
BASL Consultant Member £147.00

View the course programme and Register through UCL's online store > Here

For all queries in regards to this course please contact Lynn Knight at l.knight@ucl.ac.uk .

12
Mar
BASL School of Hepatology Webinar Series - Managing frailty in cirrhosis – MDT approach

Are you a budding Hepatologist? Or a new consultant wanting to know more about specific areas of Hepatology? Do you want to improve your hepatology knowledge to permit Hepatology curriculum sign off? Have you got questions but not had the opportunity to ask them?

If yes then please join us for the BASL Virtual School of Hepatology Webinar Series 2024/5. The BASL Virtual School of Hepatology Sessions offer an excellent platform for trainees and consultants interested in hepatology, with talks delivered by UK Hepatologists, followed by a Q&A session.

Further information on the March webinar and the registration link will be available shortly.



19
Mar
ArLD SIG Meeting - Leeds - 19th March 2025

Please save the date for the next ArLD SIG meeting taking place TBC in Leeds on the 19th March 2025.

Places for this meeting are limited, so please contact sigs@basl.org.uk to reserve your place.

Date: Wednesday 19th March
Time: TBC
Location: Leeds

What3Words: TBC
Travel information  

Agenda: TBC

27
Mar
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28
Mar
HCC-UK Conference 2025 - Abstract Submission & Registration Open

HCC-UK invites delegates to register for the HCC-UK Annual Conference 2025 and submit an Abstract.

This is an in-person event only which will allow for great networking opportunities, an opportunity to speak with world-leading experts delivering the programme and as well as interacting with industry to find out about the latest advancements within HCC.

Dates: Thursday 27th and Friday 28th March 2025
Venue: The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

Calling all hepatologists, gastroenterologists, radiologists, oncologists, surgeons, pathologists, palliative care and nurse specialists, along with scientists and everyone involved in caring for patients with HCC.

HCC-UK comprises professionals from multiple disciplines interested in improving outcomes for the increasing numbers of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The organisation primarily hosts this conference and forms a network of expertise in the research and treatment of HCC.


Abstract Submission Open!

We invite authors to submit abstracts for the event.  If you would like the chance to present your latest research on one or more of the topics below please submit an abstract for review:

• Basic Science
• Clinical Research

The quality in previous years has been outstanding and we hope to receive more top submissions for the 2025 event.

Abstracts will be judged by a selected panel of reviewers following the submission deadline and submitting authors will be notified as to whether their submitted abstract has been accepted.

Submit an abstract HERE

Full submission guidelines can be found HERE

Abstracts submissions will close Midday on Monday 27th JANUARY 2025


Registration is now open!

  • Consultants: £70
  • Resident doctors: Thursday £20, Friday £35, both days £35
  • Allied health professionals: Thursday £20, Friday £20, both days £35
  • Basic scientists: Thursday £20, Friday £20, both days £35
  • Industry (non-exhibitor): Thursday £100 Friday £100, both days £150

REGISTER > HERE

A programme will be available soon. 

Visit the HCC-UK Annual Conference website for full information about the event.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to get in touch at hcc-uk@execbs.com .

31
Mar
Addressing Stigma in Alcohol Dependency and Disease Webinar

Save the Date

Webinar title: Addressing Stigma in Alcohol Dependency and Disease
Date: 31st March 2025
Time: 7pm - 8pm
Platform: Zoom

Further details and registration link to follow.

April 2025

29
Apr
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01
May
BASL X-tra on-line Conference - Save the Date

BASL Xtra 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.

More information to follow.

May 2025

07
May
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10
May
EASL Congress

Date: 7-10 May
Venue: Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Visit the Congress website for all the details; https://www.easlcongress.eu/ 

June 2025

30
Jun
Advanced management of Complex Portal Hypertension

Save the Date

Webinar title: Advanced management of Complex Portal Hypertension
Date: 30th June 2025
Time: 7pm - 8pm
Platform: Zoom

Further details and registration link to follow.