News & Blog

Month: May 2015

Treatment is Different for Everyone

Hi, my name is Gina! I have been battling supposed UTIs since my late teens. The usual course of treatment was a regime of Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim) until I developed an…

Creating a Positive Patient-Provider Relationship Webinar Questions Answered

Unfortunately, due to time constraints, Drs. Selak and Overman were not able to answer all questions submitted during the live webinar. However the answers to those questions are now available…

Creating a Positive Patient-Provider Relationship Webinar WINNERS

Thanks for all who viewed the ICA webinar Creating a Positive Patient-Provider Relationship. Those who registered or submitted questions were automatically entered to win a copy of the webinar presenters’…

CDC Interstitial Cystitis (IC) Education and Awareness Program

ICA is losing funding from CDC that has fueled critical work in IC education and awareness. Representing nearly 40% of ICA’s annual operating income, the CDC funding supported ICA’s website…

ICA AUA 2015 Meet & Greet

ICA’s meet and greet at ‪‎the AUA Annual Meeting was a great opportunity for providers, researchers, and ICA staff to network and catch up with each other. ICA Medical Advisory…

AUA 2015

We’re back from a successful AUA 2015! For the second year in a row, ICA was part of the Urology Care Foundation’s (UCF) Patient Advocacy Hub – a separate central…

Please Seek Help Sooner

Hello! My name is Holly and I am from New Zealand and am 17 years of age. A gynecologist recently diagnosed me with IC, though I had been experiencing pain…

Ehlers-Danlos (EDS) Awareness Month

May is Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS) Awareness Month. EDS is a heterogeneous group of heritable connective tissue disorders, characterized by articular (joint) hypermobility, skin extensibility and tissue fragility. People with Ehlers-Danlos…

May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month

This May, and every May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month. The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) is observing the month with public awareness programs, increased education, and a greater emphasis…

ICA @ AUA

ICA staff attended the American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA, May 15 – 19. The AUA Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of urologists in the…