John Conly

Dr. John Maynard Conly

MD, FRCPC

Positions

Professor - Medicine

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Medicine

Full Member

The Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases

Contact information

Email

jconly@ucalgary.ca

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 944-8222

Background

Biography

John Conly is a Professor and former Head of the Department of Medicine at the University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services - Calgary and Area, Canada. He is medically trained as a specialist in infectious diseases, and was a past President of the Canadian Infectious Disease Society, past Chairman of the Board for the Canadian Committee on Antibiotic Resistance and a previous Vice Chair for the Canadian Expert Drug Advisory Committee. He was seconded at a 0.5 FTE to the WHO Health Emergencies Programme as a Senior Technical Officer for COVID-19 during 2020. He is currently the Chair of the World Health Organization Infection Prevention and Control Research and Development Expert Group for COVID-19, a Medical Director for W21C, a Member for the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases at the University of Calgary, a member of the Canadian Expert Advisory Group on Antimicrobial Resistance and a member of the Cochrane Collaboration Acute Respiratory Infections Working Group. He has published over 300 papers and has received multiple career honours in teaching, research, mentorship, innovation and service, including the Ronald Christie Award for outstanding contributions to academic medicine in Canada, the Medal for Distinguished Service from the Alberta Medical Association for outstanding personal contributions to the medical profession and the Order of Canada. He continues as an active consultant in clinical infectious diseases with current interests which focus on antimicrobial resistance and stewardship, prevention of hospital-acquired infections and novel innovations in healthcare.

Awards

  • O’Brien Institute for Public Health Research Excellence Award for outstanding contributions to research supported by evidence of impact, O’Brien Institute for Public Health. 2021
  • AMMI Canada recognition of Active Members who have achieved professional excellence and made significant contributions to the profession (FAMMI) in Canada , AMMI Canada. 2019
  • Impacts of Antimicrobial Resistance in Canada, 2019
  • Order of Canada, Chancellery of Honours, Governor General of Canada. 2018
  • Alumni Achievement Award, University of Saskatchewan. 2017
  • Expert Panel Member, Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) – Assessment of the Potential. 2017
  • Medal for Distinguished Service, Alberta Medical Association. 2016
  • LEADing Practice Initiative Award, Canada Health Infoway and Accreditation Canada. 2016
  • Professionalism Award, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary. 2014
  • Ronald Christie Award, Canadian Association of Professors of Medicine. 2012
  • John Conly Innovation Academy, AMMI - CACMID Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC. 2012
  • Inductee for the Distinguished Awards Wall, Faculty of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta. 2012
  • Establishment of the John Conly/Brent Scott Lectureship, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. 2012
  • John M. Embil Mentorship Award, Canadian Foundation for Infectious Diseases. 2011
  • Medical Officer, Department of Global Alert and Response, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland. 2011
  • Professeur Invité, Faculté de médicine, Université de Genève, Genève, la Suisse. 2010
  • Establishment of Dr. John Conly Innovation Award, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary. 2010
  • INSEAD School of Business Alumni Success Story Award, INSEAD School of Business, Fontainebleau, France. 2010
  • Innovation Award, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary. 2010
  • Chair, Board of Directors, Canadian Committee for Antimicrobial Resistance. 2005
  • Co-Director, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases . 2004
  • Vice Chair, Canadian Expert Drug Advisory Committee. 2003
  • Distinguished Service Award, Canadian Infectious Diseases Society. 2002
  • Award of Clinical Excellence, Riverdale Hospital, Toronto, Ontario. 2001
  • President, Canadian Infectious Diseases Society. 1996
  • Excellence in Teaching, Department of Medicine Residents, University of Saskatchewan. 1992
  • Clinical Service of the Year, Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan. 1989
  • Joe Doupe Young Investigator Award, Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation. 1989