** Your Doctor's Hidden Past: How Banned Physicians Cross Borders Undetected
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What if the doctor treating you had been banned in another country for harming patients — and no one checked?

In this OCCRP Briefing, we discuss the findings of our unprecedented cross-border investigation Bad Practice, which tracked doctors who lost their licenses due to serious misconduct, only to relocate and continue practicing elsewhere in Europe and beyond.

Join investigative journalists from The Times, VG, and OCCRP as they share how they coordinated nearly 90 reporters across 50 media outlets to expose the system failures that leave patients vulnerable. You'll learn about the reporting techniques behind this complex investigation, why information-sharing between countries fails so often, and what this means for public safety and regulatory reform.

Who should attend: Healthcare policy professionals, patient safety advocates, journalists, researchers, compliance officers, and concerned citizens who want to understand gaps in medical oversight.


** Speakers
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Eiliv Frich Flydal is a Norwegian investigative journalist at VG, Norway's most-read news outlet. His reporting with OCCRP and other newsrooms has uncovered public funding abuse, illegal work conditions, and illicit financial flows around the world. Flydal was a key reporter and coordinator on the Bad Practice investigation.

George Greenwood is an investigations reporter at The Times in London, specializing in freedom of information requests and open-source data. George worked on the Bad Practice investigation with Eiliv and Kira, coordinating the work of almost 90 journalists from around the world who were involved in this project. George began his journalism career with BBC News.

Kira Zalan is an investigative editor at OCCRP, working with journalists around the world on Bad Practice and other cross-border investigations. Previously, she was a freelancer for the Global Investigative Journalism Network, Public Radio International, moneylaundering.com, and many others, where she covered financial regulation and financial crime.

⁨Julia Wallace is deputy editor in chief at OCCRP, overseeing global investigations and editorial operations. An award-winning veteran journalist, she previously reported across Southeast Asia for outlets including The New York Times and Voice of America. Julia will be moderating this discussion.


** Wednesday, Nov 5, 2025
7 a.m. PST / 10 a.m. EST / 4 p.m. CET
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