THE BEST HOSPITALS AN INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT IN FRANCE

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France is internationally renowned for its healthcare system and a long tradition of hospitality. For the first time, the healthcare possibilities in France are being presented in an informational brochure for patients around the world.

France is a wellspring of medical innovation. Our teams of doctors and researchers, trained according to the most rigorous standards, are behind some of the world’s most important discoveries in a variety of therapeutic fields. To make its expertise available to all, France has decided to consolidate its care infrastructure for individuals seeking medical treatment in our country.

Making the choice to be away from one’s family to obtain the best treatment is never easy. Moreover, such a decision is often made when a patient is in pain or distress and with great urgency. It is essential that every stage of this decision-making process be made as simple as possible, whether it be in terms of finding the most suitable facility, preparing administrative requirements or planning the trip for the patient and family members. France now has a system in place to assist patients during this difficult time and facilitate their care from start to finish so they can focus on healing.

Access to French healthcare is now much easier, with a facilitated health visa process, improved hosting conditions for patients and their families, tailored services, and specially trained staff available if needed.

Patients who do not have access to the care they need in their home countries can now receive medical treatment and care that meets their quality, cost and hospitality expectations. And perhaps the bounty of treasures that can be found all around the country can further heal patients who have chosen to come to France for their treatment. › GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT IN FRANCE / summary

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Healthcare in France, international excellence 2

Practical information 6

Discover France, a unique experience 8

Cardiology 10

Gynaecology – obstetrics 12

Neurology 14

Oncology 16

Orthopaedic services 18

Paediatrics 20

Rehabilitation services 22

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HEALTHCARE IN FRANCE International excellence

RENOWNED HEALTHCARE Prizes, with awards received as recently as 2008 (Professors With an internationally recognized Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and healthcare system, groundbreaking Luc Montagnier: discovery of the research facilities and high-quality retrovirus responsible for causing infrastructures, France welcomes AIDS) and 2011 (Professor Jules many patients from around the Hoffmann: research on innate globe. immunity). French research is Its medical teams are ranked especially active in the fight against among the best in the world. cancer and the treatment of rare French excellence extends to diseases. numerous surgical and medical specialities, notably for the France strives to ensure effective treatment of cancers, heart transfer of technological and diseases, orthopaedic surgery and scientific advances to therapeutic reconstructive surgery (SoMedical fields, and several training centres 2013 ranking). for new techniques have been created, including IRCAD, the European School of Surgery A GUARANTEE OF FASTER (EEC) and Cancer Campus. These TREATMENT MEETING THE institutions were founded on the HIGHEST STANDARDS IN principles of translational medicine ALL FIELDS to speed patients access to the latest discovers and improve The French healthcare system the overall healthcare system often receives top honours in performance. international rankings: it is first on the World Health Organization’s ranking of the world’s health HEALTH ESTABLISHMENTS systems. This recognized OPEN TO THE WORLD performance ensures that patients receive treatment quickly Our hospitals employ doctors, with average wait times that researchers and students from earned France third place on the around the world. They have come Commonwealth Fund 2014 ranking. to learn about French medical It also means uninsured patients expertise through the best research who are not French residents and training programmes and help are able to benefit from very spread that knowledge across the competitive prices. globe.

Numerous techniques and surgical A CULTURE OF specialities, such as heart surgery, INNOVATION FOR CUTTING- neurosurgery and robotic surgery, EDGE HEALTHCARE were developed in France and many – including the fields of Research by French medical gynaecology and oncology – owe research teams has won 13 Nobel much to French teams.

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CERTIFIED QUALITY WITH THE HIGHEST OF STANDARDS

France has a quality control system, overseen by its National Health Authority (HAS), which is among the best in the world. French healthcare facilities are required to undergo certification every four years to ensure their quality level meets basic criteria regarding infection risk, patient identification, pain management, medication management and policies to improve care quality and safety. These are some of the most stringent certification standards in the world.

A high-quality and safe certification system that is among the most stringent « in the world

A HEALTHCARE SYSTEM THAT CONSIDERS ETHICS AND CONDUCT AS CORE VALUES

Practising medicine in France is governed by a medical conduct code that covers such principles as the respect of human dignity and professional confidentiality, patients’ right to information and the obligation to obtain consent for all interventions. The equally high-quality therapeutic offer, available to all without distinction and subject to strict oversight, has earned French healthcare facilities one of the best reputations for probity in the world.

Article 7 of the Code of Conduct stipulates that “doctors must listen, examine, advise or offer care of the same standard to all patients regardless of their origin, nationality, religion or feelings they may have towards them.”

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Clinique Claude Bernard, Ermont

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PRACTICAL ACCESS With its two international airports, Paris INFORMATION is a main entry point to France for many foreign visitors. It is well connected to all of the country’s major cities by air lille and train. ▸ 38 international airports in France, two of which are in Paris; high-speed trains (TGV) available from Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle Airport to all major paris STRASBOURG cities in France.

