Webinars
Screening, Treatment, and Management of Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome
Learning Objectives
- Define interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS).
- Identify the characteristic symptoms of IC/PBS.
- List six tools frequently used in the basic assessment of IC/PBS.
- Identify the three basic components of IC/PBS management.
- Identify four elements of counseling for individuals with IC/PBS.
Accreditation Information
Physicians: The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. ARHP designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurse Practitioners and Nurses: This educational activity has been approved by the Continuing Education Approval Program of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health for 1 contact hours, including 0.75 pharmacology hours. Credit can be applied toward the nursing continuing requirements of most professional organizations and State Boards of Nursing.
Pharmacists: The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program provides 1.0 contact hour of continuing education credit. The assigned universal program number for Managing HPV: A New Era in Patient Care – Prevention and Management in Adolescents is 463-999-08-004-H01-P.
Others: A certificate of attendance will be issued indicating that this activity is accredited for 1 hour of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM.
Sponsoring Information
This program is sponsored by the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals and the Interstitial Cystitis Association.
Funding Information
The project has been made possible through an independent educational grant from Ortho Women's Health and Urology.
Disclosure Information
All individuals in a position to influence the content of this activity must disclose relevant financial relationship(s) with commercial interests and the nature of the relationship. A commercial interest is defined as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by or used on patients. Advisory Committee Disclosures
- David Burks, MD: has no affiliations to disclose
- Michael Chancellor, MD : Receives grants/research support from Astellas, Pfizer, Cook, and Allergan; consultant for Astellas, Pfizer, Cook, and Allergan
- Robert Evans, MD: Consultant for Ortho Women’s Health & Urology, Astellas, Indevus, Medtronic ANS, and Cook; speaker for Ortho Women’s Health & Urology, Astellas and Indevus
- Philip Hanno, MD: Consultant for Astellas and Indevus
- Fred Howard, MD: Consultant for Ethicon Women’s Healthy & Urology and Ortho Women’s Health & Urology
- Mary W.L. Lee, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP: has no affiliations to disclose
- Robert Moldwin, MD: Receives grants/research support from Plethora Pharmaceuticals; consultant for Ortho-McNeil and Allergan; speaker for Ortho-McNeil
- Diane K Newman, RNC, MSN, CRNP, FAAN: has no affiliations to disclose
- Kenneth Peters, MD: Consultant for Medtronic
- Lee P. Shulman, MD: Receives grants/research support from Duramed and Wyeth; consultant for Ortho-McNeil, Bayer HealthCare, Barr-Duramed, and Organon; speaker for Merck, Wyeth, Bayer HealthCare, Warner-Chilcott, Pfizer, Organon, and GSK-Roche
- Diane A. Smith, MSN, CRNP: Consultant for Colpexin Sphere; speaker for Watson and Novartis
- Vicki Ratner, MD: Receives grants/research support from Medtronic and Ortho Women’s Health & Urology
- Kristene Whitmore , MD : receives research support from Advance of Bionics, Medtronic, OrthoMcNeil, Pfizer, Yamanouchi; is an advisor for Boston Scientific, Lilly/Boehringer-Ingelheim, Medtronic, OrthoMcNeil; is a speaker for Lilly/Boehringer-Ingelheim, OrthoMcNeil, Pfizer, and Yamanouchi
ARHP Staff/Consultant Disclosures
- Shama Alam, MScPH, Ann Chestnut, Libby Mullin, Diane Shannon, MD, MPH, Wayne Shields, Amy Swann, MA, and Allison Tombros, MHS have no affiliations to disclose
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