Liver Unit/Ward 8

The Liver Unit (Ward 8) is a supra-regional service and is run as an integrated medical and surgical unit, both an inpatient and outpatient basis. The unit is dedicated to the management of children with liver diseases and provides integrated highly specialised care. We offer organ transplantation services (liver, liver and kidney, liver and small bowel, small bowel). The multidisciplinary team includes paediatricians specialised in hepatology and gastroenterology, surgeons specialised in hepato-biliary and transplant surgery, and a wide variety of specialised para-medical staff; liaison nurses, ward nursing team, transplant coordinators, dietitians, physiotherapists and play therapists. The unit is supported by high quality Trust-wide services including: Radiology, Histopathology, Anaesthetic, Intensive Care amongst others.

Useful links

International Paediatric Transplant Association: www.iptaonline.org

British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology & Nutrition: www.bspghan.org.uk

Contact Details

Liver Unit
Tel: 0121 333 8250

 
Forthcoming Event

1st – 3rd July 2010:
3rd Birmingham Controversies in Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition Course and Liver Unit Coming of Age Celebration.

The Liver Unit is pleased to announce it will be hosting the 3rd Birmingham Controversies in Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition course, 1st to 3rd July 2010. The programme is aimed at international and national Paediatric Gastroenterologists, Hepatologists, Nutritionists and Allied Health Professionals

The topics will include: please click here for for full programme details

• Transplantation for Metabolic Liver Disease
• Medical management of intestinal failure
• Prebiotics and probiotics – what’s new?
• Biologicals in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Intestinal transplantation

To register for the meeting please click on this linkhttps://b-com.mci-group.com/Registration/CLFBIR10.aspx

The Liver Unit will also be welcoming over 600 parents, young people and all medical professionals (past and present) to a parallel scientific session on Saturday 3rd July. Click here for full details of the Celebration.

The celebrations will end with a lunch party on Saturday for all the families and children who have been treated at the Liver Unit and the staff who have cared for them and Key Stakeholders and opinion leaders.
 
 






 


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