John Conly is Professor and Head of the Department of Medicine for the University of Calgary, a past member of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization, a member of the National Steering Committee on Infection Control Guidelines, a founding Co-Chair of the Canadian Hospital Epidemiology Committee, a Past-President of the Canadian Infectious Disease Society and is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Committee on Antibiotic Resistance. A past recipient of the CSCI Young Investigator Award, he has published over 150 papers with a focus on antimicrobial resistance, the prevention of hospital infections, and optimal antimicrobial utilization.