GIBS to organise the 7th Annual Congress on IC/BPS GIBS 2022 in August

The 2022 annual conference of GIBS has been envisaged around the current theme “Save a Bladder -Save a Family”

Global Interstitial Cystitis, Bladder Pain Society (GIBS) has announced that the 7th Annual Congress on IC/BPS GIBS 2022 will be organised on 27^th & 28^th  August 2022 at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai.

The 2022 annual conference of GIBS has been envisaged around the current theme “Save a Bladder -Save a Family” in order to bring to the forefront the research that is being carried out in various domains linked to IC/BPS across the globe. In addition to this being the hallmark of the upcoming conference.

The audience from more than 15 countries is expected. It aims to empower the meet by expert deliberations “On the day to day practice of managing the patients suffering from this painful disease” and enrich the subject by experience and evidence that’s been carved out in an unprecedented format.

Global Interstitial Cystitis, Bladder Pain Society is a body conceptualised by a team of physicians led by Dr Rajesh Taneja (Scientific Chairman) & Dr Sanjay Pandey (Scientific Secretary), and Swati Spentose Pvt Ltd as a lead patron dedicated exclusively to Interstitial Cystitis and Bladder Pain Syndrome.

BP (Bladder Pain) & IC (Interstitial Cystitis- severe and chronic pain syndrome that affects the bladder lining with urinary urgency and frequency) have been poorly understood subjects by patients & doctors alike, being neglected diseases. Approximately 1.25 million (100 per lakh) patients are suffering from Bladder Pain Syndrome/ Interstitial Cystitis in India. BPS/IC is mainly found in women (90 per cent) than in men. Diagnosing IC in women can be challenging because its symptoms overlap with other common conditions in women i.e Urinary Tract Infection. Hence timely identification of this chronic disease is the need of the hour to avoid its progression to an end-stage urinary bladder state. A deeper understanding among gynecologists and urologists can bridge the growing gap between diagnosis and treatment.