Grant: Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Routinely-collected health data (such as electronic medical records) are increasingly seen as a potential source of data for health research. However, there are limitations in this data and a growing awareness of suboptimal quality of reports. Adequate documentation is a core standard of reporting. It is also a central ethical principle of clinical research. Poor reporting of studies prevent their uptake, undermining the ability of healthcare systems to make use of research results. The REporting of studies Conducted using Observational Routinely-collected Data (RECORD) statement was developed in order to address these limitations and to help researchers using routinely-collected health data to meet their ethical obligations to contribute to the pool of knowledge and to facilitate the development of learning healthcare systems. This grant will allow us to disseminate and discuss the RECORD guidelines with key stakeholders and explore ways in which we can promote the uptake of record. Secondly, it will allow us to bring together a group of experts to discuss how to evaluate the impact of the RECORD guidelines. This application builds on our recently funded CIHR Operating Grant [301868 MOP].