IC/BPS Educational Symposium and ICA Awareness Walk

Nova Southeastern University’s Institute of Neuro-Immune Medicine, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM) and the Interstitial Cystitis Association (ICA) invite you to an IC/BPS symposium and a one mile Step Up for IC/BPS Awareness Walk immediately following the symposium.

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WHEN: Saturday, March 11, 2023 - Onsite check-in opens at 9:00am. (ALL TIMES EASTERN)

• Symposium program begins at 10:00am.
• ICA Awareness Walk begins at 5:00pm.

WHERE: Nova Southeastern University Institute of Neuro-Immune Medicine
Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine
3400 Gulf to Bay Boulevard, Room 1801
Clearwater, FL 33759

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

9:00 am-10:00 am – Registration (Main Entrance) - Coordinator: Theoharis Theoharides, MS, MPhil, PhD, MD, FAAAAI

10:00 am-11:00 am – Welcome/Introductions:

• Kenneth Johnson, DO, FACOOG - Executive Associate Dean
• Nancy Klimas, MD - Professor & Chair of Clinical Immunology & Director, INIM
• Amber Carter - ICA Board of Directors

11:00 am - 1:00 pm – Lectures:

• Featured Speaker: Kristene Whitmore, MD “Your Story, My Exam”
• Featured Speaker: Robert Evans, MD “It All Started with an ICA Pilot Grant: A Decades Worth of Advances in our Understanding of IC/BPS”

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Boxed Lunch (Cafeteria)

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm – Lectures:

• Featured Speaker: Robert Moldwin, MD “The Role of Diet in the Treatment of IC/BPS”
• Featured Speaker: Theoharis Theoharides, MS, MPhil, PhD, MD, FAAAAI “Comorbidities & Neuroinflammation”

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Q & A

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm - ICA Awareness Walk (Registration in Courtyard)

Frequent breaks will take place throughout the event. 

Restrooms are located to the right of the door entering the building from the courtyard & at the end of the corridor, to the right after exiting the conference room.

NEW VIRTUAL OPTION ADDED FOR IC/BPS SYMPOSIUM!

You can participate in the IC/BPS Symposium from anywhere via Zoom! Join us virtually.

A Zoom link will be emailed to Virtual participants prior to the event. Please keep an eye on your inbox.