5th ESSIC ANNUAL MEETING 5-7 JUNE 2008, ROME ... - Urosource

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5 th ESSIC ANNUAL MEETING
European Society for the Study of IC/PBS
5-7 JUNE 2008, ROME, ITALY
Venue
Grand Hotel Palazzo Carpegna,
Via Aurelia 481, Rome, Italy
www.essic.eu

PROGRAMME
Sessions for ESSIC members only
5 June 13.30 - 18.00
Selected presentations, reports of the working groups for the database, and
research proposals
continued 6 June 09.00 - 12.30
6 June
08.30 - 09.00 GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING
09.00 - 12.30 continued: Reports of the working groups for the database, and
research proposals
sessions for ESSIC members and non-ESSIC members
6 June 13.30-18.00
Oral and poster presentations, videos, “meet the experts”.
7 June 2008 08.30-13.30
Essic course on Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis (BPS/IC)
Chair: Mauro Cervigni
09.00 - 09.10 Evolution of Definition and Prevalence - Philip Hanno
09.10 - 09.20 Diagnosis and Definition - ESSIC Approach - Jørgen Nordling
09.20 - 09.30 Etiology and Pathogenesis - Paul Irwin
09.30 - 09.40 Diagnostic Evaluation - Arndt van Ophoven
09.40 - 09.50 Cystoscopy with Hydrodistension - Magnus Fall
09.50 - 10.00 Morphology - Kirsten Bouchelouche
10.00 - 10.15 Treatment Approach and Oral Therapy - Philip Hanno
10.15 - 10.25 Analgesics and BPS/IC - Andrew Baranowski
10.25 - 10.35 Intravesical Therapy - Arndt van Ophoven
Coffee Break
11.05 - 11.15 Neurostimulation and Surgical Therapies - Jean-Jacques Wyndaele
11.15 - 11.20 ESSIC and the Future of BPS/IC - Jørgen Nordling
11.20 - 11.30 Questions and Discussion
Invited speakers on related topics
11.30 - 12.00 Neurophysiologic Evaluation of the Pelvic Floor in BPS/IC - Silvia Malaguti
12.00 - 12.30 Urogenital Pain Clinic Organization - Andrew Baranowski
12.30 - 13.00 Irritable Bowel Syndrome and/in BPS/IC - Enrico Corazziari
13.00 - 13.30 Vulvar Pain Syndrome in BPS/IC - Leonardo Micheletti
Participation by non-ESSIC members requires registration and a fee
• fee: registration and payment before 1 May 2008 e100, otherwise e150
• further details on registration will follow on www.essic.eu
EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF IC/PBS
ESSIC (European Society for the Study of IC/PBS* ) is a non-profit organization for
professionals. Its members are scientists and/or medical practitioners from all over
the world with an interest in research into and/or treatment of bladder pain syndrome
(BPS). For details on ESSIC membership, click here.
ESSIC’s primary objectives are:
1. to promote and support the study of and research into BPS in the widest sense of
the word
2. to provide a forum for the professional scientific communication among individuals
and groups involved in study and research related to BPS, including the organization
of meetings and conferences to exchange research results, experiences and
ideas on BPS
3. to establish steering groups for committees to conduct studies on epidemiology,
aetiology, treatment and other areas of BPS
4. to establish a database on BPS patients to promote insight into different aspects of
BPS
* IC/PBS : interstitial cystitis and painful bladder syndrome
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Jørgen Nordling, president (Copenhagen,Denmark)
Joop P. van de Merwe, secretary/treasurer (Rotterdam, the Netherlands)
Pierre Bouchelouche, member (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Mauro Cervigni, member (Rome, Italy)
Magnus Fall, member (Göteborg, Sweden)
Jean-Jacques Wyndaele, member (Antwerp, Belgium)
PATIENT ORGANIZATION OFFICER
Joop P. van de Merwe (Rotterdam, the Netherlands)
ESSIC Secretariat
Dr J.P. van de Merwe
Erasmus MC
Department of Immunology, Room EE 828C
Postbus 2040
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