UNASP

National union of Associations for the development of the Palliative Care

UNASP account 60 associations the voluntary ones of accompaniment of patients at the end of the lifetime divided on a big part of the metropolitan territory, but also in addition to sea. 1600 voluntary of accompaniment ensures a presence near the patients suffering from a pathology potentially mortal and near their close relations.

The UNASP has its origin in creation, in Paris in 1984, of the Association for the development of the Palliative Care, become in 1995 ASP founder - Association for the development of the palliative care founder . Three people were the initiators.

Two former nurses, become one doctor reanimator anesthetist and the other senior official, had known on the face of Normandy the sufferings of the casualties. Monique TAVERNIER very had then early taken as a starting point the English experiment of the palliative Soins with the Saint Christopher' S Hospice and had reported it in Francoise DISSART. This one made of it share with the General inspector of the Armies Jean FAVERIS at the time of a session of the Institute of the High Studies of National defense. A project was set up, and the ASP created under the presidency of Jean FAVERIS.

The first priority will be to work out a charter defining the ethics and the objectives of association. This one wants to be with the service and the patients and their families, via teams of voluntary accompanying associated with structures or networks of care.

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