Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 20, 2014
• Invested on: November 18, 2015

For her commitment to the causes of palliative care and public education, as well as for her extensive civic engagement.

Kappy Flanders is a relentless advocate for improved palliative care treatment. Driven by her compassion for the dying, and committed to the fight against lung cancer, she created McGill UniversityÆs Chair in Palliative Medicine. She also co-founded the Council on Palliative Care to engage and inform the community on end-of-life issues. More recently, she played an important role in broadening public awareness about cutting-edge developments in medical science by launching McGillÆs popular Mini-Med lecture series.