Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 8, 2014
• Invested on: September 23, 2015

For her contributions to the improvement of global intensive care unit procedures, and for her leadership in the creation of a national network for critical care research.

Deborah Cook has improved the way hospitals provide care for critically ill patients around the world. As a Canada Research Chair and professor of clinical epidemiology and biostatistics at McMaster University, she has conducted studies that have reduced the incidence of lethal complications in intensive care units, such as gastrointestinal bleeding and deep vein thrombosis. She also served as the founding chair of the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group where she helped establish Canada’s reputation as a world leader in clinical research for critically ill patients.