Acknowledgements

We would like acknowledge the following organizations for graciously providing us the funding required to develop the RECORD statement.

We would also like to acknowledge the following people for their contributions:

• Stuart Nicholls (University of Ottawa, Ottawa, CANADA)-An expert in analysis of qualitative survey data who helped significantly in analyzing the open-text survey responses for the RECORD initiative.
• Lucienne Boujon, Erik von Elm, and Bernard Burnand (IUMSP-Institut universitaire de médecine sociale et préventive, Lausanne, SWITZERLAND)- Were gracious hosts for the steering and working committee meeting held in October 2013.
• Pauline Quach (Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, CANADA)- Study Coordinator