WELCOME TO THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF THE LIVER
If you would like the chance to present your latest research at BASL2024 in Harrogate submit an abstract.
Submissions close 9am 7th June.
Full list of topics detailed on the event page Here
Submit Here
BASL ANNUAL MEETING
8th-11th October 2024
BASL Annual Meeting 2024 - Tuesday 8th - Friday 11th October, including BLTG Transplant Meeting & BLNA Nurse Meeting. The venue is Harrogate Convention Centre, Harrogate. Abstract Submission Open - closes 9am 7th June 2024 - read more on the Events page here. Submit an Abstract here. Registration Open! Register > Here. Full programme coming soon.
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
Dr Falk Pharma BASL British Liver Trust Awards – Applications Open!
Read moreCould your team be a candidate for one of these prizes?
We are delighted to share the news with members that applications for the Dr Falk Pharma, BASL British Liver Trust Awards are open.
Dr Falk Pharma, BASL and the British Liver Trust all agree in the power of shared understanding to improve patient outcomes. These awards recognise the need to share excellence in clinical service development and improvements that have clear benefit for people with liver disease. Such work is rarely that of one individual or discipline, thus these awards are designed to enable teams to develop an idea or continue their work.
The awards represent an opportunity to achieve national recognition as well as financial support for career progression.
Dr Falk / BASL Innovation Award
One award up to a value of £2,000 for a project proposal in start-up, which would be completed prospectively over 12-24 months. The lead applicant will need a local mentor to support the project and will be supported to ensure the success of the project. The award is identified to facilitate research in an area relevant to improving either clinical service development or offering a benefit to patients with liver disease.
Dr Falk / BASL Quality and Service Improvement Awards
Two awards with a value of £1,000 to recognise work and projects in progress and / or completed within the last 3 years for which evidence of benefit can be shown. These awards are open to any team of healthcare professionals working in liver disease developing initiatives that have improved patient care.
Applications for both Awards are via the BASL website with a separate application form for each Award.
Click on the appropriate link below to start your application:
- Innovation Award - click here
- Quality and Service Improvement Awards - click here
Please download a copy of the Guidance for Applications document before making your application: Download Dr Falk BASL Award Guidance for Applicants_2024_final.pdf
NB: These are team awards and the lead applicant for both Awards must be a BASL member.
Important dates:
Applications Open - 16th April 2024
Applications Close - 9AM 17th June 2024
Notification of winners by 19th July 2024
Presentation of the Awards with be during the BASL Annual Meeting in Harrogate 8-11th October.
BASL is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of its work and is actively promoting equal opportunities to our activities, including our awards, for all our members regardless of their background, place of work or professional group. We welcome applications from all disciplines in the field of liver healthcare.
Please contact admin@basl.org.uk if you have any questions regarding the application process.
PSC Support Research Grants
Read morePSC Support is inviting funding applications for:
• Project Award £50,000 - worldwide (closing date 01 May 2024)
• Seed Funding Awards £15,000 to generate pilot or proof-of-concept data - worldwide (closing date 01 May 2024)
• Research Training Fellowship (£300,000) - UK-only (closing date 01 June 2024)
More information: https://pscsupport.org.uk/apply-for-funding
New technology could spot and treat liver cirrhosis complications sooner
Read moreA new study is recruiting now. The research will look at the CirrohCare system for managing and treating decompensated cirrhosis. The system uses smart devices to let people check their condition at home. Doctors can see the data in real time with algorithms helping to spot potential problems early. A preliminary study found positive responses from patients and a reduction in hospital treatment.
Find out more
British Liver Trust
Putting a spotlight on liver health: an update from the UK Liver Alliance
Read moreJoin this webinar on Tuesday, 9th April at 5pm for an exclusive update from the UK Liver Alliance, a coalition of more than 30 organisations who are committed to improving liver health.
From pioneering efforts in early detection within primary care to initiatives aimed at reducing variation in hospital care and driving policy change, this event promises insights that are both informative and inspiring. Speakers include Professor Phil Newsome, Dr Rebecca Jones, Dr Andrew Yeoman and Dr Helen Jarvis.
The SHiNE-UK Study (Surveillance and Care for HCC: A National Evaluation) is now live
Read moreThe SHiNE-UK study (Surveillance and Care for HCC: A National Evaluation) is now live.
Further information and all study docs are available on REDCap dashboard here; www.REDCap.link/SHiNE-UKdashboard.
Do you want to help to research an increasingly important clinical question in hepatology? Do you want to get involved in a large national collaborative project with PubMed-cited collaborative authorship?
SHiNE-UK (Surveillance and care for Hepatocellular carcInoma: a National Evaluation) is a multi-centre project aiming to understand HCC surveillance adherence and outcomes, routes to diagnosis and treatment utilisation across the UK.
