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Support & Acknowledgements

Drs. Rourke and Leduc gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Government of Ontario for the 2006, 2009, and 2011 editions of the Rourke Baby Record.  This project also included research on the use of, satisfaction with, and criterion validity of the Rourke Baby Record (18) with assistance both from the Centre for Studies in Family Medicine at The University of Western Ontario, and from the Primary Healthcare Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

The Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS), the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC), and their Joint Action Committee on Child and Adolescent Health (JACCAH) have made valuable contributions through their members and organizational structures.  The Rourke Baby Record has been endorsed by both the CFPC and CPS since 2000 and is available on the websites of both organizations – www.cfpc.ca and www.cps.ca.

The Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP) administered the Government of Ontario research and development funding from 2005 until 2011. Financial contributions to support ongoing RBR development projects are welcome, and can be directed to the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University of Newfoundland attention to Director of Administration. All contributions will be acknowledged

French translation of the 2011 RBR was provided by Dominique Paré, Le bout de la langue, dopare@sympatico.ca.

The Dr. Wallace J. Ingram Award for New Faculty in the Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, has enabled Leslie Rourke to further knowledge translation including initial development of this website.

Literature Review Table: Thanks to Dr. Evelyn Constantin (MD CM, MSc(Epi), FRCPC, FAAP, CSPQ; Assistant Professor of Paediatrics McGill University), and Sarah Carsley (MSc(Epi), McGill University), for their exemplary work on the literature review and preparation of the annotated table documenting the literature reviewed for the 2009 and 2011 RBR.  Thanks as well to Julie Matthews (BSc, MSc; Research Assistant Memorial University) who began the annotated table; and to Lindsay Glynn (BA, MLIS; Public Services Librarian, Memorial University of Newfoundland ) and Linda Horwood (MSc; Research Assistant Montreal Children’s Hospital) for their editing of the 2009 document.  Alison Farrell (BA, MLIS; Public Services Librarian, Memorial University of Newfoundland) provided editing of the 2011 literature review table.

Parent Resources: The Parent Resources section was developed by Laura Butler BSc, Memorial University Medical Class 2014, with support from a 2011 MUN Summer UG Research Award.

Website and Graphic Design: Special thanks to Professional Development & Conferencing Services at the Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland for their support of this project, and especially to graphics guru Arlene Mercer and web wizards Robert Glynn and Todd Pardy!


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