In 2005, Dr. Hanley received the Dr. Robert Volpé Distinguished Service Award from the Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (CSEM), and from 2007-2009, he served as President of CSEM.

Dr. Hanley chaired Osteoporosis Canada’s Scientific Advisory Council (1991-1995). In 2006 he received Osteoporosis Canada’s Lindy Fraser Memorial Award, for contributions to osteoporosis research and education in Canada. He has been a member of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) Canadian Panel since its inception and chaired the ISCD Canadian Panel from 2004-2012. In 2017 he received the ISCD Paul D. Miller Distinguished Service Award. In 2012, he received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his work with Osteoporosis Canada.

Dr. Hanley’s research has focused upon calcium and skeletal metabolism. He is continuing his research program in the McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health at the University of Calgary.

Dr. Hanley has authored or co-authored over 250 peer-reviewed manuscripts, and approximately 75 reviews, book chapters and non-peer-reviewed papers. He was a co-author of the 2010 Osteoporosis Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines. He chaired the writing group for the Osteoporosis Canada Guideline Document on Vitamin D, and was a member of the writing group for the Endocrine Society’s clinical practice guideline for the evaluation, treatment and prevention of vitamin D deficiency.