Stuart MacLeod is Executive Director, Child and Family Research Institute, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UBC and Vice President, Academic Development of the BC Provincial Health Services Authority. From 1987-1992 Dr. MacLeod served as Dean of Canada’s most innovative medical school at McMaster University. Since 1973 he has been an international leader pursuing optimal drug therapy. His contributions span pediatric and adult medicine, but major impact has been on the basic and clinical investigation of therapies for children and youth with a parallel focus on safe medication use, including minimization of drug risk. Future directions in health professional education are a central interest that has taken Dr. MacLeod to more than 25 countries on five continents. He has published five books and more than 200 scientific papers. His most recent paper on utilization of drugs by children and youth in Canada is a landmark publication.