Dr James Malycha
School of Medicine
College of Health
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr James Malycha completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Adelaide in 2004. Dr Malycha undertook his basic Intensive Care Medicine training at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne from 2010 - 2013 before moving to continue his advanced training in Oxford, UK from 2014 - 2019. Dr Malycha was appointed as Clinical Research Fellow within the Kadoorie Centre for Critical Care Research and Education, University of Oxford, and began his PhD in January 2017, which was been conducted with financial and academic support from the University of Oxford and University of Adelaide. He became a Fellow of the Intensive Care Society of Australia and New Zealand in 2018 and a Locum Consultant at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford in 2019. Dr Malycha was appointed Consultant at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in 2020 and the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 2022. He currently Chairs the Medical Emergency Response Committee at the TQEH. Dr Malycha is active in research in the field of patient deterioration, rapid response systems, prognostic risk algorithms, health systems analysis and user interface development for digital clinical tools. He aims to improve patient care for those most at risk of avoidable adverse events while in hospital, to increase safety, efficiency and effectiveness of hospital systems and to harness the power of electronic patient record data to improve patient care.
Since 2017 Dr Malycha has published 30 peer reviewed journal articles, conference papers and book chapters, presented at multiple regional, national and international conferences and has participated in the generation of over $5M in competitive research funding. Expertscape (expertscape.com) ranks CI Malycha's expertise on research in clinical deterioration as 9th globally and his SciVal profile ranks him consistently in the top 10% of researchers in each of his chosen fields. CI Malycha is co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of HeartAI Pty Ltd, a digital platform that support informatics and AI in public hospitals. HeartAI has generated $3M in research funding since 2023 and is partnered with key Local Health Networks in South Australia to deliver data driven solutions into clinical workflows
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 - ongoing | Clinical Senior Lecturer | University of Adelaide |
| 2021 - ongoing | Adjunct Clinical Lecturer | University of South Australia |
| 2020 - 2021 | Deputy Chief Medical Information Officer | SA Health |
| 2019 - ongoing | Consultant | SA Health |
| 2019 - ongoing | Honorary Clinical Research Fellow | University of Oxford |
| 2017 - 2019 | Clinical Research Fellow | University of Oxford |
| 2011 - 2012 | Residential Tutor and Faculty Member | University of Melbourne |
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Research Award | The Thomas Willis Early Career Research Prize (Runner-Up) | University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, | United Kingdom | 500 GBP |
| 2018 | Award | Oxford Regional Intensive Care Society Spring Meeting, Best Poster, Foundation Doctor Poster Prize (Supervisor) | Oxford University Hospitals Trust | United Kingdom | - |
| 2018 | Award | Best of the Abstracts | The International Society of Rapid Response Systems and The National Outreach Forum, Rapid Response 2018 Conference, | United Kingdom | - |
| 2005 | Award | Department of Imaging: Resident/Intern Prize | Royal Perth Hospital | Australia | - |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | College of Intensive Care Medicine | Australia | FCICM |
| 2017 - 2022 | University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD |
| 2004 | University of Adelaide | Australia | MBBS |
| Date | Title | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Focused Intensive Care Echocardiography | Intensive Care Society | United Kingdom |
| 2003 | Certificate of Teaching English as a Foreign Language | Oxford TEFL | - |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Kovoor, J. G., Carmichael, G. J., Stretton, B., Gupta, A. K., Kleinig, O. S., Ittimani, M., . . . Bacchi, S. (2025). Predicting the Emergency Department Patient Journey Using a Machine Learning Approach.. JMIR AI, 4, e67321. |
| 2025 | Van Der Vegt, A. H., Campbell, V., Wang, S., Malycha, J., & Scott, I. A. (2025). Factors underpinning the performance of implemented artificial intelligence-based patient deterioration prediction systems: reasons for selection and implications for hospitals and researchers. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 32(3), 492-509. Scopus4 Europe PMC2 |
| 2024 | Van Der Vegt, A. H., Campbell, V., Mitchell, I., Malycha, J., Simpson, J., Flenady, T., . . . Scott, I. A. (2024). Systematic review and longitudinal analysis of implementing Artificial Intelligence to predict clinical deterioration in adult hospitals: What is known and what remains uncertain. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 31(2), 509-524. Scopus18 WoS18 Europe PMC19 |
