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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2024-12-17 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005795b.htm person Refshauge Joan Janet Brown AACR2 3 December 1906 25 July 1979 Place of Birth Armadale, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Auchenflower, Queensland, Australia Medical practitioner Medical administrator Joan Refshauge was a medical practitioner and leader in the field of public health. After an early career in teaching, she qualified in medicine and worked as a Resident Medical Officer. On joining the Department of Public Health in Papua New Guinea she was required to restrict herself to maternal and child health. Refshauge was responsible for establishing programs that became the Queen Elizabeth II infant, child and maternal health service. She liaised with the missions, initiated the training of indigenous nurses and started school health services. Over 17 years Refshauge had established over 550 central and village clinics. By the time she resigned in 1967, the incidence to polio, tuberculosis, diphtheria and whooping cough had significantly diminished or been eliminated. Refshauge returned to Queensland, becoming Deputy Director of the Maternal and Child Health Service. In 1964 she was the first women, and only the sixth person in 30 years, to be awarded the Cilento Medal for outstanding work in tropical hygiene and native welfare. 1931 1931 Education - DipEd, University of Melbourne Teacher Training College 1931 1936 Career position - Demonstrator in Chemistry, University of Melbourne 1936 1936 Career position - Lecturer in mathematics, Melbourne Technical College 1939 1939 Education - MB BS, University of Melbourne 1943 1946 Career position - Served with Royal Australian Army Medical Corps 1947 1963 Career position - Medical practitioner, Department of Public Health, Papua New Guinea 1953 1953 Education - Diploma of Public Health, University of Sydney 1964 1964 Award - Cilento Medal, Australian Institute of Anatomy 1964 1964 Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services in Papua New Guinea 1964 1968 Career position - Medical practitioner, Maternal and Child Health Service, Queensland 1968 1978 Career position - Deputy Director, Maternal and Child Health Service, Queensland 1978 1978 Life event - Retired Australian Institute of Anatomy (1931 - 1985)

Awarded the Cilento Medal 1964

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 'Refshauge, Joan Janet Brown', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Refshauge, Joan Janet Brown Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Joan Janet Refshauge Gunther, John Joan Janet Refshauge 1980 Medical Journal of Australia 1980 1 40 Book Section: Refshauge, Joan Janet Brown (1906-1979), medical practitioner and medical administrator Denoon, Donald Refshauge, Joan Janet Brown (1906-1979), medical practitioner and medical administrator Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2002 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 16: 1940 - 1980 Pik-Z John Ritchie and Diane Langmore 68