Thomas Castelain

thomas.castelain@unifr.ch
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8005-0953

Clinical Research Assistant, Medicine Section

HFR MED16 bu. -16-913
Chemin des Pensionnats 2-6
1752 Villars-sur-Glâne

Hours of presence:
Monday: morning and afternoon
Tuesday: morning and afternoon
Wednesday: morning and afternoon
Thursday: morning and afternoon
Friday: morning and afternoon

HFR MED16, -16-913

Biography

A graduate of the University of Lausanne and holder of the Swiss Federal Medical Diploma since September 2025, I am currently working as a Research Resident in the Emergency Department at the HFR. Particularly committed to clinical research, I collaborate on various multidisciplinary projects, ranging from quality improvement initiatives to interventional studies conducted within the department.

Research and publications

Publications

3 publications

Structural empowerment of triage nurses in the redirection of low-acuity patients in a Swiss emergency department: a mixed-methods convergent pilot study
Youcef Guechi, Yoann Noire, Thomas Castelain, Romain D’Agostino, Vincent Ribordy, Anne-Laure Feral-Pierssens, BMC Emergency Medicine (2026) | Journal article

Follow-Up of Low-Acuity Patients After Redirection From a Swiss Emergency Department Using an Electronic Triage Application: Protocol for a Single-Center Prospective Cohort Study
Flora Gobet, Anne-Laure Feral-Pierssens, Thomas Castelain, Ludovic Galofaro, Hugo Najberg, Vincent Ribordy, Youcef Guechi, JMIR Research Protocols (2026) | Journal article

Clinical Approach to Acute Recreational Drug Intoxication in the Emergency Setting: A Practical Guide Based on Swiss Experience
Patrick Bless, Diane Blaser, Thomas Castelain, Sébastien Pugnale, Vincent Ribordy, Youcef Guechi, Toxics (2025) | Journal article