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IC International Consensus Meeting
Global Consensus on IC/BPS '25
On behalf of the organizing committee, it is my pleasure to invite you, a key opinion leader, to a global consensus meeting on IC/BPS. The presence of NIDDK MAPP, ESSIC, GIBS, Asian and Middle East representatives will make this a truly global meeting.
Meeting Goals
- A consensus on clinical and research aspects of IC/BPS.
- To establish attainable targets in phenotyping/ diagnosis /markers for IC/BPS.
Attendees
- Key opinion leaders in the field across the globe
- Young researchers in the field
- Program officers from NIDDK
- Industry representatives from companies seeking to establish diagnosis or new treatment in the field
- Patient support group(s)
Hosted By
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine in Winston-Salem NC.
Synopsis
- Key opinion leaders to be identified by the organizing committee (based on prior work/publications/new research)
- List of topic areas for consideration is enclosed, finalized by the Organizing Committee
- Each invited Key Opinion leader attendee to lead or participate in one or more topic areas
- Each topic group to develop a consensus document based on available
literature/expert opinion and present draft document at the meeting - Draft document to be finalized after input/discussion at the meeting
- Each Committee report document when finalized to be published as a special issue by NUU
- It is proposed that each committee will present a five-minute synopsis at the AUA 2025 (SIIU session)
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Robert J. Evans, MD
Wake Forest University
School of Medicine
Stephen J Walker, Ph.D
Wake Forest University
School of Medicine
Yoshiyuki Akiyama, MD
Shinshu University
School of Medicine
Mauro Cervigni, MD
Catholic University
Rome Italy
J. Quentin Clemens, MD
University of Michigan
Hann-Chorng Kuo, MD
Tzu Chi University
Hualien, Taiwan
H. Henry Lai, MD
Washington University
School of Medicine
in St. Louis
Robert Moldwin, MD
Zucker School of Medicine
at Hofstra-Northwell
Rajesh Taneja, MD
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital
New Delhi
Gopal H Badlani, MD
Wake Forest University
School of Medicine
Facilitator
Global Consensus on IC/BPS '25 Program
April 23rd-24th 2025
Tentative schedule and meeting program.
09:00
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Attendee Arrival/Check in
15:00
Tour of WFIRM (Optional)
Tour of WFIRM
60min
Location (TBD)
Reception Hotel Lobby Bar
Reception: Hotel Lobby Bar
90min
Hotel Lobby
Dinner: Embassy Suites Winston Salem
Dinner: Embassy Suites Winston Salem 460 North Cherry St Winston Salem NC 27107 (included in hotel registration)
90min
460 North Cherry St Winston Salem NC 27107
07:00
Breakfast at the hotel
Breakfast at the hotel (included in hotel registration)
90min
07:00
Meeting Check-in
Carolyn Shadrick
90min
08:30
Welcome
Gopal H Badlani, MD
Robert J Evans, MD
Stephen J Walker, Ph.D
10min
Introduction and Meeting Goals
Christopher Mullins, Ph.D
20min
Presentation: Diagnostic Criteria
Chair
J Quentin Clemens
Committee Members
Robert Moldwin
Shivam Priyadarshi
Sanjay Sinha
C Lowell Parsons
Rolf-Detlef Treede
Junior Researchers
Glenn Werneburg
20min
Presentation: Disease Phenotyping
Chair
Stephen Walker
Committee Members
Toby Chai
Ankur Sharma
Ziya Kirkali
Andrew Schrepf
Christopher Doiron
Christopher Mullins (NIDDK)
Junior Researchers
Dylan Wolff
Stephen Tranchina
20min
10:20
Break
10min
Presentation: Disease Markers
Chair
Hann-Chorng Kuo
Committee Members
Pardeep Tyagi
A Lenore Ackerman
Marianna Alperin
Joel Stern
Junior Researchers
Rahul Dutta
Rory Ritts
20min
Presentation: IC/BPS in males
Chair
Rajesh Taneja
Committee Members
Jennifer Anger
Michel Pontari
Junior Researchers
Wyatt Whitman
Maddie Snipes
20min
Presentation: Etiopathology
Chair
Henry Lai
Committee Members
Daniel J Clauw
David Klumpp
Larissa Rodriquez
Laura Santurri
Junior Researchers
Max Sandberg
20min
Working Lunch- Breakout sessions for each Sub-Committee
90min
Presentation: Therapeutics
Chair
Lori Birder
Committee Members
Ken Peters
Claus Riedl
Nagendra Mishra
Jean-Jacques Wyndaele
Sándor Lovasz
Rui Pinto
Junior Researchers
Karis Buford
20min
Presentation: Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) + Other Outcomes
Chair
J. Curtis Nickel
Committee Members
Robert Evans
Claudia King (ICA)
Sanjay Pandey
