John Conly

Dr. John Maynard Conly

CM MD DSc (Hon) CCFP FRCPC FCAHS FAMMI FSHEA FIDSA FACP
Pronouns: he/him

Positions

Professor - Medicine

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Medicine

Full Member

The Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases

Full Member

O'Brien Institute for Public Health

Contact information

Email

jconly@ucalgary.ca

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 944-8090

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Background

Educational Background

MD

Biography

John Conly is a Professor in the Departments of Medicine, with cross appointments to the Departments of Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Diseases and Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and former Head of the Department of Medicine at the University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services in Calgary, 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 is the current Medical Director for IPC for the Calgary Health Corridor and current Co-Director of the WHO/PAHO Collaborating Centre for Research on AMR and Appropriate Use of Antimicrobials. He is a Member of the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases and the O'Brien Institute for Public Health at the University of Calgary, a member of the Canadian Expert Advisory Group on Antimicrobial Resistance and a member of the Cochrane Collaboration. He has published over 500 manuscripts, book chapters, technical reports and guidelines and has many career honours including the Order of Canada, the FNG Starr Award from the Canadian Medical Association, the Medal for Distinguished Service from the Alberta Medical Association, the SHEA Senior Scholarship Award, and the CAPM Ronald Christie Award for outstanding contributions to academic medicine in Canada. He holds multiple Fellowships and continues as an active consultant in clinical infectious diseases with current interests which focus on AMR, stewardship, prevention of hospital-acquired infections and novel innovations in healthcare

 

Awards

  • Senior Scholarship Award, Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America . 2024
  • Receipt of Honorary DSc degree, University of Saskatchewan. 2023
  • F.N.G. Starr Award , Canadian Medical Association . 2022
  • O’Brien Institute for Public Health, 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
  • 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. 1997
  • Excellence in Teaching, Department of Medicine Residents, University of Saskatchewan. 1992
  • Joe Doupe Young Investigator Award, Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation. 1989
  • Clinical Service of the Year, Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan. 1989