SHiNE-UK is a trainee-led multicentre retrospective study that is led by the Trainee Collaborative for Research and Improvement for Hepatology (ToRcH-UK) and hosted by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. I
This project comprises of 3 threads:
• Survey of the current provision of HCC surveillance and care (site leads only)
• To assess HCC surveillance adherence and outcomes for patients active in surveillance (all sites – projected 20-60 cases per site)
• To assess routes to diagnosis and first line treatment utilisation for incident HCC (network HPB MDT sites only – projected 30-90 cases per site)
All clinicians, including specialist nurses and allied health professionals are encouraged to take part. Local project teams will gather retrospective data between February and July 2024. All data will be submitted anonymously on REDCap. Each site will have a site lead (registrar) with a supervising gastroenterology/hepatology consultant. The study can be registered via your local Audit Department and will not require R&D approval.
If you would like to take part, please access the SHiNE-UK study dashboard which provides the protocol and supporting materials www.REDCap.link/SHiNE-UKdashboard.
Key Dates
27-Nov-2023 - Site registration opens
19-Feb-2024 - REDCap data collection opens
30-Apr-2024 - Site registration closes
31-Jul-2024 - REDCap data collection closes
Download SHiNE-UK Promotional Poster v1.0 04-Feb-24.pdf
If you have any questions, please contact us via committee@torchuk.org. We look forward to working with you on this exciting project!
Best wishes
SHiNE-UK Project Management Group
X @SHiNEUK_study
Events
14/05/24
BASL and BSG have commissioned The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare to run a series of 3 virtual Sustainable Healthcare webinars and this is the second webinar.
Titled: Embedding sustainability into service development and delivery using the SusQI framework
Time: 6- 7pm (UK time) - 45 minute presentation and 15 minute Q&A.
The webinar is FREE to attend for BASL and BSG members and non-members, however, the recordings are only available to BASL and BSG members via catch up.
Not a member? Join BASL > Here .
Registration Open - register by clicking > Here.
(NB: The BSG are kindly organising registration for the webinar)
Speaker: Catherine Richards
Catherine leads the SusQI programme for the SusQI Academy and courses at the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare. An Occupational Therapist by background with experience in Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement in the NHS. Catherine is an experienced Improvement Advisor, with a passion for embedding sustainability into clinical practice and QI.
The final webinar takes place on 16th July titled 'Research in sustainability: the role of carbon footprinting' and registration is open > Here .
The Next SIG meeting will take place at the end of the National Alcohol Conference in Liverpool, ArLD SIG members have the opportunity to join the meeting virtually via Zoom.
Please see the details below for this event.
Programme: TBC
Date: 15th May 2024
UK Time: 1:00 – 3:00pm
Location: Zoom
Please email sigs@BASL.org.uk to request the registration link.
The link is valid for access to the entire conference spanning the 14th – 15th May, more information on the event can be found here: National Alcohol Harms Conference 2024: changing the conversation | Champs Public Health Collaborative
BASL BVHG are proud to endorse the European Meeting on HIV & Hepatitis 2024 which is set to take place on 22-24 May 2024 in the Hotel Catalonia Barcelona Plaza in Barcelona, Spain.
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.
Abstract Submission Closed.
Read more and register through the event website here: https://academicmedicaleducation.com/meeting/european-meeting-hiv-hepatitis-2024?tab=4
23/05/24
British Liver Transplant Group (BLTG) are pleased to announce the registration for the 7th meeting in their webinar series is now open.
You can register HERE
The BLTG UK Liver Critical Care and Anaesthesia Transplant School is a series of monthly webinars (held via Zoom), aimed at promoting education and sharing knowledge amongst the seven UK Liver Transplant centres. We will cover a wide variety of topics relevant to the perioperative and critical care management of these patients, delivered by expert clinicians from around the UK and the world.
Each session will comprise two 30-minute talks, followed by 30 minutes of discussion. The webinars will be free to watch live by both BASL members and non-members following registration and are open to both trainees and consultants.
Watch the sessions live to receive your CPD certificate.
NB: catch up recordings will be accessible to BASL members ONLY via the BASL website members area.
Programme series can be viewed here: Download BLTG UK Liver Critical Care & Anaesthesia Transplant School Webinar Series 2023-2024_website v4.pdf
Session 7:
Webinar time: 17:30 - 19:00pm
Speaker: Dr Lara Roberts, Liver Haematologist, King’s College Hospital London
Talk: 'Coagulation in Chronic Liver disease: assessment and peri-procedural management'
Speaker: Dr Asif Arshad, Liver Intensivist & Anaesthetist, University Hospitals Birmingham
Talk: 'Peri-transplant coagulation management and Viscoelastic testing Interpretation'
Register HERE
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
Contact Kim@basl.org.uk if you have any questions.
Please save the date for the next MASLD SIG meeting which will take place online.
Speaker: TBC
Date: 23rd May 2024
UK Time: 3pm - 5pm
Location: Zoom
An Agenda will follow.
FREE to attend for BASL Members.
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
Please contact Georgia@basl.org.uk should you have any questions.
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