Quarterly scientific newsletter: Distributed at no charge to healthcare providers and available free online, Professional Perspectives offers abstracts from the medical literature and features the latest developments in IC.

Continuing medical education: The ICA offers educational programs so physicians and other healthcare providers can learn about the most current approaches to diagnosis and management of IC. Also check out the Professional Info section of the site, which offers a clinical toolkit for healthcare providers.

Quarterly lay magazine: The ICA Update provides comprehensive and current information about IC and inspiring human-interest stories from people coping with IC.

Patient information: More than 500,000 people each year and over 41,000 unique visitors each month go to www.ichelp.org for the latest IC information. The ICA also provides printed health information resources for people living with IC, as well as patient education materials for healthcare providers.

Monthly news digest: More than 16,000 individuals rely on Café ICA for the latest news, events, and summaries of the latest research.

Targeted outreach: Through ongoing initiatives such as dissemination of key messages at professional education meetings and targeted mailings, the ICA helps healthcare practitioners better understand the needs of people living with IC.