16th Annual Scientific Meeting Program
Understanding the Spectrum of Diagnoses and Treatments for Chronic Pelvic Pain Disorders
October 17 – 18, 2008
Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa
Lake Buena Vista, Florida

Corporate functions many not be held concurrently with official IPPS scientific or social functions. Any function, regardless of size or location, must be approved first by IPPS grants department. Please contact Donna Kelly at (847) 517-8712 if you have any questions.

Thursday, October 16, 2008
6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Registration – sign up for “Early Bird Club”
Location: Great Hall Assembly

   

Friday, October 17, 2008

6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.

Early Bird Yoga
Location: Chelsea

6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. Early Bird Run/Walk (5k): Outdoors
6:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
Location: Great Hall Center

7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Registration
Location: Great Hall Assembly

   
OPENING SESSION
7:30 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.

Welcome and Announcements
Location: Great Hall East
Georgine Lamvu, MD, MPH, FACOG
Fred Howard, MD, MS, FACOG

7:45 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Presidential Address and Introduction of James Carter Lecturer
John Steege, MD

8:00 a.m. – 8:40 a.m.

James Carter Lecture: Mechanisms Underlying the Pains of Endometriosis
Karen Berkley, PhD

   
PLENARY SESSIONS
Speakers introduced by Georgine Lamvu, MD, MPH, FACOG
8:45 a.m. – 9:25 a.m.

A Global Perspective on Chronic Pelvic Pain
Craig Sobolewski, MD

9:30 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.

Neurons 101
Anne Marie Fras, MD

10:10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Q&A
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Understanding the Complexities of Vulvar Skin Disorders
Andrew Goldstein, MD

11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Q&A
11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch
Location: Great Hall Center
Lunch with the “Experts”
Viewing of Exhibits
Viewing of Posters

   

DIDACTIC SESSIONS
Location: Rooms A-C

 

Room A

Location: Great Hall East

Room B

Location: Great Hall West

Room C

Location: Islander Room I-III

  Moderator: Fred Howard, MD, MS, FACOG Moderator: John Steege, MD Moderator: Sarah Fox, MD
1:30 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.

Evaluation of Chronic Pelvic Pain: Important Components of the History and Physical
Fred Howard, MD, MS, FACOG

The Psychology of Pain
Georgine Lamvu, MD, MPH, FACOG

Medical Management in Chronic Pelvic Pain
Sarah Fox, MD

2:15 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.

Musculoskeletal Evaluation in Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain
Frank Tu, MD, MPH

Female Sexual Dysfunction
John Steege, MD

Opioids in Clinical Practice
Edward Michna, MD

3:00 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.

Neuro-Anatomy of the Pelvis
Craig Sobolewski, MD

The Delicate Art of Physician Wellbeing: An Integrated Approach to Treating Chronic Pelvic Pain
Shawn Zimmerman, PhD

Management of IBS and Chronic Constipation Syndrome
Georgine Lamvu, MD, MPH, FACOG

3:40 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Q&A

Dealing with Difficult Patients
Frank Tu, MD, MPH

Q&A
4:00 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.   Q&A  
   
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Viewing of Posters and Exhibits
Location: Great Hall Center

6:00 p.m.

Board of Directors Meeting and Dinner
Location: Veranda

   
Saturday, October 18, 2008
6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.

Early Bird Yoga
Location: Chelsea

6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.

Early Bird Run / Walk (5k)

6:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast
Location: Great Hall Center

7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Registration
Location: Great Hall Assembly

   

OPENING SESSION

7:45 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Welcome and Announcements
Fred Howard, MD, MS, FACOG
Location: Great Hall East

   

PLENARY SESSIONS
Speakers introduced by Fred Howard, MD, MS, FACOG

8:00 a.m. – 8:40 a.m.

Frequency, Urgency and Pelvic Pain: Treating the Pelvic Floor vs. the Epithelium
Kenneth Peters, MD

8:40 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.

Immunosuppressive Therapy in PBS/IC
Jukka Sairanen, MD

9:20 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Q&A
9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Break
9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Physical Therapy Evaluation and Treatment of Vulvar Pain
Pamela Morrison, MS, DPT, BCIA-PMDB
Mary Jane Strauhal, PT, BCIA-PMDB

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Q&A
   

RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

10:45 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.

Pain Sensitivity and Musculoskeletal Dysfunction in Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain
Frank Tu, MD, MPH

11:05 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Q&A
11:15 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.

Variations in Muscular and Skin Sensitivity in Painful Vulvar Syndrome
Denniz Zolnoun, MD, MPH

11:35 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Q&A

11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Mast Cells as Mediators of Bladder Pathophysiology and Pelvic Pain
David J. Klumpp, PhD

12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Q&A
12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Lunch
Location: Great Hall Center
Viewing of Exhibits
Viewing of Posters

   

DIDACTIC SESSIONS
Location: Rooms A-C

 

Room A
Location: Great Hall East

Room B
Location: Great Hall West

Room C
Location: Westminster

 

Physical Therapy Didactics:
Moderator: Stephanie Prendergast, PT

 

 

Tutorial on Pelvic Floor Injections and Other Office Based Interventional Procedures for Pelvic Pain ($40 pre-registration required, limited space)
Jennifer Gunter, MD

Moderator: Chip Butrick, MD
2:00 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.

Evaluation and Treatment of Pudendal Neuralgias
Stephanie Prendergast, PT
Michael Hibner, MD, PhD

What to do when Laparoscopic Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Pain Failed?
aurice Chung, RPh, MD, FACOG, ACGE

2:45 p.m. – 3:25 p.m.

Physical Therapy Treatment Modalities for Male and Female Sexual Dysfunction
Pamela Morrison, MS, DPT, BCIA-PMDB

IC and the Neuroimmune Cascade
Chip Butrick, MD

3:30 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.

Physical Therapy Evaluation and Treatment of Male Pelvic Pain
Elizabeth Rummer, MSPT

 

Implantable Neuromodulation Devices for Chronic Painful Bladder Disorders
Kenneth Peters, MD

4:10 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. Q&A Q&A Q&A
   
4:20 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Break
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Closing Remarks
Awards
Georgine Lamvu, MD, MPH, FACOG

5:00 p.m.

Meeting Adjourn

   

Lunch with the Experts: Friday, 12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Great Hall Center

Endometriosis Table
John Steege, MD; Karen Berkley, PhD; Craig Sobolewski, MD; Fred Howard, MD, MS, FACOG

Chronic Painful Bladder Disorders
Chip Butrick, MD; Kenneth Peters, MD; Maurice Chung, RPh, MD, FACOG, ACGE; Jukka Sarainen, MD

Painful Vulvar Disorders
Denniz Zolnoun, MD, MPH; Elizabeth Rummer, MSPT; Andrew Goldstein, MD

Pain Management and Chronic Pain
Sarah Fox, MD; Jennifer Gunter, MD; Georgine Lamvu, MD, MPH, FACOG; Anne Marie Fras, MD

 
   
  
The IPPS is supported by
Ortho Women's Health & Urology, a Division of Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.