VADE Introduction

DEVELOPMENT HISTORY OF

THE VIETNAM ASSOCIATION OF DIABETES AND ENDOCRINOLOGY

The predecessor of the Vietnam Association of Diabetes and Endocrinology (VADE) were two sub-associations in two major cities of the country: the Hanoi Diabetes and Endocrinology Association, established in 1995 with the late Prof. Dr. Le Huy Lieu as president; the Ho Chi Minh City Diabetes and Endocrinology Association, established in 1996 with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mai The Trach as president.

The Vietnam Association of Diabetes and Endocrinology was established by Decision No. 34/2001/QĐ-BTCCBCP dated June 21, 2001, from the Government Staffing Organization Committee.

As of today, the Vietnam Association of Diabetes and Endocrinology has experienced 5 congresses:

1. First Congress of the Vietnam Association of Diabetes and Endocrinology:

Organized on November 1-2, 2001, at the Bach Mai Hospital Hall, Hanoi, with 300 delegates attending. The congress elected the executive committee, consisting of 33 members, with Prof. Dr. Tran Duc Tho, Director of the Vietnamese Institute of Gerontology, as President.

List of Executive Committee of the Vietnam Association of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Term I

Position	Name, Workplace
President	– Prof. Dr. Tran Duc Tho, Director of the Vietnamese Institute of Gerontology
First Vice President	– Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mai The Trach, President of Ho Chi Minh City Diabetes and Endocrinology Association
Vice President	– Prof. Dr. Thai Hong Quang, Director of the Military Medical Academy 103 – Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Thu Nhan, Endocrinology Department, National Children’s Hospital – Dr. Nguyen Thy Khue, Head of Endocrinology Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hai Thuy, Hue University of Medicine
General Secretary	– Dr. Pham Hong Hoa, Deputy Head of Endocrinology-Diabetes Department, Bach Mai Hospital
Deputy General Secretary	– Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Huu Dang, Hue University of Medicine – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ta Van Binh, Director of the Central Hospital of Endocrinology – Dr. Nguyen Thi Bich Dao, Endocrinology Department, Cho Ray Hospital
Members of the Executive Committee	– Prof. Nguyen Vuong – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Dinh Ngan – Assoc. Prof. Cao Quoc Viet – Dr. Nguyen The Thanh – Dr. Nguyen Van Quynh – Dr. Nguyen Kim Luong – Dr. Nguyen Thi Hoan – MSc. Diep Thi Thanh Binh – MSc. Tran Quang Khanh – MSc. Tran Ba Thoai – MSc. Nguyen Vinh Quang – Dr. Pham Van Lang – Dr. Tran Thi Bich Thuy – Dr. Vo Hoang Minh Hien – Dr. Do Dinh Thang – Dr. Nguyen Thi Hoa – Dr. Thai Thi Tuyet Mai – Dr. Phan Huy Anh Vu – Dr. Nguyen Van Hoa – Dr. Bui Thi Hiep – Dr. Ngo Thi Hanh – Dr. Nguyen Trong Khin – Dr. Nguyen Quoc Huy

 

The entire Executive Committee of the Vietnam Association of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Term I (2001-2005)	The Late Prof. Dr. Tran Duc Tho (In white)- The first President receiving a congratulatory bouquet during the founding Congress of the Vietnam Association of Diabetes and Endocrinology, in Hanoi, November 1-2, 2001

 

Notable Activities:

1. The first National Scientific Conference on Diabetes and Endocrinology, held for one and a half days after the Congress (November 1-2, 2001), marked a new phase in the development of this specialty in Vietnam. The Conference had 21 reports on various topics:

– Thyroid: Issues of hypothyroidism in newborns, increasing goiters among school-age children, especially with the congenital hypothyroidism newborn screening program for early detection and treatment (Report by the National Children’s Hospital). Issues of hypokalemia in Basedow patients, Hashimoto’s autoimmune thyroiditis… and some hemodynamic changes in Basedow disease. There were 21 research topics on thyroid diseases published in the conference proceedings.

– Diabetes specialty. Many reports focused on studying lipid blood disorders in type 2 diabetes patients, coagulation disorders in type 2 diabetes patients, chronic complications such as eye, kidney, heart… complications in diabetes patients; and gestational diabetes was deeply researched.

