Please find below a link to an obituary that Andrew Court wrote about his father. This was published in the Age and we have permission to share it with you here.
John Court Obituary
Place and date of birth
24th September 1929, Melbourne, Australia
Died
2nd July 2021
University attended
The University of Melbourne
MB BS FRACP
Positions held at The
Royal Children's Hospital
- Assistant/Acting Medical Director
- Chairman Senior Medical Staff
- Physician
- Director of Diabetes Service
- Director of Department of Developmental Medicine
- Director Department of Adolescent Medicine
Positions held
elsewhere
Research Fellow, Institute of Child Health Birmingham
University UK
Convenor Scientific
Committee Australian Paediatric Association
Consultant Physician Hospital for Sick Children Great Ormond
Street. Institute of Child Health, University of London
First Assistant, Department of Paediatric Medicine,
The University of Melbourne, Director of Clinical Studies
Acting Professor, The University of Melbourne
Editor in Chief, Australian Paediatric Journal. Journal of
Paediatrics and Child Health
President Australian Association for Adolescent Health
Consultant Physician Middlesex Hospital London
Senior Lecturer, University College London
Council member, International Association for Adolescent
Health
Member, Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria
Chairman Health Committee, Medical Practitioners Board
Member, Child Health Committee, NH&MRC
Senior Medical Officer Geelong Grammar School
Australian Professional Services Review Panel member
Clinical interests
Diabetes in childhood
Adolescent Medicine
Drug abuse
The role of teenagers in promoting health education
Research
Childhood obesity
Lipid disorders
Diabetes complications and prevention
A career memorable moment
A wonderful highlight in John's career was having part of his old school named after him for his work in promoting
a positive approach to health issues and behaviour.
Career achievements
Development of the "Court Needle" leading to the abandonment
of cut-down intravenous infusions, previously universal in paediatric and adult
hospitals.
Establishing Adolescence as a specific field of medicine,
both nationally and internationally.
Contributing to the international recognition and management
of type 1 diabetes particularly in developing countries and Asia.
Publication of books on health promotion for the general
public
Honours and awards
Member Order of Australia
The Vernon Collins Memorial lecture medal
Howard Williams medal in Child Health
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians 2001 Award.