| 2024 | Soares, J., Leung, C., Campbell, V., Van Der Vegt, A., Malycha, J., & Andersen, C. (2024). Intensive care unit admission criteria: a scoping review. Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 25(3), 296-307. Scopus5 |
| 2024 | Hastak, P., Cromer, D., Malycha, J., Andersen, C. R., Raith, E., Davenport, M. P., . . . Sasson, S. C. (2024). Defining the correlates of lymphopenia and independent predictors of poor clinical outcome in adults hospitalized with COVID-19 in Australia. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 10 pages. Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC6 |
| 2024 | Tsang, J. N. J., Bacchi, S., Ovenden, C. D., Goh, R., Kovoor, J. G., Gupta, A. K., . . . Malycha, J. (2024). Meeting medical emergency response criteria for hypertension is not associated with an increased likelihood of in-hospital mortality in a tertiary referral center. Resuscitation Plus, 19, 4 pages. |
| 2024 | Tyagi, D., Tan, S., Kovoor, J. G., Stretton, B., To, M. S., Goh, R., . . . Bacchi, S. (2024). In-hospital mortality is associated with observation-chart modifications. Australian Critical Care, 37(6), 837-838. |
| 2023 | Dishnica, N., Vuong, A., Xiong, L., Tan, S., Kovoor, J., Gupta, A., . . . Bacchi, S. (2023). Single count breath test for the evaluation of respiratory function in Myasthenia Gravis: A systematic review.. J Clin Neurosci, 112, 58-63. Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC7 |
| 2023 | Kovoor, J. G., Bacchi, S., Gupta, A. K., Stretton, B., Malycha, J., Reddi, B. A., . . . Maddern, G. J. (2023). The Adelaide Score: An artificial intelligence measure of readiness for discharge after general surgery. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 93(9), 2119-2124. Scopus19 WoS16 Europe PMC14 |
| 2023 | Wiseman, T. J., Tan, S., Stretton, B., Kovoor, J., Gupta, A., Fabian, J., . . . Bacchi, S. (2023). Double or nothing: Costs of duplicate haematinic ordering in medical inpatients.. Transfus Med, 33(5), 423-425. Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2023 | Kovoor, J. G., Bacchi, S., Gupta, A. K., Stretton, B., Nann, S. D., Aujayeb, N., . . . Maddern, G. J. (2023). Surgery’s Rosetta Stone: Natural language processing to predict discharge and readmission after general surgery. Surgery, 174(6), 1309-1314. Scopus8 WoS8 Europe PMC7 |
| 2022 | Malycha, J., Redfern, O., Pimentel, M., Ludbrook, G., Young, D., & Watkinson, P. (2022). Evaluation of a digital system to predict unplanned admissions to the intensive care unit: A mixed-methods approach. Resuscitation Plus, 9, 1-7. Scopus1 |
| 2022 | Malycha, J., Bacchi, S., & Redfern, O. (2022). Artificial intelligence and clinical deterioration. Current Opinion in Critical Care, 28(3), 315-321. Scopus16 WoS14 Europe PMC10 |
| 2022 | Malycha, J., Andersen, C., Redfern, O. C., Peake, S., Subbe, C., Dykes, L., . . . Jones, D. (2022). Protocol describing a systematic review and mixed methods consensus process to define the deteriorated ward patient. . BMJ open, 12(9), e057614. Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2021 | Wronikowska, M. W., Malycha, J., Morgan, L. J., Westgate, V., Petrinic, T., Young, J. D., & Watkinson, P. J. (2021). Systematic review of applied usability metrics within usability evaluation methods for hospital electronic healthcare record systems. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 27(6), 1403-1416. Scopus40 Europe PMC21 |
| 2021 | Pimentel, M. A. F., Redfern, O. C., Malycha, J., Meredith, P., Prytherch, D., Briggs, J., . . . Watkinson, P. J. (2021). Detecting deteriorating patients in the hospital: Development and validation of a novel scoring system. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 204(1), 44-52. Scopus55 Europe PMC50 |
| 2020 | Malycha, J., Murphy, D., Barker, G., Ludbrook, G., Young, J. D., & Watkinson, P. J. (2020). Using real-time location devices (RTLD) to quantify off-unit adult intensive care registrar workload: a 1-year tertiary NHS hospital prospective observational study. Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing, 34(4), 805-809. Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2019 | Pimentel, M. A. F., Smith, G. B., Redfern, O. C., Gerry, S., Collins, G. S., Malycha, J., . . . Watkinson, P. J. (2019). Reply to: NEWS2 needs to be tested in prospective trials involving patients with confirmed hypercapnia. Resuscitation, 139, 371-372. Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2019 | Pimentel, M. A. F., Redfern, O. C., Gerry, S., Collins, G. S., Malycha, J., Prytherch, D., . . . Watkinson, P. J. (2019). A comparison of the ability of the National Early Warning Score and the National Early Warning Score 2 to identify patients at risk of in-hospital mortality: a multi-centre database study. Resuscitation, 134, 147-156. Scopus130 WoS113 Europe PMC100 |
| 2019 | Subbe, C., Bannard-Smith, J., Bunch, J., Champunot, R., DeVita, M., Durham, L., . . . Welch, J. (2019). Corrigendum to “Quality metrics for the evaluation of Rapid Response Systems: Proceedings from the third international consensus conference on Rapid Response Systems” [Resuscitation 141 (2019) 1–12](S0300957219301807)(10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.05.012). Resuscitation, 145, 93-94. Scopus1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2019 | Subbe, C. P., Bannard-Smith, J., Bunch, J., Champunot, R., DeVita, M. A., Durham, L., . . . Welch, J. (2019). Quality metrics for the evaluation of Rapid Response Systems: Proceedings from the third international consensus conference on Rapid Response Systems. Resuscitation, 141, 1-12. Scopus71 WoS57 Europe PMC45 |
