Events
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The inaugural meeting of the BASL Portal Hypertension SIG will be held from 12.30-4.30 on Wednesday 1 May 2019 at the Medical School, University of Birmingham. If you would like to attend this meeting, please register with Samantha Jones, Samantha@basl.org.uk.
Download BASL Portal Hypertension SIG Annual Meeting_010519_FINAL.pdf
We would like trainee SIG members to submit an abstract of an audit or project you have done for presentation at our inaugural meeting. This will give you the opportunity to not only present your work to the leading portal hypertension experts in the UK but will also help to foster future collaborations. If your abstract is accepted, we would expect you to deliver a short, 5 minute talk broadly outlining your work and key findings on the day.
Abstracts should be 400 words maximum and sent to Abhishek Chauhan, BASL Committee Trainee Representative, a.chauhan.1@bham.ac.uk, by 31 March 2019.
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This event is now full - please contact Kim Girling at kim@basl.org.uk to be put on the waiting list.
Are you a Gastroenterology or Surgical trainee with an interest in liver disease and transplantation? Then we are very much looking forward to meeting you at the BLTG/BASL School of Liver Transplantation on 3rd & 4th May in Cambridge.
The aim of the day is for as much interaction as possible and we intend for the atmosphere to be cosy and relaxed.
Average feedback score for the 2018 school 4.7/5 (5 being excellent) - "excellent meeting", "case studies were excellent", "great topics".
Message from the Chair:
If you are looking to expand your CV, there are multiple opportunities in the programme to do so. We require an enthusiastic individual to present the case for 'The patient with alcohol related cirrhosis' in a case based discussions, with discussion led by a supervising consultant. This will require a small amount of preparation in advance.
If you would like to participate formally, please could you let me (Dr Jo Leithead) know by email at joanna.leithead@addenbrookes.nhs.uk . Participants will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
Delegate information:
The event is FREE to attend for BASL / BLTG members (a refundable deposit of £120.00 is taken at the time of booking). It is primarily aimed at SpRs and Doctors in Training and is a 2 day residential meeting running from Friday lunchtime to Saturday afternoon. A non-member rate is set at £125.00.
A draft programme can be downloaded here > Download Programme - BASL BLTG Transplant School 2019.pdf
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Kim Girling at kim@basl.org.uk or telephone 01543 442154.
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The next ALF SIG meeting will be held from 13.00 - 16.30pm on Thursday 23 May 2019. The venue is the Andy Burroughs seminar room, UCL Medical School, Royal Free Hospital Campus, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF.
If you would like to attend this meeting, please register with Samantha Jones, Samantha@basl.org.uk, as places are limited.
June 2019
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We are delighted to announce that the sixth Basic Science Retreat will take place 5 - 7 June 2019 at The Hayes Conference Centre, Alfreton in Derbyshire. The previous events have been extremely successful and we will again be limited to a maximum of 80 places.
The programme will cover six sessions:
• ACLF and Gut liver axis
• Fibrosis
• Immunology of liver disease and viral infection
• Liver Cancer
• Metabolic consequences of liver disease
• Stem cells, cell based therapy and liver regeneration
Submit your Abstracts
If you would like the chance to present your latest research on one or more of the above topics please submit an abstract for review. The quality in previous years has been outstanding and we hope to receive more top submissions for the 2019 event.
The format is simply free text of contemporary research with a maximum of 400 words and should be submitted using the link below:
All abstracts should be submitted before the deadline of 9am on Tuesday 7th May 2019.
Registration OPEN
The previous events were a resounding success and hopefully again this unique meeting will offer plenty of interaction and discussion as well as a unique opportunity to foster new and lasting collaborative projects across all areas of hepatology research.
Accommodation and meals at The Hayes are included in the price of the registration fee which is just £150 per person.
The event will be limited to a maximum of 80 places so REGISTER NOW and don't miss out > https://bit.ly/2CGC27g
If you have any questions please contact Steve@basl.org.uk .
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The next meeting of the Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease SIG will be held from 1pm to 4.30pm on Friday 14 June 2019. The venue is the Post Graduate Education Centre, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH. If you would like to attend this meeting, please register with Samantha Jones, Samantha@basl.org.uk, as places are limited.
July 2019
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Join us at the BASL School of Hepatology on 5th - 6th July 2019 at The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Plymouth.
