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Useful
Links for More Information About Interstitial Cystitis
Interstitial
Cystitis Association (ICA)
About
the Interstital Cystitis Association
The ICA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in
1984. Since its inception, the ICA has functioned as an international
support center for IC sufferers and an education force within
the medical community and the government. The ICA is dedicated
to helping thousands of IC sufferers worldwide. As with most
chronic diseases, medical intervention is only part of the
solution. Patients who have accurate up-to-date information,
peer and family support, and who actively participate in their
own treatment, as well as advocacy for funding and research,
become vital partners in their own health management. The
ICA publishes three newsletters - the quarterly ICA Update
for patients, ICA Physician Perspectives (also quarterly)
for healthcare providers, and the comprehensive monthly online
news digest, Café ICA. The ICA's award-winning website
at www.ichelp.org receives
over one million visits per month.
Over the
past two decades, the ICA has made a remakable difference
in the support, research and treatment of IC by thousands
of physicians who can now more quickly diagnose and treat
patients, and through ongong advocacy efforts, has increased
research funding by Congress and the National Institutes of
Health from zero to more than $30 million. The ICA is the
only IC organization led by a medical professional with support
from a distinguished Medical Advisory Board and Board of Directors.
The
ICA's mission is:
- To
provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date information
on IC.
- To
provide IC patients, their families and friends with a support
network.
- To
educate the medical community and the public about IC.
- To
advocate in the public and private sectors for research
funding and patients' rights.
- To
promote and provide research funding to find effective treatments
and a cure for IC.
- To
work closely with Congress and the NIDDK to ensure ongoing
research at the Federal level.
For more
information call 1-800-HELP-ICA, send email to ICAmail@ichelp.org,
or visit www.ichelp.org.
IC
Network
Dr. Susan Lark
International
Painful Bladder Foundation
Pelvic and Urological Resource and Education,
Helping Others with Pelvic Pain Everywhere
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