Sakineh Hajebrahimi
Junior Researchers
Mary Namugosa
Bryon Hayes
20min
Presentation: Developing an IC/BPS Registry or Central Data Site
Chair
Sachin Malde
Committee Members
Aya Niimi
George Kasyan:
Amy Dobberful
Junior Researchers
Christina Mezes
20min
16:00
Break
10min
Presentation: Role of gynecologic findings in IC
Chair
Mauro Cervigni
Committee Members
Amr El Haraki
Anna Padoa
Katy Vincent
Kristene Whitmore
Junior Researchers
Marie Sullivan
20min
16:50
Closing Announcements
TBD
10min
Presentation: Histopathology in IC
Chair
Yoshiyuki Akiyama
Committee Members
Wencheng Li
Elise De
Junior Researchers
LaTasha Crawford
Hannah Ruetten
20min
Reception Hotel Lobby Bar
110min
Dinner at Lasso Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse
Dinner at Lasso Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse 115 S Main St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 https://www.lassogaucho.com/
120min
Lasso Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse - 115 S Main St
07:00
Breakfast at the hotel
Breakfast at the hotel (included in hotel registration)
90min
07:00
Meeting Check-in
Carolyn Shadrick
60min
08:00
Welcome Back
Gopal H Badlani, MD
10min
08:10
IC/BPS: A journey
C. Lowell Parson, MD
20min
08:30
Research Aims in IC/BPS
H. Henry Lai, MD
20min
Standardization of terms for Publications
Alan Wein, MD
20min
09:20
Guidelines vs Consensus
J. Quentin Clemmons, MD
20min
Across disciplines a team effort
Ziya Kirkali, MD
20min
10:00
Break
10min
Role of Industry and new innovations
Various Speakers (7 minutes each)
50min
Summary Presentations from Sub-committees
Summary Final Presentations from Sub-committees
- Diagnostic Criteria
- Disease Phenotyping
- Disease Markers
- IC/BPS in males
- Etiopathology
- Therapeutics
- Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) + Other Outcomes
- Developing an IC/BPS Registry or Central Data Site
- Role of gynecologic findings in IC
50min
11:50
Closing announcements
TBD
10min
14:00
Tour of WFIRM (Optional)
Tour of WFIRM
60min
TBD
SUB-COMMITTEES
Diagnostic Criteria
Chair
J Quentin Clemens
Committee Members
Robert Moldwin
Shivam Priyadarshi
Sanjay Sinha
C Lowell Parsons
Rolf-Detlef Treede
Junior Researchers
Glenn Werneburg
Disease Phenotyping
Chair
Stephen Walker
Committee Members
Toby Chai
Ankur Sharma
Ziya Kirkali
Andrew Schrepf
Christopher Doiron
Christopher Mullins (NIDDK)
Junior Researchers
Dylan Wolff
Stephen Tranchina
Disease Markers
Chair
Hann-Chorng Kuo
Committee Members
Pardeep Tyagi
A Lenore Ackerman
Marianna Alperin
Joel Stern
Junior Researchers
Rahul Dutta
Rory Ritts
IC/BPS in males
Chair
Rajesh Taneja
Committee Members
Jennifer Anger
Michel Pontari
Junior Researchers
Wyatt Whitman
Maddie Snipes
Etiopathology
Chair
Henry Lai
Committee Members
Daniel J Clauw
David Klumpp
Larissa Rodriquez
Laura Santurri
Junior Researchers
Max Sandberg
Therapeutics
Chair
Lori Birder
Committee Members
Ken Peters
Claus Riedl
Nagendra Mishra
Jean-Jacques Wyndaele
Sándor Lovasz
Rui Pinto
Junior Researchers
Karis Buford
Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) + Other Outcomes
Chair
J. Curtis Nickel
Committee Members
Robert Evans
Claudia King (ICA)
Sanjay Pandey
Sakineh Hajebrahimi
Junior Researchers
Mary Namugosa
Bryon Hayes
Developing an IC/BPS Registry or Central Data Site
Chair
Sachin Malde
Committee Members
Aya Niimi
George Kasyan:
Amy Dobberful
Junior Researchers
Christina Mezes
Role of gynecologic findings in IC
Chair
Mauro Cervigni
Committee Members
Amr El Haraki
Anna Padoa
Katy Vincent
Kristene Whitmore
Junior Researchers
Marie Sullivan
Histopathology in IC
Chair
Yoshiyuki Akiyama
Committee Members
Wencheng Li
Elise De
Junior Researchers
LaTasha Crawford
Hannah Ruetten
IC/BPS: A journey
C. Lowell Parsons, MD
Research Aims in IC/BPS
H. Henry Lai, MD
Challenges from an IC/BPS patient advocate
J Curtis Nickel, MD
Guidelines vs Consensus
J. Quentin Clemmons, MD
Across disciplines a team effort
Ziya Kirkali, M.D.
Role of Industry and new innovations
Various Speakers
460 N Cherry St.
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
GALLERY
Assorted images from WS, WFIRM, and the Biotechnology center.
Who is attending?
International Society for the Study of Bladder Pain Syndrome (BPS)
Global Interstitial Cystitis Bladder Pain Syndrome (GIBS)
Japanese Urological Association
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
The Interstitial Cystitis Association (ICA)
Desert Harvest
