Events

BASL X-tra 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.

Catch up Available - if you are not able to attend when the sessions are live, but still want to benefit from the event, please do still register as you will then be able to watch the sessions online and for 28 days later

29th April - Session 1: Immune Mediated Liver Disease

30th April - Session 2: Optimising Health in People with Decompensated Cirrhosis - joint BASL/BLNA

1st May - Session 3: Liver Grand-rounds: Complex and Controversial Cases

View the programme:  Download BASL Xtra_programme_website_v6.pdf

REGISTER NOW 

Registration from just £20 for members:

From £20 for nurses, pharmacists, AHPs, students and scientists
From £50 for trainees
From £75 for consultants

CPD applied for

Contact conference@basl.org.uk for any queries.

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 

REGISTER > HERE 

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.

REGISTER NOW: click here

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

Please contact Georgia@basl.org.uk should you have any questions.

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

Date: 12th June 2025
Time: TBC 
Location: Queens Hotel, Leeds

Travel information: www.thequeensleeds.co.uk/find-us

Agenda: 

Please save the date for the 1st BASL Rare Liver Diseases Masterclass, taking place in June this year.

Date: Sunday 15" - Monday 16" June 2025 to be confirmed

Venue: Central Lonon Location - to be confirmed 

Time: Afternoon through to evening Sunday, Full day programme Monday

Attendance: Face to Face

With a focus on Wilson's Disease, Alpha-1 antitrypsin, Iron disorders, Cholestatic liver disease and much more.

The aim of the meeting is to increase awareness of the rare liver diseases, including key concepts, cutting edge diagnosis/therapies/ research/clinical trials, building collaborations, and enhancing patient care. The key International and National Faculty members will be available to inspire your interest and knowledge of rare liver diseases.

The event is free (with a refundable deposit), supported by unrestricted industry educational grants and open to all trainees, specialists, paed+ adults, multidisciplinary teams, academics, laboratory staff, and all allied health professionals.

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

Please save the date for the next MASLD SIG meeting taking place in Oxford on the 5th September 2025.

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

Date: Friday 5th September 2025
Time: TBC
Location: Jesus College, Oxford

Travel information: see here

Agenda: TBC

Join us at the BASL Annual Meeting 2025 at the International Convention Centre, Belfast

Including:
BLTG Transplant Meeting 7th & 8th October (am - joint symposium with BASL)
BLNA Nurse meeting 8th (pm) and 9th October

Abstract Submission 2025 is NOW OPEN!
If you would like the chance to present your latest research on one or more of the topics below please submit an abstract:

Alcohol & Metabolic Liver Disease
Auto Immune Liver Disease
Basic Science
Cancer
Cirrhosis & its Complications
Clinical Service Development
Health Inequalities
Nursing, AHP and Pharmacist
Other
Sustainable Hepatology (including digital health)
Paracentesis & Transplantation
Viral hepatitis

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.

Please note that there is a total overall word limit for your submission of 400 words (excluding names of authors and affiliations). One Table or figure or image can be included along with references in your abstract as uploaded files

Abstracts submission will close 9am Friday 6th June 2025

Full submissions guidelines can be found HERE
Submit an Abstract > HERE

Visit the BASL Annual Meeting website for full conference information > HERE

Registration Opening Soon!

Contact conference@basl.org.uk for any questions. 

Please save the date for the annual EOL SIG meeting taking place at Austin Court in Birmingham on the 6th November 2025. 

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

Date: NEW DATE: Tuesday 11TH November 

Time:  9:30AM - 4:00PM
Location: Austin Court, 80 Cambridge Street, Birmingham B1 2NP

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Travel information can be found here 

For online registration please see here

Agenda: 

 This meeting is kindly sponsored by 

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

Please save the date for the next Immune SIG meeting taking place in Birmingham on the 20th November 2025.

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

Date: Thursday 20th November
Time: TBC
Location: Edgbaston Park Hotel

Travel information: 

Agenda: TBC