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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2012-08-31 human Rebecca Rigby updated 2019-12-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005257b.htm person Cape Ronald AACR2 9 February 1921 9 November 2007 Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Geriatrician Medical practitioner Ronald Cape was an internationally renowned geriatrician who made significant contributions to the field of aged care, by proposing new approaches and encouraging a broader understanding of the conditions of geriatric patients. His textbook Aging: Its Complex Management, published in 1978, was at the vanguard of a new school of thought in the way geriatric medicine was taught. He held various positions in education and research including Professor and Chief of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Western Ontario (1975-1986) and Director of Melbourne University's Institute for Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology (1986-1988). 1944 1944 Education - Bachelor in Science and Medicine, Daniel Stewart's College, Edinburgh University 1945 1945 Career position - House surgeon at Stirling Hospital, Scotland 1945 1947 Life event - Served with the RAF in Britain, Egypt and Sudan 1952 Career event - Appointed senior medical registrar at Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham, England 1971 c. 1975 Career position - Founding Director of the West Midlands Institute of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, England 1975 1986 Career position - Professor and Chief of Geriatric Medicine, University of Western Ontario, Canada 1978 1978 Career event - Authored and published textbook Aging: Its Complex Management 1986 1988 Career position - Director of the Institute of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, University of Melbourne 1997 1997 Award - British Geriatrics Society 50th Anniversary Medal Cape, Ronald (19210209-20071109)

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 'Cape, Ronald', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Cape, Ronald Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Newspaper Article: Led field in health care for the aged Henscke, P. Led field in health care for the aged 2007 The Age

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