– Other endocrine conditions, such as adrenal glands, pituitary gland issues, early puberty in children.

2. Officially joined the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies (AFES) in October 2002 as one of the six Southeast Asian countries.

3. The second National Endocrine & Diabetes Conference: Held on April 4, 5, 6, 2003, in Ho Chi Minh City with 650 delegates participating. The conference had 30 reports, 4 reports by foreign speakers, and 64 articles in the full-text proceedings. The main contents of reports included: clinical research on endocrine diseases, metabolism: Diabetes – Thyroid – Adrenal gland and some new treatment applications. Some reports delved into basic science, free radicals in the pathogenesis of diabetes, anti-GAD, GH, and thyrotropin receptor autoantibodies. Topics related to endocrine metabolism and complications of diabetes like nail fungus in type 2 diabetes patients were also discussed.

 

Executive Committee of the Association participating in the second National Endocrine & Diabetes Conference and the second expanded Diabetes & Endocrinology Conference in Ho Chi Minh City (April 4, 5, 6, 2023)	The late Prof. Dr. Tran Duc Tho speaking at the second National Endocrine & Diabetes Conference and the second expanded Diabetes & Endocrinology Conference in Ho Chi Minh City (April 4, 5, 6, 2023)

2. Second Congress of the Vietnam Association of Diabetes and Endocrinology

The congress elected a new Executive Committee consisting of 41 members, with Prof. Dr. Tran Duc Tho re-elected as the President for this term.

List of Executive Committee of the Vietnam Association of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Term II

Position	Name, Workplace
President	– Prof. Dr. Tran Duc Tho, Director of the Vietnamese Institute of Gerontology
Vice President	– Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mai The Trach, President of Ho Chi Minh City Diabetes and Endocrinology Association – Prof. Dr. Thai Hong Quang, Director of the Military Medical Academy 103 – Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Thu Nhan, Endocrinology Department, National Children’s Hospital – Dr. Nguyen Thy Khue, Head of Endocrinology Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hai Thuy, Hue University of Medicine – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ta Van Binh, Director of the Central Hospital of Endocrinology
General Secretary	– Dr. Pham Hong Hoa, Deputy Head of Endocrinology-Diabetes Department, Bach Mai Hospital
Deputy General Secretary	– Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Huu Dang, Hue University of Medicine – Dr. Nguyen Thi Bich Dao, Endocrinology Department, Cho Ray Hospital – Dr. Nguyen Vinh Quang, Central Hospital of Endocrinology
Members of the Executive Committee	– MSc. Diep Thi Thanh Binh – MSc. Tran Quang Khanh – Dr. Tran Thi Bich Thuy – Dr. Nguyen Thi Hoa – Dr. Vo Hoang Minh Hien – Dr. Do Dinh Thang – Dr. Nguyen The Thanh – Dr. Phan Huy Anh Vu – Dr. Pham Van Lang – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Hoan – Dr. Bui Thi Hiep – Prof. Nguyen Vuong – Dr. Nguyen Kim Luong – Dr. Ngo Thi Hanh – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Quynh – Dr. Tran Ba Thoai – Dr. Do Minh Thin – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Trung Vinh – Dr. Dao Thi Dua – Dr. Tran Van Trung – Dr. Le Viet Hung – Dr. Ha Kim Hong – MSc. Nguyen Quang Bay – Dr. Do Trung Quan – Dr. Le Thu Ha – Dr. Hoang Kim Uoc – MSc. Lam Van Hoang – Dr. Hoang Dang Mich – Dr. Le Minh Su – Dr. Nguyen Thi Nhan

 

The congress outlined several action plans such as:

1. The Endocrinology-Diabetes sector should delve more into basic scientific research, developing biological and cellular sectors…
2. Diabetes is a lifelong disease and should be considered a social disease, requiring support from the state and socialization for patient care activities.
3. Recommend the State and the Department of Health allow the establishment of Endocrinology departments at provincial hospitals nationwide.
4. Establish local Diabetes-Endocrinology branches, starting with key provinces.
5. A Scientific Council of the Vietnam Association of Diabetes-Endocrinology should be established to help propose directions of operation.
6. The association should publish its scientific journal as decided by the executive committee’s full session in Hanoi.

