Gout Hyperuricemia and Crystal-Associated Disease Network

LAUNCH AND SUPPORT NOVEL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES TO HELP FILL THE KNOWLEDGE GAP IN THE PATHOGENESIS, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND OUTCOMES OF GOUT, HYPERURICEMIA, AND CRYSTAL DEPOSITION-ASSOCIATED DISORDERS (INCLUDING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES); FACILITATE THE SHARING OF RESOURCES AND INFORMATION RELATED TO GOUT, HYPERURICEMIA, AND CRYSTAL-ASSOCIATED DISEASES; AND FOSTER NETWORKING AND COLLABORATION ACROSS RELATED MEDICAL DISCIPLINES AND SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES THAT CARE FOR AND STUDY THESE CONDITIONS.THE LARGER AIMS OF G-CAN ARE TO GROW NETWORKING BETWEEN DIFFERENT MEDICAL SPECIALTIES THAT CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED CONDITIONS, AND TO THEREBY ADVANCE RESEARCH, THERAPY, AND PROVIDER AND PATIENT EDUCATION.