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ESSIC: who are we ?

The ESSIC obtained consensus on a new classification of IC and proposes to replace the name interstitial cystitis (IC) by bladder pain syndrome (BPS) followed by a type indication. In a transition period the name bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC) could be used parallel with BPS. Click here for more details.

ESSIC (European Society for the Study of IC/PBS *) is a non-profit organization for professionals. Its members are scientists and/or medical practitioners with an interest in research into and/or treatment of IC/PBS.

ESSIC’s primary objectives are:

to promote and support the study of and research into IC/PBS in the widest sense of the word
to provide a forum for the professional scientific communication among individuals and groups involved in study and research related to IC/PBS, including the organization of meetings and conferences to exchange research results, experiences and ideas on IC/PBS
to establish steering groups for committees to conduct studies on epidemiology, aetiology, treatment and other areas of IC/PBS
to establish a database on IC/PBS patients to promote insight into different aspects of IC/PBS

The by-laws (see the pdf file) were adopted on 3 June 2004 in Copenhagen.

* IC/PBS : interstitial cystitis and painful bladder syndrome

Executive Committee

Jørgen Nordling, president (Copenhagen,Denmark)
Joop P van de Merwe, secretary/treasurer (Rotterdam, the Netherlands)
Pierre Bouchelouche, member (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Magnus Fall, member (Göteborg, Sweden)
John Osborne, member (London, United Kingdom)
Jean-Jacques Wyndaele, member (Antwerp, Belgium)

ESSIC Secretariat
Dr J.P. van de Merwe
Erasmus MC
Department of Immunology, Room EE 828C
Postbus 2040
3000 CA Rotterdam
The Netherlands

fax (+31) 10 4089456
e-mail: info@essicoffice.org

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