Marion Saville Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Inaugural Research Conference 2017

Marion Saville

Professor Marion Saville has been Executive Director of the Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer (ACPCC) for over 20 years, where she has led the laboratory, population health and digital health teams focussing on the control of cancer and infectious diseases through the delivery of laboratory and registry services, particularly focussing on cervical cancer prevention. Marion has served on cervical screening advisory committees in Australia, New Zealand and Ontario. She currently chairs the working group to review Australia’s Guidelines for the management of screen-detected abnormalities in the National Cervical Screening Program. She has also focused on research and implementation projects demonstrating that it is possible to deliver high quality, acceptable cervical screening in a range of resource poor settings, collaborating with investigators in Malaysia, leading to the establishment of the ROSE Foundation and successful collaborations leading to implementation of cervical screening in Vanuatu and the Western Highlands province of PNG. Marion was appointed as a member of the Order of Australia on Australia Day 2020 for her significant service to women’s health through cervical screening initiatives.