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“The Scottish Government needs to develop more preventative approaches that offer people help before they reach crisis point.” - Stephen Boyle Introducing a levy on alcohol retailers could immediately fund screenings to prevent #LiverDisease deaths #ScottishBudget

🗣️SHAAP Chair Dr Alastair MacGilchrist comments on today's #ScotBudget by Scottish Government

🚨 Alcohol deaths in England have risen by a devastating 42% in just 4 years. Together with our members we’ve written to Wes Streeting calling for him to make tackling alcohol harm a top priority in 2025. Read the full Letter 👇ahauk.org/news/ahaletter…

Our letter to Wes Streeting reported on Good Morning Britain today 📺 8274 lives were lost solely to alcohol in 2023 - a staggering 42% rise from 2019. Tackling alcohol harm must be a top priority for 2025 to help stem the devastating preventable loss of life.

Long term follow up of patients from an RCT of standard of care vs pre-emptive TIPSS following acute variceal UGIB showed ⬇️ 3 year transplant-free survival. 👉 bit.ly/40xh1Hv 👈 Read our latest #onlinefirst article from Philip Dunne Adrian Stanley Aman Shams

Hepatologist & chair of SHAAP, Alastair MacGilchrist, has written an important contribution to our #NHS2048 discussion reformscotland.com/nhs2048/alcoho…

Continuing the theme of excellent Frontline Gastro content coming out of Scotland with this piece from Ewan Forrest! 🍻➡️💡 Remind yourself best practices for managing Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) in patients with Alcohol Use Disorder & Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD) 🧠💊.

Delighted to be hosting the St Mungo research symposium on 23rd May 2025 at GRI. The St Mungo medal is steeped in GRI history, (first awarded in 1890s). Abstract deadline is 28th March. GRI researchers, students & colleagues, please submit abstracts to [email protected]

FINAL ROUND Please consider taking part in this important study by ranking your top 7 recommendations for helping patients with alcohol related cirrhosis avoid a return to harmful drinking. thiscovery.org/project/preven… Thank you! Any RTs also greatly appreciated.

SHAAP IAS British Liver Trust Change Grow Live BASL education feed Turning Point 💙 NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre National Institute for Health and Care Research Brit Liver Nurses LIVErNORTH Alright my Liver? Inclusion NHS Addictions Provider Alliance Addiction Professionals Phoenix Futures Study of Alcohol-related LiVer disease in Europe Laura Burke Hepatology Plymouth UK_CLIF MCA SARG - SCHARR KLIFAD John Holmes Ben White Tom Marjot Dr Eileen Brobbin Scottish Hepatology Access Research Partnership Lucy Bennett Luke Tyson SWB Alcohol Care Team AddictionResearchUEA Tania Mohsen Subhani SWliverbuddies Ashwin Dhanda (follow me on Bluesky) Eastern Liver Ewan Forrest Richard Parker Julia Sinclair Alcohol Health Alliance UK

We have some exciting social events coming up at #BSGLIVE25 in Glasgow this year! 💃 Wind down at the BSG NIGHT with colleagues and good food 🧘 Awaken and energise your morning with guided yoga 🏃‍♂️ Join the 5km Fun Run, open to all Find out more 👉 live.bsg.org.uk/social-events/

“If we introduce public health preventative measures, make early detection & treatment of both heavy drinking and liver disease routine, we can prevent this huge rise in liver disease.” SHAAP Laura Mahon Alcohol Focus Scotland BMA Scotland Alastair MacGilchrist healthandcare.scot/stories/4101/a…

"The jaundice was so severe that the tears were tinged yellow, and left bright stains on the tissues... Despite all the best medical care, this patient died 2 weeks later." Dr Ewan Forrest's urgent call to action on alcohol-related liver disease. ahauk.org/alcohol-relate…

Supporting our call for urgent action on #AlcoholDeaths & for a new alcohol strategy - Ewan Forrest explains why this is so important given the trends and projections around alcohol related #LiverDisease - a silent killer alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/news/news/time… #AlcoholEmergency

Our Glasgow Gastro Conference returns for its eighth year in September. This will feature interactive presentations, case-based learning and cutting-edge lectures on a wide range of topics in gastroenterology, hepatology and endoscopy. Find out more at: rcp.sg/gastro

🔬 The IMPuLCE Trial – Ewan Forrest (Glasgow) at #EASL2025 Phase 1b RCT of EBX-102, an oral pooled microbiota therapy in cirrhosis. 🧪 Innovative microbiome-based therapy ✅ Safe and well tolerated 🧬 Microbiome changes observed (↑ diversity) 👇 Slides

We're calling for the @ScotGov to take urgent action to address the #AlcoholDeaths crisis We want to see a roll out of life saving testing to aid early detection of #LiverDisease across Scotland Ewan Forrest discusses the success of a #LiverScreening service in Glasgow

Don't miss our #liver highlight sessions at #BSGLIVE25 covering all of the latest updates including MASLD, viral hepatitis, HCC, and much more! 🤩 Read the full programme details and register online to join us on 23rd - 26th June in Glasgow 👋 live.bsg.org.uk