Upcoming Public Lecture![]()
The Kappy Lectures 2026
An Evening with Martha Wainwright
Date: October 6, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Pollack Concert Hall, Schulich School of Music, 555 Sherbrooke St. W, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1E3
The McGill Council on Palliative Care is proud to present The Kappy Lectures 2026: An Evening with Martha Wainwright, in collaboration with the 50th Montreal International Palliative Care Congress and the Schulich School of Music. Join us for an evening of song and stories with Martha Wainwright, followed by a conversation with Schulich professor Dr. Andrea Creech. Make sure you reserve your ticket!
Read our exclusive interview with Martha Wainwright here.
Read our exclusive interview with Dr. Andrea Creech here.
Events
Since 1996, as part of its mission to provide information about palliative care to the public, the Council has run a variety of workshops and lectures throughout the years. The workshops are usually run in the spring and fall and cover a range of topics from practical caregiving, how to access palliative care, living wills, communications, grieving and ethical issues. These workshops include the annual workshop held in memory of David Bourke - a co-founder of the Council.
As part of Palliative Care Week in May, the Council invites a well known speaker to present to address subjects of topical interest.
All these events are free and open to all.
With the help of NCS Multimedia, McGill University, the Council had been able to record its recent lectures which are listed here.
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Workshops
The workshops are a major focus of what the Council does to reach out to the public to advocate for Palliative Care and help provide much needed information for those facing crises near the end-of-life and enable them to live as well as possible.
To get an idea of the enormous variety of topics that have been presented we invite you to refer to:
English list of Council workshops
Resources
Palliative Care Reimagined: A Needed Shift
palliative_care_reimagined_2016_abel_and_kellehear.pdf
Health Law in Canada - Special Issue on physician assisted death
health_law_in_canada-special_issue-physician_assisted_death.pdf