Acute Liver Failure Special Interest Group 

The Acute Liver Failure (ALF) Special Interest Group (SIG ) is an affiliate of BASL. Its purpose is to facilitate collaborative research, and provide a forum to discuss and disseminate best practice. The group is linked to the Transplant CRN topic area.

If anyone wishes to join this group please contact sigs@basl.org.uk

SIG Lead: Dr Joanna Moore, St James's University Hospital, Leeds

Deputy SIG Lead: Dr Mhairi Donnelly, Scottish Liver Transplant Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Aims

  • Facilitate basic science and clinical research
  • Advise on policy and best practice
  • Optimise and guide clinical management across the UK.

Resources

Download a PDF copy of the CIOMS Working Group updated guidance on Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) from the CIOMS website > here 
(added Nov 2020).


Annual reports

Annual report 2018-19 -  Download Annual report_2018-19_ALF SIG.pdf.

1st meeting - 22 January 2019
Meeting report - Download 220119_ SIG Minutes_FINAL.pdf.

2nd meeting - 18 July 2019
Meeting report - Download 19 07 18 SIG Minutes_FINAL.pdf.

3rd meeting - 14 February 2020
Meeting report -  Download Minutes SIG ALF Feb 20_final.pdf

4th meeting - 21 April 2022

Meeting report -  Download BASL ALF SIG Meeting_202204_Minutes_final.pdf

 

News

SNAP protocol in paracetamol overdose (2023) -  Download SNAP consensus statement_Draft_1.5.pdf