WELCOME TO THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF THE LIVER
BASL2025 7th - 10th October
International Convention Centre, Belfast
REGISTER > HERE
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 extended to 18th August!
Visit the Conference website for full details > HERE
BASL AND BASL SUB-GROUPS
 |
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. |
 |
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. |
 |
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. |
 |
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. |
 |
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. |
 |
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
BASL HCC UK Committee - Opportunities to join the committee
Read moreThe HCC-UK committee is seeking nominations for the following positions on its committee.
Once elected the post holders will serve for a period of three years and may be re-elected for one further term:
• Chair - will chair committee meetings
• Secretary
• Conference & education co-leads x 2 posts
• Hepatology representative
• Oncology representative
• Surgery representative
• Radiology representative
More information about HCC-UK can be found on the BASL website > Here
Any BASL member who wishes to be affiliated to HCC-UK and receive specific communications from the group can do so via the Member area of the BASL website by updating their member profile.
Nomination Process
Please send your nomination, clearly stating the position that your nomination is for, to the BASL Secretariat at judy@basl.org.uk by the deadline of 23:59hrs on Friday 5th September 2025.
Candidates wishing to be considered for election should be a member of BASL / HCC-UK and will require one BASL / HCC-UK member to propose them and a second to confirm their suitability for the role in writing. (Nomination of candidates is via email.)
If more than one candidate is nominated the Secretariat will arrange for an election of BASL HCC-UK members.
Should an election be required, candidates will need to submit a personal statement of up to 300 words. The successful candidate will be elected by a simple majority of those members voting.
If you need any more information, please contact judy@basl.org.uk.
(13/08/2025)
BASL Committee: Communications and Website Lead Role - Nominations Welcome
Read moreOpportunity to serve on the BASL committee as: Communications and Website Lead
The post holder is elected by the membership and will serve for a period of up to three years.
BASL are inviting nominations from members for this important role on the Governing Board. The successful applicant will be expected to attend and contribute to 1 face-to-face and 3 web-based committee meetings each year, and to the work of the committee for BASL.
An outline of the role follows for which the following attributes are preferred:
1. Good working knowledge of ‘X’ and other social media platforms is desirable.
2. Good communication, organisational and team leading skills are essential and can be developed over time.
A full role description can be downloaded below:
Download BASL_Communications_and_Website_Lead_Role_Description_2025.pdf
In addition to their role on the Governing Board, the post holder will work closely with the officers, committee, working groups and secretariat to promote BASL events, newsletter content and other communications relevant to the membership, improve our social media presence and use social media effectively to raise the profile of our association. They will work with the BASL Secretariat on any website upgrades and with developing the BASL members’ portal.
This role is a significant one for BASL and allows the postholder to be influential in the development of our association, and engages with the whole membership.
NB: the post holder will be registered with Companies House in the UK as a Director of BASL and registered with the Charities Commission as a Trustee.
BASL is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of its work. It is actively promoting equal opportunities and access for all our members regardless of their background. We would, therefore, encourage you to consider joining the BASL, BLTG or BLNA committees to help to shape the future of BASL and increase our inclusivity/inclusiveness.
NOMINATION PROCESS
Please send your nominations, clearly stating the position that your nomination is for to the BASL Secretariat at judy@basl.org.uk by the deadline of 23:59hrs on Monday 1st September 2025.
Candidates wishing to be considered for nomination must be a member of BASL and will require one BASL member to propose them and a second BASL member to confirm their suitability for the role in writing. (Proposing and seconding of candidates can be done by email.)
A personal statement, containing no more than approx. 300 words, will be requested at the time of nomination from all candidates. Permission will be requested to share the personal statements with the whole BASL membership. (Personal statements are intended for this purpose only.)
If more than 1 candidate is nominated the BASL Secretariat will arrange for an election of members. The successful candidate will be elected by a simple majority of those members voting.
Newly elected committee members will be announced at the next Business Meeting of the Association, which will be held during the BASL Annual Meeting in Belfast on Friday 10th October 2025, and join the BASL committee thereafter.
If you need any more information, please do not hesitate to contact judy@basl.org.uk .
Please get involved and help to shape the future of BASL.
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
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.
Registration is now closed for the MASLD SIG meeting.
Waiting list - to add your contact details to the waiting list please email sigs@basl.org.uk .
Date: Friday 5th September 2025
Time: 10:30 - 5:00
Location: Jesus College, Oxford
Agenda: Download BASL_MASLD_SIG_Oxford 2025_Final_website.pdf
Thank you to our sponsors:
BASL Partner:
Novo Nordisk has provided sponsorship to BASL to cover the costs of this meeting. Novo Nordisk has had no influence over the meeting agenda or arrangements.
Other sponsors:
All sponsors have had no influence or input into the programme, agenda or content of the webinar.
Please register for attendance here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/SBSRxxNISRWFq26VbNzxMQ
10/09/25
REGISTER HERE
Are you a budding Hepatologist? Or a new consultant wanting to know more about specific areas of Hepatology? Do you want to improve your hepatology knowledge to permit Hepatology curriculum sign off? Have you got questions but not had the opportunity to ask them?
If yes then please join us for the BASL Virtual School of Hepatology Webinar which offers an excellent platform for trainees and consultants interested in hepatology, with talks delivered by UK Hepatologists, followed by a Q&A session.
We are delighted to announce our session for September:
Session: Early liver transplant in severe alcohol-related hepatitis
Speakers: Dr Mike Allison and Dr Ewan Forrest
Date: Wednesday 10th September 2025
UK Time: 19:00 – 20:00
FREE to attend for BASL Members only - REGISTER HERE
Not a member of BASL, then why not join by visiting the BASL website www.basl.org.uk
Remember to read the BASL Events Data Protection Disclaimer below before registering Download BASL Events Data Protection Disclaimer_2022.pdf
BASL would like to that the following pharmaceutical companies for their support of this meeting.
Novo Nordisk has provided sponsorship to BASL to cover the costs of this meeting. Novo Nordisk has had no influence over the meeting agenda or arrangements.
All sponsors have had no influence or input into the programme, agenda or content of the webinar.
Date: Friday 12th September
Location: Zoom
Time: 10:00 - 4:30
Agenda: Download BASL PH SIG Meeting agenda V2.pdf
Registration: Click here to register
Quick Links