The event is FREE to attend for BASL medically qualified members in training (a £120 refundable deposit is taken at the time of booking) and is aimed at SpRs / Doctors in Training with a NTN.
Non-members are welcome ro attend the event, the cost for non-members is £150.
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.
The event runs over 2 days from Friday lunchtime to Saturday afternoon. If you are traveling some distance there is complimentary overnight accommodation avaliable on Friday 5th July.
Numbers are restricted to 40 delegates so book early to avoid disappointment.
A draft programme can be downloaded here > Download Web Programme - School of Hepatology July 2019.docx
Book your place here> https://www.basl.org.uk/conference-booking/book-now.cfm?e=45
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The first meeting of the Immune-Mediated Liver Disease SIG will be held from 10am to 4pm on Thursday 11 July 2019 at the Medical School, University of Birmingham. If you would like to attend this meeting, please register with Samantha Jones, Samantha@basl.org.uk.
September 2019
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
We are delighted to announce that the BASL2019 Annual Meeting will take place 17-20 September 2019 at Technology & Innovations Centre, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow and we invite authors to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentation.
If you would like the chance to present your latest research on one or more of the topics below please submit an abstract for review:
• Alcohol & Metabolic Liver Disease
• Viral & Immune Liver Disease
• Cancer
• Transplantation
• Cirrhosis & its Complications
• Clinical Service Development
• Basic Science
• Miscellaneous
The quality in previous years has been outstanding and we hope to receive more top submissions for the 2019 event.
Abstracts will be judged by a selected panel of reviewers following the submission deadline and authors will be notified as to whether their submitted abstract has been accepted for presentation.
Please note that there is a total overall word limit for your submission of 400 words (excluding names of authors and affiliations). If you wish to include charts or tables, each one will count as 150 words. Please try to remain within this limit.
SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT BY CLICKING > HERE
Deadline: 09:00 AM MONDAY 3rd JUNE 2019.
BASL Travel Awards
Ten BASL travel awards will also be available for non-consultant and trainee BASL members that have submitted successful abstracts and who attend the Annual Meeting.
Poster and oral presentations will be judged at the meeting and BASL will be offering the travel awards to the top 10 submissions with a prize of £300 being offered to the winners.
Registration
Registration will open shortly
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Steve Hewitt at steve@basl.org.uk or on 01543 442154.
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We are delighted to announce that the fifth meeting of the British Liver Transplant Group (BLTG) is taking place on Tuesday 17th September and the morning of Wednesday 18th September at the Technology & Innovations Centre, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
As an affiliated group of BASL, the BTLG has built on the role of the UK and Ireland Annual Meeting and will integrate the meetings previously organised by each individual transplant centre to offer a central stage for those operating in or with a strong interest in the field of liver transplantation.
Highlights of the meeting include the ‘Williams-Calne Lecture’, given this year by Professor Vincenzo Mazzaferro (Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Italy).
Registration will open shortly.
Call for Abstracts
We invite authors to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentation. If you would like the chance to present your latest research on one or more of the topics below please submit an abstract for review:
• Alcohol & Metabolic Liver Disease
• Viral & Immune Liver Disease
• Cancer
• Transplantation
• Cirrhosis & its Complications
• Clinical Service Development
• Basic Science
• Miscellaneous
Submit an abstract by clicking > here.
Application details can be found under the BASL2019 Event entry on the BASL website - Deadline 09:00 AM Monday 3rd June 2019.
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Please join us at the Technology & Innovations Centre, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow for the BLNA Nurse meeting. The nurse meeting takes place during the BASL Annual Meeting and this year runs from the afternoon of Wednesday 18th September and all day on Thursday 19th September. There is a joint session with BASL planned for the Thursday morning which proved popular in 2018.
The meeting promises to deliver exciting and inspiring sessions for all liver nurses, with the programme including a wide range of topics.
Nurse Bursary – further information will be shared via the website when known.
Call for Abstracts
We invite authors to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentation.
If you would like the chance to present your latest research on one or more of the topics below please submit an abstract for review:
• Clinical Service Development
• Alcohol & Metabolic Liver Disease
• Viral & Immune Liver Disease
• Cancer
• Transplantation
• Cirrhosis & its Complications
• Basic Science
• Miscellaneous
Submit an abstract by clicking > here.
Full details can be found above under the BASL2019 Event entry - Deadline 09:00AM Molnday 3rd June 2019.
