Killed by Care : Making Medicine Safe

Allder, Michael (producer). Buffie, Erna (producer). Suzuki, David T. 1936- (host). Zuckerbrot, Daniel (director). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Added Author). Host: Suzuki, David T., 1936-. (Cast).

Summary: It's a chilling statistic: up to 24,000 Canadians die every year from medical errors. This program probes the heart of the problem - how hospital processes can contribute to fatal errors. By examining four real-life scenarios and speaking with patients, families of patients, doctors and medical experts, this unflinching investigation comes up with some surprising answers. How does medical culture contribute to this? Uncover what happens when errors occur, how doctors and hospitals react and the solution that could prevent thousands of future deaths.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (45 min 02 sec)
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video
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Publisher: Toronto : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2004

Content descriptions

General Note:	From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to Curio subscribers
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Producer: Allder, Michael ; Producer: Buffie, Erna ; Director: Zuckerbrot, Daniel.
Participant or Performer Note:	Host: Suzuki, David T., 1936-.
Target Audience Note:	15-17.
System Details Note:	Available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: https://curio.ca/en/catalog/56625135-a4fa-49ce-b1a4-e68775df3e52
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:	CBC/Radio Canada has perpetual access rights to this streaming content.
Language Note:	In English.
Source of Description Note:	Source of description from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation