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The British Transplantation Society is the professional voice of transplantation in the UK.
⏳Final Call! Abstracts Close Tomorrow!
📣The BTS Annual Congress 2026 takes place 4–6 March at Venue Cymru, Llandudno.
🌍This year’s theme: Advancing diversity - Promoting equity
👩‍⚕️Join 550+ experts in organ donation and transplantation.
📄Submit your abstract by 25 Nov 2025 at 09:00
bit.ly/46WWEXp
November 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
🎉 Happy #AHPsDay!

Today we celebrate the incredible Allied Health Professionals who support transplant patients with expertise, compassion, and care.

Thank you for all that you do 💙

#WeAreBTS #Transplantation #AHPsInTransplantCare
October 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
October is #LiverCancerAwarenessMonth. Despite being the fastest growing cause of cancer death in the UK, liver cancer is often overlooked.
Help us raise awareness through October. Find out how to get involved here:
livercanceruk.org/liver-cancer-awareness-month #WeAreBTS
October 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🚨 BTS Annual Congress 2026 - Save the date!
🗓️ 4–6 March
📍Venue Cymru, Llandudno, North Wales
Join 500+ experts in organ donation & transplantation for 3 days of cutting-edge science, clinical updates, and collaboration.
📄 Abstract submissions open
⏳ Deadline 25 Nov 25
bit.ly/4mobScd
September 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
In November, BTS & BSHI will host a one-day meeting aimed at understanding the science and clinical application for novel diagnostics in the care of solid organ transplant patients. 🧬

📝To register and view the programme: bts.org.uk/bts-autumn-s...

#weareBTS #transplantation #transplanteducation
September 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
🎙️Dr Sunil Daga opens up about the urgent need for more kidney donors, the rise in dialysis patients & why research must better reflect the UK’s diverse communities. He explores how building trust & breaking down barriers can lead to more equitable care for all.
Listen now!👉 bit.ly/3JdvZfq #WeAreBTS
August 12, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🗣️ We invite you to celebrate all things BTS. Use our new hashtag #WeAreBTS and connect with others who are part of this incredible society.
🌟 Our first #WeAreBTS post is from #TeamNewcastle who are excited for another live donor kidney transplant!
Tell us what you're up to & use #WeAreBTS
June 13, 2025 at 10:54 AM
🌍 On #WorldHealthDay, we're proud to support the launch of the #HealthyBeginnings campaign, focusing on maternal & newborn health. The British Transplantation Society stands with the global community in working towards a future where every mother and child has the healthiest start. 💚👶#HopefulFutures
April 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Congress highlights:
👥 940 attendees
🗣️ 237 Speakers and oral presenters
💼 27 Exhibitors
🥂1 Welcome function
🍹1 Skyline drinks reception
👩‍🏫1 Post-Grad masterclass
🩺1 Nursing & AHP masterclass
🍴1 Gala dinner
🚲1 Charity bike ride from London-Brighton
🏆30 Awards
#btscongress
March 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A special thank you to the BTS and NHSBT teams who have been working tirelessly behind the scenes over the past 8 months to help deliver a successful and engaging congress 👏 #BTSCongress
March 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
As this congress draws to a close, we would like to send a massive thank you to our outgoing president, Professor Krish Menon, for his outstanding role in driving and supporting the BTS in what it has achieved as a society over the past 3 years 👏. We wish him all the best #BTSCongress
March 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Assistant Director of NHS Blood and Transplant is about to provide a strategy update for Organ Donation and transplantation to delegates in Syndicate 1&2 #BTSCongress
March 14, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Our keynote speech is beginning now in the main auditorium -Dr Zubir Ahmed MP “All roads lead to Westminster. #BTSCongress
March 14, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Julie Whitney from NHSBT ODT Hub presents the complexities of NORS activation and mobilisation #BTSCongress
March 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
We hope you enjoyed the Hilton Hoedown last night 🤠
Bright and sunny this morning and our sessions are already in full swing! Come and join us to listen to amazing innovations in donation and transplant! #BTSCongress
March 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
A huge thank you to all NHSBT statisticians who have offered a glimpse of the enormous amount of work they perform to support organ donation and transplantation. Lisa Mumford, Jenny Mehew, Rachel Hogg, Matthew Robb, and Helen Thomas. #BTSCongress
March 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Lisa Mumford starts the eagerly awaited statistics session at the BTS congress in Brighton with an overview of organ donation and transplantation activities. ##BTSCongress
March 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Liam Watson, Trainee Representative in Organ Donation (TROD) from Great Ormond Street in London presents the format of the highly successful Deceased Donation SIM course #BTSCongress
March 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Sarah-Jane Plant and Omer Aziz open our post lunch paediatric session providing updates on paediatric donation and transplantation in the UK #BTSCongress
March 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Our post lunch sessions are beginning now. In our main auditorium Olive McGowan is kicking us off discussing the U.K. Donation, Retrieval and Transplantation academy. #BTSCongress
March 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Well done to all the presenters at the Medawar Medal session at the BTS Congress today. Excellent work across transplant units in the UK showcased at this session. #BTSCongress
March 13, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Ahmed Radwan presenting very interesting results from the trainee-led TWIST trial primarily showing that the use of subcutaneous wound drains in high BMI kidney transplant recipients had no impact on the rate of surgical site infections #Medawar #BTSCongress
March 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Sumoyee Basu examines the difference between immune sensitisation responses following transplantation and pregnancy #Medawar #BTSCongress
March 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
"Are we letting the public down by not providing a uDCD pathway in the UK?" Weiyi Tan delivers an engaging presentation examining the public's attitude to organ donation, with a particular focus on uncontrolled DCD donation ##Medawar #BTSCongress
March 13, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Farah Latif presents the results of the CMVIR study showing the predictive value of the novel FLT3 ligand as an early marker of subsequent CMV viraemia and viral control. #Medawar #BTSCongress
March 13, 2025 at 11:54 AM