Gout Hyperuricemia and Crystal-Associated Disease Network
Seattle, WA
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.