3. Third Congress of the Vietnam Association of Diabetes and Endocrinology in Hue

The third Congress of the Vietnam Association of Diabetes and Endocrinology was held in Hue on April 14, 2010. The congress elected a new executive committee, consisting of 43 members. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thy Khue was elected as the President of the Vietnam Association of Diabetes-Endocrinology.

 

Position	Name
Advisory Board	– Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Thu Nhan – Prof. Dr. Tran Duc Tho – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mai The Trach
President	– Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thy Khue
Vice President	– Prof. Dr. Thai Hong Quang – Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hai Thuy – Prof. Dr. Tran Huu Dang – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Do Trung Quan – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Bich Dao – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ta Van Binh – Dr. Pham Thi Hong Hoa – MSc. Diep Thi Thanh Binh
General Secretary	– MSc. Dr. Lam Van Hoang
Secretariat	– Dr. Tran Quang Nam – Dr. Nguyen Vinh Quang – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Nhan
Standing Committee	– Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thy Khue – Prof. Dr. Thai Hong Quang – Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hai Thuy – Prof. Dr. Tran Huu Dang – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Do Trung Quan – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Bich Dao – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ta Van Binh – Dr. Pham Thi Hong Hoa – MSc. Diep Thi Thanh Binh – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Nhan – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Hoan – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Kim Luong – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Trong Mich – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Trung Vinh – Dr. Tran Quang Nam – Dr. Nguyen Vinh Quang – Dr. Nguyen The Thanh – Dr. Phan Huy Anh Vu – Dr. Vo Hoang Minh Hien – MSc. Dr. Lam Van Hoang – MSc. Dr. Nguyen Quang Bay – Dr. Nguyen Van Hoan

 

The third congress was held in Hue, April 14-15, 2005	Overview of the third congress in Hue

 

Notable Activities:

1. The third National Scientific Conference on Endocrinology and Metabolism, held in Hanoi, on November 9-10, 2007
2. The launch of the “Endocrinology – Diabetes” journal: This is the official forum of the Vietnam Association of Diabetes-Endocrinology on endocrinology and metabolism. The journal was born according to decision No. 1740/GP.BTTT on November 18, 2010, signed by Deputy Minister Do Quy Doan, recognizing Prof. Dr. Thai Hong Quang as Editor-in-Chief, and two Deputy Editors-in-Chief, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thy Khue and Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hai Thuy. Editorial secretary: Dr. Nguyen Vinh Quang. The journal was assigned an ISSN code by the National Agency for Science and Technology Information: 1859 – 4727 (Decision No. 18/TTKHCN – ISSN, issued by Director Ta Ba Hung on April 11, 2012). The journal of Endocrinology & Diabetes has been rated with a project point of 0-0.5 by the National Professors Council since 2016. By March 2024, it has published 70 issues.
3. Increasing international integration: The Vietnam Association of Diabetes and Endocrinology is a member of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies (AFES), the International Society of Endocrinology (ISE), and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).
4. The fifth Vietnam Endocrinology & Diabetes Conference: Held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 21-23, 2009
5. Successfully hosted the 16th Southeast Asia Endocrine Conference – 16^th AFES 2011, in Ho Chi Minh City. This was the first time the Vietnam Association of Diabetes and Endocrinology hosted an international scientific conference, gathering over 1400 international and Vietnamese delegates, evaluated as one of the richest and most quality content among AFES Conferences.

 

4. Fourth Congress of the Vietnam Association of Diabetes and Endocrinology

The Fourth Congress of the Vietnam Association of Diabetes and Endocrinology wase held in Hanoi on October 2, 2014, elected the 43-member Executive Committee (term 2014-2019). Prof. Dr. Thai Hong Quang was elected as President of the Vietnam Association of Diabetes-Endocrinology.

