MrRicky Odedra

Ricky is an NIHR funded PhD Candidate within the North West London Patient Safety Research Collaboration (PSRC) based in the Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI). His research is exploring and evaluating the safety of using artifical intelligence (AI) for discharge communication to reduce harm from language barriers in paediatric emergency care. The project is part of the SafetyNet network and supervised by Mr Erik Mayer, Dr Ruud Nijman, Dr Adam Sutherland, and previously, Dr Phoebe Averill.

Ricky completed his MSc in Communication, Management, and Health at Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) in Switzerland, following undergraduate studies at the University of Pécs Medical and Business Schools in Hungary. 

His previous experience includes work in business development and consulting for pharmaceuticals and biotechnology companies, as well as carrying out mixed-methods research in behaviour change utilising large datasets and qualitative approaches.