As a committed patient and research advocate, Alison works in partnership with other consumers, health professionals, cancer organisations and researchers in collaborative relationships where the focus is always on improving outcomes for melanoma patients and their families.
She is a member of the Cancer Council Australian Melanoma Guidelines Working Group; Chair, Australian Melanoma Consumer Alliance; Chair, Melanoma Research Victoria Consumer Reference Group; Board Director, Melanoma Patients Australia and consumer representative with the Melanoma and Skin Cancer Trials Group and the Primary Care Collaborative Cancer Clinical Trials Group. Alison is also an associate investigator on several clinical trials and studies.