| 2019 | Smith, G. B., Redfern, O. C., Pimentel, M. A. F., Gerry, S., Collins, G. S., Malycha, J., . . . Watkinson, P. J. (2019). The National Early warning Score 2 (NEWS2). Clinical Medicine Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London, 19(3), 260. Scopus109 Europe PMC96 |
| 2019 | Malycha, J., Bonnici, T., Clifton, D. A., Ludbrook, G., Young, J. D., & Watkinson, P. J. (2019). Patient centred variables with univariate associations with unplanned ICU admission: a systematic review. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 19(1), 98-1-98-9. Scopus15 WoS16 Europe PMC14 |
| 2019 | Malycha, J., Farajidavar, N., Pimentel, M. A. F., Redfern, O., Clifton, D. A., Tarassenko, L., . . . Watkinson, P. J. (2019). The effect of fractional inspired oxygen concentration on early warning score performance: A database analysis. Resuscitation, 139, 192-199. Scopus21 WoS17 Europe PMC22 |
| 2019 | Malycha, J., Redfern, O. C., Ludbrook, G., Young, D., & Watkinson, P. J. (2019). Testing a digital system that ranks the risk of unplanned intensive care unit admission in all ward patients: Protocol for a prospective observational cohort study. BMJ Open, 9(9), 4 pages. Scopus8 WoS6 Europe PMC6 |
| 2017 | Malycha, J., Bonnici, T., Sebekova, K., Petrinic, T., Young, D., & Watkinson, P. (2017). Variables associated with unplanned general adult ICU admission in hospitalised patients: Protocol for a systematic review. Systematic Reviews, 6(1), 4 pages. Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC4 |
| 2015 | Malycha, J., & Colebourn, C. (2015). Repatriated patient with leptospirosis and severe iron deficiency. Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 16(4), 359. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Malycha, J., Redfern, O. C., Sundararajan, K., & O’Connell, A. (2025). Rapid Response System Informatics. In Textbook of Rapid Response Systems Concept and Implementation Third Edition 2024 (pp. 381-386). Springer Nature Switzerland. DOI |
| 2025 | Redfern, O. C., Malycha, J., & Watkinson, P. (2025). Track-and-Trigger System: Identifying and Predicting Patient Deterioration through Scores and Algorithms. In Textbook of Rapid Response Systems: Concept and Implementation: Third Edition 2024 (pp. 111-118). Springer Nature Switzerland. DOI |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Malycha, J., White, J., Phillips, A., Dykes, L., Wiklendt, L., Lambert, P., . . . Beilby, J. (2025). Implementing A Health Informatics System in The South Australian Public Health Network (Preprint). DOI |
| 2024 | Kovoor, J. G., Carmichael, G. J., Stretton, B., Gupta, A. K., Kleinig, O. S., Ittimani, M., . . . Bacchi, S. (2024). Emergency Department Patient Journey Prediction with Machine Learning (Preprint). DOI |
- CALHN Patient Flow Research Project (Principal Investigator), $200,000 (2025 – 2026), CALHN and AusHealth (2025 – 2026)
- NASCENT: Translating AI research to clinical practice; National infrastructure for real-time clinical AI trials. Medical Research Future Fund (HeartAI is one of two Key Infrastructure Partners) $4,331,539 (2024 – 2029)
- Codexa Clinical Casemix Coding Tool. AusHealth Innovation Grant (Principal Investigator) $784,000
- CALHN Critical Care Informatics System. CALHN CEO Clinical Rapid Implementation Project Scheme (CRIPS) Innovation grant (Principal Investigator) $200,000 (2023 – 2025)
- CALHN Critical Care Informatics System. AusHealth Innovation Grant. (Principal Investigator) $322,000 (2023 – 2025)
- Advanced Recovery Room Care – an iterative model to improve outcomes and reduce cost in perioperative care, CALHN CEO Clinical Rapid Implementation Project Scheme (CRIPS) (Chief Investigator) $200,000(2020 – 2022)
- Hospital Alerting via Electronic Noticeboard (HAVEN), Predicting unplanned ICU admission in ward patients, Wellcome Trust and Department of Health (UK) HICF-R9-524 (Clinical Research Fellow) £1,836,059 (2017 – 2019)
2021 - 23 Adelaide Medical School 5thyear Examiner
2019 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital ICU Teaching Coordinator
2017 Keble College, University of Oxford, 4th Year Medical Student, Clinical Tutor
2014 Oxford ICU Simulation Safe Patient Transfer Course, Instructor
2014 Oxford ICU Acute Life-Threatening Event, Recognition and Treatment, Instructor
2011 - 12 St Vincent’s Hospital ICU Teaching Coordinator
2011 - 12 Ormond College, University of Melbourne, Residential Tutor & Course Coordinator
2006 Intern Orientation Week, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Tutor
2003 Teaching English as Foreign Language (Certificate), Oxford House, Barcelona, Spain
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Explore the impact of life-course events and admission-related trauma on the experience of breathlessness and clinical outcomes for ICU patients | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Leigh Rushworth |
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