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The
Rourke Baby Record is an
evidence-based health
supervision guide for
physicians caring for
children in the first five
years of life.
Originally
developed in 1979 by Drs.
Leslie and James Rourke,
family physicians
currently living in
St.
John’s,
Nfld., the latest revision
was completed in May 2006 in collaboration with
Dr. Denis Leduc, a
paediatrician from Montreal, Que.,
and past president of the
Canadian Paediatric
Society.
For more information on the Rourke Baby Record, including its development and use in practice, visit www.rourkebabyrecord.ca.
The
Rourke Baby Record is
endorsed by the College of
Family Physicians of
Canada and the Canadian
Paediatric Society.
The
major changes from the
previous version
(September 2000) are:
- Expansion
of visits from 3
guides to 4 to allow
more writing space,
with an optional
15-month visit to
accommodate some
immunization
preferences/schedules.
- Major
emphasis on the
18-month visit as a
critical time for
assessing development.
- Use
of the Centers for
Disease Control’s
full-page growth
charts.
- Creation
of an immunization
chart to more easily
document immunization.
- Reorganization
of the Education
& Advice
section to avoid
omitting issues if a
visit is missed.
- Incorporation
of selected
evidence-based
environmental,
literacy, and healthy
active living issues.
- More
detail on child
development, including
new evidence-based
information on the
reverse of Guide 4.
- Incorporation
of web-based resources
for further
information.
Health
professionals can download
the pdf files here, and
reproduce them for office
use.
The Rourke Baby Record is also available on a dedicated website, which includes details about the RBR's development, intellectual property, a "guided tour" of the Rourke Baby Record with links to additional resources, and much more.
Resources
for Ontario physicians
Last
updated: September 2008
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