Events

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.

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.

REGISTER NOW to guarantee your place by clicking HERE

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

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.

Topics will include:

• Nursing highlights featuring ACLF and Inter-professional forum Poster Tour: Real life 
• Pharmacy highlights featuring PBC
• EASL Rising Star Award

Download the full programme   Download BLNA BHPG BAAL - EASL Update 2025 Webinar Agenda .pdf

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

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

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

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 V7.pdf

REGISTER HERE 

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

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

BASL is delighted to announce that Abstract Submission and Registration is open for the BASL2025 Annual Meeting that will take place at the International Convention Centre, Belfast from 7th - 10th October 2025.

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

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

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

REGISTER > HERE!

The registration portal allows you to register for one or all three meetings with discounted Early Bird registration fees available until 8th August 2025.

We're delighted to confirm that registration rates will remain the same this year!

Not a member of BASL?  Please consider joining BASL and take advantage of member rates read more HERE

A full list of rates can be downloaded HERE

DEADLINE FOR EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION: 23.59hrs on Friday 8th August 2025

 *ACCOMMODATION*

We have a list of accommodation on the Annual Meeting website, please click HERE for more details.

Please contact conference@basl.org.uk if you have any questions.

We look forward to welcoming you to Belfast in October!

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

Save the Date

The meeting will be held on 25th November 2025 at The Hallam Conference Centre, 44 Hallam St, London W1W 6JJ

A draft programme and registration link will be availiable soon.

More details to follow.