Now available on demand through October 24

The National Association for Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health and the International Pelvic Pain Society are pleased to partner and present this virtual conference on pelvic pain.

This course provides the first step in creating a foundational understanding of the comprehensive assessment and necessary multidisciplinary treatment approaches for patients navigating chronic pelvic and sexual pain.

The expert faculty will provide easy-to-apply treatment approaches that begin with a personalized, comprehensive assessment and history-taking, trauma-informed physical evaluation and exam, and multidisciplinary interventions and guided referrals that will leave you feeling more confident as a provider to better serve the chronic pelvic pain population.

The course will end with a complex case study, utilizing small-group discussions, so you can apply what you’ve learned from the course. Participants will leave with concrete take-aways from each faculty member.

Participants will earn a total of 6 CE (5 CE + 1 Rx) credits (NCC Code 2). All CE sessions are included in registration. Following the July 24 event, registrants will have access to on-demand recordings and session materials through October 24.  No refunds will be issued if course is not completed by October 24, 2026.

Registration is open to all Advanced Practice Providers, including NPs, CNMs, MDs, and PAs.

CE Information: This course has been evaluated and approved by the Continuing Education Approval Program of NPWH and has been approved for a total of 6.0 continuing education hours (5 CE + 1 RX). 

Course Objectives

At the end of the course, participants will be able to: 

  • Define Chronic Pelvic Pain (CPP) as a complex, multi-systemic syndrome rather than a localized organ dysfunction.
  • Categorize at least five common overlapping diagnoses (e.g., Endometriosis, IC/BPS, IBS, Fibromyalgia, POTS) and their primary clinical presentations.
  • Integrate findings from a comprehensive history (using the IPPS Questionnaire and Graphic Timeline) to create a personalized Pain Science Education (PSE) narrative for the patient.
  • Demonstrate trauma-informed physical exam techniques that prioritize patient autonomy, safety cues, and "ongoing functional consent."
  • Analyze the neuromuscular and myofascial "container" to determine how pelvic floor hypertonicity influences (and is influenced by) visceral "neighbors" like the bladder and bowel.
  • Formulate a multidisciplinary referral plan that strategically connects patients with specialists (e.g., GI Surgeons vs. Functional Nutritionists vs. Psychologists) based on their unique "Smoothie" of symptoms.
  • Differentiate between structural tissue damage and central sensitization to determine the appropriate "entry point" for treatment (top-down vs. bottom-up).