Forum Regulations, Steering Committee, and Secretariat

The Forum is an open scientific space designed to promote constructive, open, and active debate on making the goal of curing gout a reality. All participants must comply with the following rules to ensure a respectful environment focused on science:

  1. Scientific and constructive debate
    Viewpoints must be based on evidence, logical argumentation, or real-world experience. Agreement and rebuttal are encouraged, but must remain courteous—no personal attacks, no insults.

  2. Respect for diverse viewpoints
    The Forum welcomes perspectives from clinicians, researchers, guideline experts, patients, and interested individuals—provided the content is relevant to the Forum’s topic.

  3. Confidentiality and ethics
    Do not disclose patient personal information without consent. Provide clear citations when using data or documents.

  4. Language
    Vietnamese and English are prioritized to support international dissemination. Inappropriate content (spam, advertising, unrelated politics) will be removed.

  5. Moderation rights
    The Steering Committee and Secretariat have the right to edit/delete content that violates these rules, or to request a member to leave if necessary.

  6. Voluntary participation
    There is no legal obligation; all contributions are voluntary and made for a shared scientific purpose.

Forum Steering Committee

The Steering Committee is responsible for setting direction, guiding debate, synthesizing viewpoints, and advancing the roadmap (e.g., a joint letter and/or a roundtable).

Chair of the Steering Committee

Nguyễn Đình Quang

Chairman, Vien Gut

Independent medical researcher

Founding Members

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Prof. Thomas Bardin

Paris, France – co-author of EULAR guidelines

Prof. Pascal Richette

Paris, France – co-author of EULAR guidelines

Prof. Nicola Dalbeth

Auckland, New Zealand – co-author of ACR guidelines; OMERACT/G-CAN member

The Steering Committee may invite additional international experts (guideline builders, OMERACT/G-CAN members, representatives of national rheumatology societies) to ensure diversity and global representation.

Forum Secretariat

The Secretariat is responsible for technical administration, synthesizing viewpoints, member liaison, and supporting the Steering Committee.

Head of Secretariat

Huỳnh Phước Đại

Director, Vien Gut Information Center – responsible for website administration, online forum operations, and participation data synthesis

  • Members:
      • The Vien Gut Information Center team (technical support, translation, liaison).

The Forum also remains open to welcoming volunteer experts to join the Secretariat to support operations.

Secretariat contact::

Contact form

Thank you to all colleagues for participating. The Forum can only succeed with contributions from the community.