Position	Name
Advisory Board	– Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Thu Nhan – Prof. Dr. Tran Duc Tho – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mai The Trach
President	– Prof. Dr. Thai Hong Quang
Vice President	– Prof. Dr. Tran Huu Dang – Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hai Thuy – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Do Trung Quan – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Bich Dao – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Khoa Dieu Van – MSc. Dr. Diep Thi Thanh Binh
General Secretary	– Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Bich Nga
Secretariat	– Dr. Le Van Chi – Dr. Vu Thi Thanh Huyen – Dr. Tran Quang Nam
Members	– MSc. Dr. Nguyen Quang Bay – MSc. Dr. Vu Chi Dung – Dr. Vo Bao Dung – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dao Thi Dua – Dr. Vo Hoang Minh Hien – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Hoan – Dr. Tran Thi Thanh Hoa – Dr. Nguyen Van Hoan – Dr. Pham Hong Hoa – Dr. Ha Thi Kim Hong – Dr. Vu Mai Huong – Dr. Lam Van Hoang – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thy Khue – Dr. Tran Quang Khanh – Dr. Tran Cong Luan – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Kim Luong – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Ngoc Luong – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Dang Mich – Dr. Nguyen Phi Nga – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Nhan – Dr. Tran Thua Nguyen – Dr. Doan Thi Kim Oanh – Dr. Do Dinh Thang – Dr. Quach Huu Trung – Dr. Tran Ba Thoai – Dr. Nguyen The Thanh – Dr. Nguyen Thi Thao – Dr. Tran Thi Bich Thuy – Dr. Tran Van Trung – Dr. Chu Anh Tung – Dr. Truong Da Uyen – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Trung Vinh – Dr. Phan Huy Anh Vu

Additionally, the congress elected the External Relations Committee, Training and Scientific Research Committee, Economic Committee, etc., to make the Association’s operations more realistic and in-depth.

 

Executive Committee of the Vietnam Association of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Term IV, Hanoi, October 2, 2014	Overview of the 7th National Scientific Conference (October 2-4, 2024), during the Fourth Congress of the Vietnam Association of Diabetes and Endocrinology in Hanoi

 

Notable Activities:

1. The 7th National Scientific Conference took place from October 2 to 4, 2014, in Hanoi, with the theme “New Achievements and Challenges in Endocrinology and Metabolism,” with over 1400 participants, and over 100 research projects published in the summary booklet “Research Works” in Vietnamese and English. There were over 50 lectures, with many reports by international scientists, and very broad and varied topics such as: Updating knowledge and recommendations related to Diabetes and metabolism, kidney complications due to Diabetes, gestational diabetes, Pediatric Endocrinology, blood lipid disorders in diabetes patients, new treatments for diabetes, foot diseases in diabetes patients, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, other diabetes complications, endocrine disease exploration, hypoglycemia, osteoporosis, pituitary disease, adrenal gland disease, thyroid and parathyroid diseases, endocrine disease in the elderly, men’s health…

The presenters were international colleagues such as Prof. Malcolm Nattrass (UK), Prof. Jean Claude Mbanya Cameroon, Prof. Deerochanawong –Thailand, Dr. JJ Mukherjee NUH – Singapore, Prof. Lee Kok Onn NUH – Singapore. A/Prof. Maria Craig, and many Professors, Associate Professors, Doctors in Endocrinology-Metabolism, Cardiology, Nephrology, Rheumatology, Men’s Health in Vietnam presented, raising the reputation of the Vietnam Association of Diabetes – Endocrinology in the domestic and regional medical community.

2. The 8th Vietnam Endocrinology and Diabetes Conference: Held in Ho Chi Minh City from August 12-14, 2016
3. Other activities:

– Developing local professional associations, such as: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, Hai Phong

– Organizing diabetes patient club activities through activities of local associations in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hue.

– Organizing activities to commemorate World Diabetes Day on November 14 each year

– Consulting and reviewing: Many members are Professors, Associate Professors, Doctors, and Specialists II guiding and reviewing for scientific councils, Ph.D. thesis councils, Master theses at universities nationwide. Regularly participating in advising on specialties for some hospitals and endocrine centers nationwide, participating in media programs on the national and local television about Endocrinology and Diabetes and related fields.

– Implemented international cooperation programs with Novo Nordisk (Denmark) and ADA (USA).

