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Vivien Lane

Biography

Dr Vivien Lane is a nurse clinician who specialises in oncology and palliative care, with over three decades’ experience in education, research, and policy-making. Vivien's doctorate (2001) developed a "nursical" perspective on women's experiences of pap smears. Her research findings predicted the paradigm shift towards vaccinating both sexes against human papillomavirus (HPV). Vivien has held academic appointments at the University of Technology (UTS) and the University of Sydney, and she was a member of the inaugural Board of the Cancer Institute, NSW.

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