Dr. John Maynard Conly

University Position

- Professor of Medicine, Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Clinical Interests

- Antibiotic resistant organisms
- Community Associated MRSA Infections
- Nosocomial Infections

Research Interests

- Molecular epidemiology (development and application of molecular subtyping techniques (PFGE, AP- PCR, long PCR ) for microorganisms of epidemiologic significance - MRSA, Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, E. gallinarum, S. epidermidis, C difficile, ESBL) AP-PCR fingerprinting as a tool for rapid species identification of enterococci
- Hospital epidemiology (investigation and control of MRSA and VRE and other MDROs; quality improvements relating to surgical site infections; development of innovative electronic surveillance using hospital computing system; continuous quality management and cost-containment in infection control; central venous line and arterial line-related infections in the Critical Care Unit
- Epidemiology of antimicrobial utilization - institution/region/province based and pharmacoeconomics (development of innovative strategies to achieve cost savings for antimicrobials - dose minimizations, vancomycin restriction, mandatory consults)
- Control of antimicrobial resistance – epidemiology of antimicrobial usage ; methods for quality improvements related to antimicrobial prescribing at provincial/ national level (Canadian Co-ordinating Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance)
- Pharmacoeconomics (development of innovative strategies to achieve cost savings for antimicrobials - dose minimizations, vancomycin restriction, mandatory consults)

Graduating Year

University of Saskatchewan, MD (Distinction) 1978

Residency/Fellowship

- Internal Medicine, Chief Resident, University of Saskatchewan, 1984-85.
- MRC Fellow, Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, 1984.
- Fellowship, Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, 1982-84.
- Internal Medicine, University of Toronto, 1980-82.
- Postgraduate/Internship and Family Medicine, Saskatoon City Hospital and University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, 1978-1980.

Recent Publications

Elkassem S, Dixon E, Conly J, Doig C, An interesting case of peritonitis in a young healthy female, Canadian Journal of Surgery, 2008 (In press).
Mamdani M, McNeely D, Evans G, Hux J, Oh P, Forde N, Conly J, Impact of a fluoroquinolone restriction policy in an elderly population, Am J Medicine, 2007.
Zhang K, McClure J, Tan J, Elsayed S, Conly J, Co-Existexnce of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive and -negative sibling community-associated MRSA USA400 strains with identical molecular and phenotypic characteristics in a large Canadian healthcare region, J Infect Dis, 2008.
Dalton B, Laupland K, Sabuda D, Conly J, Trends in antimicrobial consumption may be affected by units of measure, Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2008.
Stephen C, Parmley J, Dawson-Coates J, Fraser E, Conly J, Obstacles to developing a multinational report card on antimicrobial resistance for Canada: An evidence based review, Microbial Drug Resistance, 2007.
Johnston B, Conly J, Osteomyelitis management: More art than science?, Canadian Journal of Infectious Dis Med Microbiol, 2007,18(2):115-118.
Parkins M, Pitout J, Church D, Conly J, Laupland K, Treatment of infections caused by metallo-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Calgary Health Region, Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2007,13(2):199-202.
Hawkes M, Barton M, Conly J, Nicolle L, Barry C, Ford-Jones E, Community-associated MRSA: Superbug at our doorstep, CMAJ, 2007, 176(1):54-56.
Johnston B, Conly J, Alemtuzumab and natalizumab: The monoclonal antibody story continues, Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol, 2006, 17(6):327-329.
Conly J, Johnston B, Physical plant design and engineering controls to reduce hospital-acquired infections, Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol, 2006, 17(3):151-153.
Conly J, Personal protective equipment for preventing respiratory infections: What have we really learned?, CMAJ, 2006, 175(3):263-264.
Conly J, Johnston B, Colistin: The phoenix arises, Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol, 2006, 17:267-269.