– Led content development for the “Endocrinology-Diabetes and Metabolism” section in the Ministry of Health’s large book on “Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines”. Additionally published “Diabetes Treatment Guidelines” in 2013.

– Published many valuable professional publications:

+ Endocrine Diseases by Prof. Dr. Thai Hong Quang, Medical Publisher published in 2003, reprinted in 2008.

+ Basic Endocrinology by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mai The Trach and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thy Khue, Medical Publisher Ho Chi Minh City branch published in 2003

+ Diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disease by Dr. Nguyen Hai Thuy, Medical Publisher published in 2000.

+ Diabetes and hyperglycemia by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ta Van Binh, Medical Publisher published in 2006

+ Cardiovascular disease in Diabetes. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hai Thuy, monograph, published by Hue University Press in 2009

+ Endocrinology and Metabolism, edited by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Do Trung Quan, with participation from many scientists. Published by Education Publisher in 2011.

+ Clinical practice of diabetes by Prof. Dr. Thai Hong Quang, Medical Publisher published in 2012.

+ Clinical Endocrinology, edited and translated by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Khoa Dieu Van. Published by the Medical Publisher in 2012.

+ Obesity disease by Prof. Dr. Tran Huu Dang, published by Hue University in 2011

5. Fifth Congress of the Vietnam Association of Diabetes and Endocrinology

The Vietnam Association of Diabetes and Endocrinology held the fifth congress in Hue, electing a new 51-member Executive Committee, with Prof. Dr. Tran Huu Dang, President of the Thua Thien Hue Diabetes & Endocrinology Association, elected as President of the Vietnam Association of Diabetes-Endocrinology for the fifth term.

 

Position	Name
Advisory Board	– Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thy Khue
President	– Prof. Dr. Tran Huu Dang
Vice President	– Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hai Thuy – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Do Trung Quan – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Bich Dao – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Khoa Dieu Van – Dr. Le Van Chi – MSc. Dr. Diep Thi Thanh Binh
Secretariat	– Dr. Tran Thua Nguyen (General Secretary) – Dr. Nguyen Quang Bay (Deputy General Secretary) – Dr. Lam Van Hoang (Deputy General Secretary)
Members	– Dr. Duong Thanh Binh – Dr. Vo Bao Dung – Dr. Vu Chi Dung – Dr. Ha Khanh Du – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dao Thi Dua – Dr. Phan Huong Duong – Dr. Nguyen Thi Thuy Hang – Dr. Phan Huu Hen – Dr. Vo Hoang Minh Hien – Dr. Pham Thi Hong Hoa – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Thi Thanh Hoa – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Hoan – Dr. Nguyen Van Hoan – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Thi Thanh Huyen – Dr. Hoang Thi Lan Huong – Dr. Nguyen Thu Huong – Dr. Ha Tran Thuc Linh – Dr. Tran Quoc Luan – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Kim Luong – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Ngoc Luong – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Dang Mich – Dr. Tran Quang Nam – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Bich Nga – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Phi Nga – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Nhan – Dr. Doan Thi Kim Oanh – Prof. Dr. Thai Hong Quang – Dr. Tran Thanh Sang – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ho Thi Kim Thanh – Dr. Nguyen The Thanh – Dr. Nguyen Thi Thao – Dr. Do Dinh Thang – Dr. Tran Ba Thoai – Dr. Nguyen Duc Thuan – Dr. Tran Thi Bich Thuy – Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Do Thi Tinh – Dr. Chu Anh Tung – Dr. Quach Huu Trung – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Trung Vinh

 

The entire Executive Committee of the Vietnam Association of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Term V (2019-2024)	The Ninth National Conference on Endocrinology and Metabolism, held in Hue (May 10-12, 2019), during the Fifth Congress of the Vietnam Association of Diabetes and Endocrinology

 

Notable Activities:

1. The Ninth National Scientific Conference on Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2019, with the theme: New era of endocrine-metabolism disease, individualization, multi-factor intervention. Over 1100 delegates participated from hospitals, medical centers, disease control centers, medical and pharmaceutical universities nationwide.

The conference program included nearly 190 presentations and research topics. Presenters were key expert professors and doctors in endocrine-metabolism diseases from major Vietnamese medical centers (Hanoi, HCM City, Hue,…) as well as doctors working at medical universities, general or specialized hospitals across the country. International presenters came from Hong Kong, USA.

