Dr Allison is a committed member of the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand and is intimately involved in the continuing professional development activities offered it offers. Dr Allison continues to be at the leading edge in quality surgical care by organizing weekly clinical meetings for surgeons in his role as Head of Surgery at the Greenslopes Private Hospital. He regularly attends scientific meetings in Australia and overseas and reviews current literature. His clinical data has been presented at the Annual Scientific Congress of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.