Events
December 2025
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Fetal Medicine Research Institute, King’s College Hospital, 16-20 Windsor Walk, Camberwell, SE5 8BB
We are delighted to announce the upcoming International Liver Transplant Oncology Symposium, on December 12th and 13th 2025, proudly co-badged by the British Transplantation Society (BTS) and the International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS).
This event will bring together global experts from Europe, North America and Asia to explore and discuss cutting-edge advances in liver transplant oncology. Through high-level scientific content and multidisciplinary exhchanges, the symposium aims to shape the future of care for patients with liver malignancies.
The link for registration is as below:
https://bts.org.uk/bts-international-liver-transplant-oncology-symposium/
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Respiratory Meets: Hepatology will focus on a topic on which respiratory and liver care intersect - alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD).
This free online event will showcase the collaboration between professionals working in respiratory and hepatology medicine to advance the care of patients with multisystem disease requirements. An expert panel will discuss the diagnosis, genotyping, and phenotyping of AATD; assessment and management of lung disease, the benefits of joint respiratory-hepatology clinics, plus much more.
Venue: Online (streamed live on the ERS Respiratory Channel)
Event date & time: 16 December, 2025, 18:00–19:00 CET
Event website home page: https://channel.ersnet.org/media-115000-respiratory-meets-hepatology
Registration page link: https://my.ersnet.org/Events/1084
Respiratory and hepatology experts will cover:
- The diagnosis, genotyping, and phenotyping of AATD;
- Assessment and management of lung disease (emphysema, bronchiectasis);
- Evaluation and monitoring of liver disease;
- The benefits of joint respiratory-hepatology clinics;
- Family screening, lifestyle advice, and ongoing research.
A live audience Q&A will also take place.
The session will be hosted by Dr Sheila Ramjug (Consultant Respiratory Physician, University of Manchester, United Kingdom), who will be joined by two topic experts: Prof. John Hurst (Respiratory Medicine, University College London, United Kingdom) and Dr Aileen Marshall (Hepatology, Royal Free London, United Kingdom).
Attendance at this online event is free, but registration in advance is required.
Register for free: https://channel.ersnet.org/media-115000-respiratory-meets-hepatology
January 2026
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BASL Immune SIG Update 2026 Meeting
Date: 22nd January 2026
Time: 9:30AM - 5:00PM - TBC
Location: Austin Court, 80 Cambridge Street, Birmingham B1 2NP
Agenda outline - to be confirmed:
- State-of-the Art: Management of IgG4-related hepatopancreatobiliary disease in 2026 - Emma Culver, University of Oxford
- Transition of care from paediatric to adult hepatology practice - Deepak Joshi, King’s London
- Learnings from the national genetic cholestatic disease MDT - Jeremy Shanika Nayagam, King’s London
- The EMPHATIC programme: liver transplantation for PSC and cholangiocarcinoma in the UK - James Ferguson, Birmingham / Douglas Thorburn, Royal Free London
- UK-PSC update: from clinical trials to practice guidelines - Palak Trivedi, University of Birmingham
- Current landscape of the second-line therapies for PBC; where does the UK stand? - speaker TBC
- UK-PBC: from clinical guidelines to real-world studies in PBC - George Mells, Cambridge
- Current status of the UK-PBC audit and implementation of the PBC care bundle - speaker TBC
- The UK-AIH audit and UK-AIH guidelines - Prof Dermot Gleeson, Sheffield
- Implementation of the UK-AIH bundle - Jessica Dyson, Newcastle
- Contemporary clinical trial activity in AIH - speaker TBC
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Travel information can be found here
Contact sigs@basl.org.uk for any questions.
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BASL Portal Hypertension SIG: National Vascular Liver Disease Meeting
Meeting Date: 27th January 2026
Meeting Time: 18:00-20:00hrs
The meeting is to discuss challenging cases and is typically well attended as well as generating fascinating discussion.
Please submit any cases you would like to discuss by 5th January 2026 to oliver.tavabie@nhs.net - images will need to be transferred to Leeds Teaching Hospitals prior to the meeting.
This is a hybrid meeting:
In person - at St James's University Hospital (Bexley Wing), Leeds – to register your place to attend in person complete the Google form > HERE
NB: places are capped at 50, attendees will receive confirmation of their booking and the meeting room details
Virtually via Zoom - to register to attend virtually register via the Zoom link: HERE
Please read the BASL Disclaimer HERE
Contact: admin@basl.org.uk you have any questions.
