In Canada alone it's estimated that between 9,000 and 24,000 people die every year as a result of medical error. The Nature of Things presents Killed By Care: Making Medicine Safe a one hour documentary that explores the tragic consequences of medical error and the devastating impact it can have on patients, their families and on health care workers as well. So how do we prevent the errors from happening? And how do we make medicine safe? According to a new breed of patient safety experts, it all begins with telling the truth and learning from medical mistakes.

Killed By Care: Making Medicine Safe is written and produced by Erna Buffie. It is directed and produced by Daniel Zuckerbrot. Michael Allder is executive producer of The Nature of Things with David Suzuki.