WELCOME TO THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF THE LIVER
BASL2025 7th - 10th October
International Convention Centre, Belfast
Registration Open!
Early Bird Registration closes 8th August
Visit the BASL Annual Meeting website for full details > HERE
BASL ANNUAL MEETING
7th-10th October 2025
BASL ANNUAL MEETING 2025 - Tues 7th - Fri 10th October
Including: BLTG Transplant Meeting 7th & 8th (am) October
BLNA Nurse meeting 8th (pm) and 9th October
Venue: International Convention Centre, Belfast
Registration Open! Early Bird Rates until 8th August.
Visit the Conference website for full details > HERE
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
Invitation to participate in a research study titled “Clinician Survey: Exploring Attitudes Towards Stopping HCC Surveillance in Elderly Patients
Read moreWe are conducting an international survey exploring clinician attitudes towards stopping HCC surveillance in elderly patients. Patients with chronic liver diseases and cirrhosis who are at risk of HCC are living longer. Current guidelines offer no firm recommendations on when to stop HCC surveillance with respect to age, comorbidities, predicted life expectancy, and functional status. The findings from this study will define current global practice patterns, identify areas of consensus and uncertainty, and ultimately help inform future recommendations on offering and stopping HCC surveillance.
The survey will take 10-15 minutes to complete and mainly involves responding to questions in multiple choice format. The survey is anonymous and confidential. We cannot identify you from your answers and we cannot link your data back to any other information.
The survey link is below:
https://redcap.slhd.nsw.gov.au/surveys/?s=DMJTWLCA9JJEKWCP
Survey closes 5th September 2025
Thank you.
Dr Georgia Zeng, BMed MD
Gastroenterology Advanced Trainee
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW
Professor Ken Liu, Senior
Staff Specialist Transplant Hepatologist
AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW
Consultant Hepatologist post – South West Liver Unit, University Hospitals Plymouth
Read moreThe SWLU are looking to appoint a consultant hepatologist to join the growing team.
For full details see NHS Jobs Trac ID 7015591.
Informal enquries welcomed - please contact Matthew Cramp matthew.cramp@nhs.net .
Closing date 23:59hrs 17th August with interviews scheduled for 5th September.
BASL Distinguished Service Award 2025 - Nominations Open until 09:00hrs Thursday 31st July
Read moreBASL Committee would like to ask members for their nominations on who should receive a BASL Distinguished Service Award.
Awards are not given every year, but they are an opportunity for someone to be recognised by our association.
Nominations are invited from across our membership; Consultants, Trainees, Nurses, Pharmacists, Scientists and AHP’s.
Nominators must be a member of BASL/BLNA/BHPG/BAAL.
Nominees should be a BASL/BLNA/BHPG/BAAL member and based in the UK.
Nominees should have made significant contributions to liver healthcare and be retiring this year (not retiring and returning). If there are exceptional circumstances outwith this criteria, it is advised to discuss the circumstances with the BASL President who may permit an exceptional circumstance nomination at his/her/their discretion.
Awards cannot be given more than once, but if your nominee is not successful this year, they can be nominated again.
Nominations will be treated confidentially by the committee and nominees will not be informed of their nomination unless they are to receive an award.
Nominations and supporting evidence will only be accepted on the nomination form - to make your nomination please use the link below:
https://forms.gle/4zygYPbWuGAU6wGq7
The full BASL Distinguished Service Award Criteria including the information required to complete the nomination form can be downloaded below:
Download BASL_Distinguished_Service_Award_Criteria_v1_final_July2025.pdf
The judging panel reserves the right to evaluate nominations and seek further information where necessary. The judging panel will review the nominations against set criteria and their decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into regarding their decision.
The Awards will be presented to the winners at the BASL Annual Meeting in October in Belfast.
Nominations close 09:00hrs Thursday 31st July 2025.
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.
If you have any questions, please contact admin@basl.org.uk
Gilead UK and Ireland 2025 OPTIMISE-BBV Fellowship and Medical Grants Programme is now open
Read moreThis programme is a competitive grants funding stream that supports innovative projects and initiatives, which aim to optimise the benefits of Opt-Out blood borne virus (BBV) testing.
This year we are inviting applications from healthcare institutions and third sector organisations (not individuals) for innovative initiatives which:
- Demonstrate the proof of concept/pilot Opt-Out BBV testing in a broader range of healthcare and community settings where high prevalence rates of HIV/HCV/HBV are expected (e.g., primary care, women’s health hubs, psychiatry services, migrant health services, and services targeting underserved populations).
- Support expansion of the scope of screening and linkage to care project work in Trusts that have already implemented/are in the process of setting up Opt-Out BBV ED testing
- Emphasise integrated Opt-Out BBV testing and linkage to care, demonstrating engagement and leadership from the front-line service (e.g., GP) with clear pathways for results management and linkage to care.
- Evaluate innovative approaches to optimising patient pathways and rapid access to care for those newly diagnosed.
- Enhance patient support programmes and tools, focusing on addressing stigma, community outreach and engagement, disease awareness, and prevention of transmission.
Priority will be given to projects in areas lacking current evidence base that demonstrate the potential for scaling and sustainability, and that have a clear plan for data collection, monitoring, evaluation and dissemination of project outputs.
The application window will close on Friday 8th September 2025.
The Gilead UK & Ireland OPTIMISE-BBV Fellowship and Medical Grants Programme has a total funding amount of £200,000 available for successful projects in 2025.
If you are interested in learning more about the Programme or the application process, or to check if your project is eligible for a grant and apply, please visit the Gilead UK and Ireland website >here.
BASL Committee and BLTG Committee Elections 2025 - Voting Now Open
Read moreBASL members are entitled to vote in elections for members of the BASL Committee and BLTG Committee.
Following the recent round of nominations for roles on the BASL Committee and BLTG Committee a vote by the membership will now take place for four of the advertised posts.
1) You are voting for BASL Treasurer.
Your candidates are:
Dr Ahmed Elsharkawy (re-elect)
Dr Nwe Ni Than
2) You are also voting for BASL Services Committee Lead.
Your candidates are:
Dr Michael Allison (re-elect)
Dr Ryan Buchanan
3) You are also voting for BASL BVHG Chair.
Your candidates are:
Dr Kosh Agarwal
Professor Patrick Kennedy (re-elect)
4) You are also voting for BLTG Transplant Hepatology Representative.
Your candidates are:
Professor Matthew Armstrong
Dr Claire Kelly
Dr Jonathan Potts (re-elect)
Get Involved and Have Your Say - members will receive a communication to their registered BASL email address on 11th July 2025.
IMPORTANT: Your vote will only be counted if you are a verified BASL member. So that we can verify that you are a BASL Member, please enter your name, contact email address and place of work when prompted at the end of the survey.
The deadline for voting is 09:00hrs Friday 1st August 2025.
The result with be announced at the Annual Business Meeting of the Association on Friday 10th October 2025 during the BASL Annual Meeting in Belfast 7th – 10th October 2025.
If you are a BASL member and do not receive a communication, please contact admin@basl.org.uk .
Events
Please save the date for the next Haemochromatosis SIG meeting which will take place via Zoom.
Speaker:
Date: 4th September 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 sigs@basl.org.uk should you have any questions.
Register now 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: 10:30 - 5:00
Location: Jesus College, Oxford
Travel information: see here
Agenda: Download MASLD SIG Meeting_Oxford_2025_ AGENDA- V2.pdf
Please register for attendance here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/SBSRxxNISRWFq26VbNzxMQ
Save the date
Fruther information will be avilable soon.
Date: Friday 12th September
Location: Zoom
Time: 10:00 - 4:30
Agenda: Download BASL_Portal_Hypertension_SIG_Meeting_Agenda_Leeds.pdf
Registration: Click here to register
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