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British Liver Transplant Group (BLTG) are pleased to announce the first webinar in 2026.
Title: 'Genetic Cholestatic Liver Disease'
Time: 18:30 - 19:30pm (London)
Speaker: Professor Richard Thompson, Professor of Molecular Hepatology, Kings College, London
Professor Thompson specialises in paediatric liver disease and genetic disease, both in children and adults.
The webinar will cover:
- LT for PFIC
- Anti-BSEP antibodies post LT
- Questions regarding PFIC carriers as LT donors
- Use of ASBTi / biliary diversion post LT for PFIC1
Register > HERE
Please read the BASL Disclaimer HERE
The BLTG webinars are bi monthly, held via Zoom and will cover a wide variety of topics during 2026 including:
Members and non-members - free to attend live on the day, catch up is only available to BASL members.
Not a BASL member? Why not consider joining > here
Contact Kim@basl.org.uk if you have any questions.
February 2026
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Date: 26th - 28th February
Location: The Atrium, The Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, Hampstead, London, NW3 2QG
Find out more and register through the link below:
https://www.bmus.org/mediacentre/events/ucl-international-hepatology-ultrasound-course-2026/
March 2026
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Save the Date
BASL BVHG Meeting - London
More details to follow soon
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The Royal Free Sheila Sherlock Hepatology Postgraduate course has gained an excellent reputation for its curriculum-focused, interactive, and clinically relevant content. It is intended for consultants, nurse specialists, and trainees in acute medicine and gastroenterology who are looking for a refresher on the most encountered hepatology scenarios in their day-to-day work, as well as a consolidation of hepatology knowledge prior to specialty exams..
The aim of the course is to equip medical professionals with confidence in managing liver disease patients.
Covering hepatology topics pertinent to the acute medical take, chronic clinics, intensive care unit, and liver transplant settings, the program has kept its traditional core classes and has been updated with new lectures for the 2026 edition.
This is the 13th edition of the course, and each year the delegate feedback has been consistently excellent.
This year's course will take place virtually, featuring lecturers that will be broadcast live and lots of chances for audience participation and Q&A sessions.
BASL Trainee/Nurse/AHP Member - £105.00
BASL Consultant Member - £175.00
View the course programme and Register through UCL's online store > HERE
For all queries in regards to this Course please contact: Lynn Knight @ l.knight@ucl.ac.uk
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HCC-UK invites delegates to register for the HCC-UK Annual Conference 2026 being held at The Bristol Hotel, Bristol on Thursday 19th and Friday 20th March 2026.
This is an in-person event only which will allow for great networking opportunities, an opportunity to speak with world-leading experts delivering the programme and as well as interacting with industry to find out about the latest advancements within HCC.
Venue: Bristol Hotel, Prince Street, Bristol BS1 4QF
Registration options:
- Consultants: £90
- Resident doctors: Thursday £20, Friday £35, both days £50
- Allied health professionals: Thursday £20, Friday £25, both days £40
- Basic scientists: Thursday £20, Friday £20, both days £35
- Industry (non-exhibitor): Thursday £100 Friday £100, both days £150
Abstract Submission Now Open!
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:
• Basic Science
• Clinical Research
The quality in previous years has been outstanding and we hope to receive more top submissions for the 2026 event.
Abstracts will be judged by a selected panel of reviewers following the submission deadline and submitting authors will be notified as to whether their submitted abstract has been accepted.
Full submission guidelines can be found HERE
Submit an abstract HERE
Abstracts submissions will close Midday on Friday 23rd JANUARY 2026
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to get in touch, email: hcc-uk@execbs.com
April 2026
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BASL X-tra is an online educational conference.
Three afternoons of multi-professional liver learning on Tuesday 28th, Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th April 2026 from 13:00-16:30 each day (TBC).
BASL X-tra will have something for everyone - multi-professional, topic-focused education delivered online with attractive rates.
More details to follow.
May 2026
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AMMF will be hosting a dedicated study day in collaboration with their Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Advisory Board for registered nurses with an interest in the care of people diagnosed with HPB cancers. This Royal College of Nursing (RCN) accredited event will contribute to delegates’ continuing professional development (CPD), increasing their confidence in caring for patients diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma.
Please note: This study day is exclusively for registered nurses attending in person. It will not be available to a virtual audience.
For further information and to register, please visit the AMMF website here: https://ammf.org.uk/hpb-nurse-study-day-2026/
AMMF look forward to welcoming you to the event.
