September is IC Awareness Month
We’re getting ready to raise more #ICAwareness during IC Awareness Month. Keep an eye on your email and ICA’s social media platforms for more information next week!
News Updates
Driving Excellence in the The Management of Nocturia
Many IC patients suffer from nocturia. Scott MacDiarmid and Diane Newman (ICA Medical Advisory Board Member) discuss the urologist’s role in the management of nighttime frequency or nocturia. Dr. MacDiarmid discusses the need for urologists to start thinking differently when … Continued
Updated Informational IC Brochures by ICA
ICA has recently updated the Living with IC, Physical Therapy & IC, and Sexuality & IC brochures. Patients waiting in doctor’s offices review medical pamphlets looking for answers. Tell your healthcare providers to order informational brochures about IC from ICA. … Continued
U.S. Task Force Advises Doctors to Ask Adults About Illicit Drug Use
From the Wall Street Journal: “A national medical advisory panel wants doctors to ask all U.S. adults aged 18 or older about possible illicit drug use to help stem the worsening opioid-abuse crisis.” The article can be accessed online at … Continued
Surgeon General Tweets “We have a crisis of undertreated pain in the US”
From the Surgeon General “GM twitter! Let’s reset the discussion on pain management and opioid misuse. First, we must acknowledge/ I’ve always felt and said that we have a crisis of un and undertreated pain in the US, and it … Continued
Why People with Pelvic Pain Often Have Overlapping Autoimmune Conditions
In episode #41 on The Women’s Pelvic Health Podcast: Why People with Pelvic Pain Often Have Overlapping Autoimmune Conditions, Hannah Matluck talks with Dr. Sonia Bahlani, a pelvic pain specialist based in NYC. Dr. Bahlani joined ICA for the Capitol … Continued
Report on Pain Management Best Practices: Updates, Gaps, Inconsistencies, and Recommendations
The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (CARA) required the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force to develop the Report on Pain Management Best Practices: Updates, Gaps, Inconsistencies, and Recommendations – PDF*, which identified gaps or inconsistencies, and … Continued
Bladder Hydrodistention Does Not Result In a Significant Change In Bladder Capacity For IC/BPS Patients
To assess the impact of multiple (two or more) bladder hydrodistentions (HODs) on anesthetic BC in a large cohort of IC/BPS patients. Urinary bladder hydrodistention (HOD) under anesthesia is a third line therapeutic approach used to treat patients with interstitial … Continued
Coast to Coast Walks for an IC Cure
Want to make an impact and raise some #ICAwareness this year? The ICA announces Walks for an IC Cure on both coasts this year during IC Awareness month and beyond! City: San Diego, CA Charlotte, NC Cartersville, GA Hosted by: … Continued
Dr. Jeffrey Proctor Named One of Georgia’s Top Urologists
Twenty-one Georgia Urology physicians receive Top Doctors honors in Atlanta, including ICA Medical Advisory Board Member, Jeffrey Proctor, MD. “Dr. Jeffrey G. Proctor practices at Georgia Urology’s Acworth and Cartersville offices. He graduated from New York Medical College, where he received the … Continued