Key topics at the conference included: Updating diagnosis, monitoring, choosing new drugs for diabetes treatment in adults, managing and preventing disease progression in pre-diabetic patients, managing cardiovascular risk factors in diabetes patients, comprehensive clinical research reports on diabetes treatment. Besides, there were presentations on diabetes treatment for special groups, such as pancreas transplants, dialysis, stem cell use, gestational diabetes, pancreatic stone diabetes, diabetes in children,… In the field of endocrinology: thyroid diseases, adrenal gland diseases, gonadal diseases…, particularly reports on hormone use in transgender individuals. Endocrine disease in children was also a major focus, with presentations on: early puberty, congenital metabolic disorders, recombinant growth hormone indications during transition and in adults, Turner syndrome, obesity, and lipid disorders in children, thyroid diseases,…

2. The Tenth Scientific Conference on Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolic Disorders in Vietnam was held on October 30-31, 2020, in Can Tho. This was the first nationwide endocrine-diabetes scientific conference held in the Mekong Delta. The conference initiated the first step in conveying the “7, 8, 9” message to the community, aiming for HbA1C < 7% for diabetes patients – a standard waistline for everyone (< 80cm for females; < 90cm for males). Alongside traditional topics, the conference also addressed timely issues on processing, management, and monitoring diseases amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
3. The Eleventh Scientific Conference on Endocrine, Diabetes, and Metabolic Disorders in Vietnam, 2022. Theme: Endocrine-Diabetes-Metabolic Disorders in the New Era. Held on October 21-23, 2022, in Hanoi. Almost 1200 delegates attended. The conference had nearly 150 overviews and research topics. International presenters came from Spain, Cuba,… There were 30 young scientific papers and presentations in English at the conference. The organizers also hosted around 20 poster presentations. Key topics included: Choosing new drugs for adult diabetes treatment, introducing new technologies in diabetes treatment, managing overweight and obesity through medicinal and non-medicinal treatments; biomarkers in endocrine diseases,… The conference also ran “debate sessions,” providing in-depth discussions on subjects like: “Is Metformin still the first-choice drug in diabetes treatment?”; “Should micro-thyroid cancer surgery be performed or not?”; “Should prediabetes be treated proactively?”.
4. Other notable activities:

– On October 2, 2019, with support from the Hue Central Hospital, the Vietnam Association of Endocrinology and Diabetes officially launched the association’s office on the 4th floor (General Internal – Geriatrics Department), 4-story building, 16 Le Loi, Vinh Ninh Ward, Hue City.

– Within the framework of the Eleventh Scientific Conference on Endocrine, Diabetes, and Metabolic Disorders in Vietnam, 2022, the Vietnam Association of Endocrinology and Diabetes held a ceremony to honor five leading professors in the field of Endocrinology-Diabetes: Prof. Dr. Le Huy Lieu; Prof. Dr. Tran Duc Tho; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mai The Trach; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thy Khue; Prof. Dr. Thai Hong Quang

– On April 7, 2022, the Department of Science, Technology, and Training, Ministry of Health granted continuous training institution codes to the Vietnam Association of Endocrinology-Diabetes, Decision No. 36/QĐ-K2ĐT. The continuous training institution code is B85.

– From November 16-19, 2023, representing the Vietnam Association of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Prof. Dr. Tran Huu Dang, MSc. Diep Thi Thanh Binh, Dr. Tran Quang Nam, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Thua Nguyen took the stage to receive the flag for hosting the AFES 2025 to be organized in Vietnam.

– Spearheaded and coordinated with the Ministry of Health to issue professional materials:

+ Guidelines for diagnosing and treating prediabetes (Decision No. 3087/QĐ-BYT, dated July 16, 2020, from the Ministry of Health)

+ Guidelines for diagnosing and treating obesity (Decision No. 2892/QĐ-BYT, dated October 22, 2022, from the Ministry of Health)

+ Guidelines for diagnosing and treating diabetic foot ulcers (Decision No. 1530/QĐ-BYT, dated March 24, 2023, from the Ministry of Health)