Deaths and a Doctor's Past Transfix Australians.

Focuses on Dr. Jayant Patel, an American citizen educated in India, and the question of whether he is responsible in the deaths of 87 patients. Accusations against Patel from Toni Ellen Hoffman, head nurse in the intensive care unit in Bundaberg, Australia during Patel's tenure; How Patel's case is raising questions about how the medical profession regulates its doctors, especially those who evade troubled pasts; Role of an Australian commission, which will hear from former patients and the families of deceased patients; Reactions of Bundaberg residents to the allegations; Criticism of medical authorities after Hedley Thomas, an Australian investigative reporter, discovered past disciplinary actions against Patel in New York and Oregon; Background on Patel; Overview of the case.