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Nominations for the BASL Distinguished Service Award 2025 are open.
Read more on how to nominate on the Awards page of the website.
Nominators & nominees must be BASL members & based in the UK
Nominations close 9am 31st July 2025.
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.
Applications for travel busaries open for nurses, pharmacists, AHP's read more on the BLNA webpage > HERE
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. |
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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 .
Venesection treatment in haemochromatosis – current best practice from the BSG/BASL Special Interest Group
Read moreThe link for open access to the article is through the Frontline Gastroenterology website and can be found > HERE
(flgastro- 2025-103172)
ANDY BURROUGHS YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD 2025 - APPLICATIONS OPEN - CLOSING 1ST JULY
Read moreThe Andy Burroughs Young Investigator Award was set up in honour of the late Professor Andrew Burroughs.
Professor Burroughs was an eminent and world renowned Professor of Hepatology and Consultant Physician/Hepatologist and among his many achievements including his wide area of expertise in cirrhosis and portal hypertension and significant contribution to liver Transplantation.
Eligibility
This prize is awarded to young investigators who have contributed to clinical or translational research related to liver transplantation who are in a training non-substantive post. This year the winner will receive free registration to the meeting, an award and a prize of £1,000 and an invite to deliver the prize lecture and present their research at the BLTG Annual Meeting.
To apply, please send one A4 sheet outlining the research and another A4 sheet listing up to 5 related publications.
NB: one person cannot win the Andy Burroughs Young Investigator Award and the Dame Sheila Sherlock Research Prize in the same year. Nor can they win a second award with the same body of work as the first.
You must be a BASL member to apply.
Please send submissions to conference@basl.org.uk before the deadline of Tuesday 1st July 2025.
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.
(added 13.5.25 / reposted 26.6.25)
Events
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: 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
Date: Friday 12th September
Location: Hilton Leeds City Hotel, Neville Street, Leeds, LS1 4BX
Time: 9:30 - 4:30
Agenda: Download BASL_Portal_Hypertension_SIG_Meeting_Agenda_Leeds.pdf
Registration: Opening soon
British Association for Allied Health Professionals in Liver (BAAL) are delighted to announce their annual face to face education meeting.
Date: 19th September 2025
Venue: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
FREE to attend for BASL / BAAL members.
You can register for the meeting HERE
You will be asked for a £30 deposit on registration, which will be refunded when you attend the meeting.
Not a member of BASL / BAAL? Please consider joining, it is £20 per annum for a Nurse/Affiliate membership.
Read more on the 'Join' webpage > Here and complete the application form > Here
A copy of the programme will be available soon.
If you require any further information please contact Kim@basl.org.uk
The 3rd UK HBV meeting.
Date: Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd September
Venue: Milton Hill House, Abingdon, Oxford OX13 6AF
There are 6 plenary talks scheduled, covering an update of clinical trials for novel agents versus HBV and HDV, the immunobiology of HBV, epidemiological modelling, AI-driven protein-folding models, the molecular basis of HBV and HDV persistence, and an update on clinical and public health issues from the National Strategy Group for Viral Hepatitis. The remainder of the meeting will be research presentations covering all aspects of HBV, including a session on HBV in pregnancy and childhood.
Further details can be found on the event website > HERE which includes a link to enable registration.
To Register click > HERE .
For those wishing to present their research, all that is needed is a title, and all submitted titles will be given a slot - this information is entered via the Registration portal.
Registration Costs:
£140 for post-docs and above
£70 for students and below
The registration costs includes overnight accommodation and all meals at the venue.
It would be enormously helpful if people could register before 11th August 2025 - thank you.
Contact james.harris@ndm.ox.ac.uk if you have any questions.
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