▸ All means of transport are available for rennes getting around Paris and the surrounding metropolitan area (Île-de-France): train, angers nantes RER, metro, tramway, bus and taxi. Connection is also available to all major French cities via high-speed train (TGV), clermont- domestic flights and main motorways. ferrand lyon

grenoble bordeaux ACCOMMODATION

France has a considerable offer of hotels NICE of all categories in all of its cities and biarritz toulouse montpellier near to hospital facilities. It is also possible to find furnished apartments for marseille longer stays. All cities make hotel and booking information available through their tourist offices. In Paris, there are 100 km more than forty booking centres.

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Left to right : CHU d’Amiens - Centre Antoine Lacassagne, Centre de lutte contre le cancer de Nice - Institut de Cancerologie de l’Ouest, Nantes

SHORT STAY VISA (SCHENGEN VISA) FOR MEDICAL REASONS

To receive medical treatment What documents must be submitted ★ If applicable, proof of registration in France, it may be necessary with the request? on the national organ and cornea (depending on your nationality) to You will need to submit all basic transplant list provided by the obtain a short stay visa for medical documentation required for any medical/surgical team that will be reasons. short stay visa as well as specific performing the transplant. documentation pertaining to your Who must obtain a visa? medical situation, which will be handled Is it mandatory to appear in person at A visa is not required for European with absolute confidentiality. the consulate to make the request? Union citizens. The European Union has Yes, unless the traveller’s health also waived the visa requirement for The following basic documentation is prevents doing so. citizens of certain countries (such as required for all short stay visas: the United States and the United Arab ★ Proof of accommodation in France What procedure should be followed Emirates) if the length of stay(s) does ★ Proof of travel and repatriation for those accompanying the patient not exceed 90 days in a 180-day period. insurance on the trip? Citizens with the following nationalities ★ Proof of sufficient personal finances In addition to the documentation required (the list is not exhaustive) are required to cover daily expenses while in for a Schengen Visa, specific documentation to apply for a short stay visa: Algeria, France (payslips, bank statements, may be requested, including: Cameroon, China, Egypt, Gabon, Ivory etc.) ★ Proof of a family relationship with Coast, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Niger, ★ If applicable, documentation for the patient, or if no family ties exist, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal and Tunisia. minors (birth certificate, parental a letter from the visa applicant authorization if the minor is traveling justifying the reason for coming How do you obtain a visa? without his or her parents) ★ Proof that costs related to the Visa requests must be made to the applicant will be covered by the competent French consulate in the Other documentation specific to your organization covering the patient’s visitor’s home country. situation may be requested, such as: medical costs. ★ Written confirmation from the French How long does the process take? healthcare facility that it will be It is possible to extend the visa? A response to a visa request is usually admitting the patient, with the dates An extension may be accorded on a made within two to ten days. In the and duration of the planned hospital case-by-case basis in the event that event of a proven medical emergency, stay and an estimate of the cost of the patient’s condition requires it. A the competent French consulate can care; certificate of health from the healthcare expedite processing. ★ A letter from a credible and facility or the attending physician trustworthy health insurance must be provided. All administrative Is this visa different than a tourist visa? organization (in the event of a procedures must be handled at the Like a tourist visa, a visa for medical reciprocal social security agreement competent prefecture in France. reasons is a short term visa (also known between the home country and as a Schengen Visa) which is valid for France: prior approval by the health For more information, contact the 90 days over a 180-day period. It can insurance company in the home French Consulate and relevant take into account the patient’s specific country to cover the cost of care) or healthcare establishments (see the situation, and therefore a tourist visa proof that medical fees have been “Specialities” section of this brochure cannot serve as a substitute. paid for in advance; for contact information).

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DISCOVER France A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE

Every region – and indeed every city – ★ Reims, where coronation ceremonies ★ If you’re looking to cool off, head to the has its own identity. Staying in for France’s kings long took place, Alps: Lyon, for its gastronomy, bustling one of them is an opportunity played a key role in the country’s piers and city centre that has the honour to discover a wealth of culture, history, a fact that is obvious in the of being a UNESCO World Heritage Site. heritage and gastronomy like no city’s impressive heritage. Reims is also other. the capital of the Champagne region, ★ And Grenoble, overlooked by whose bubbly is prized the world over. the Vercors Massif, the Belledonne ★ Paris, the City of Light, capital peaks and the Chartreuse forests that of fashion and romance, is known ★ To the west is Nantes, just 30 stretch all the way into the city. the world over for its beauty and minutes from the Atlantic Ocean and history. It nurtures modernity through the entry point to Brittany and the Val ★ Cosmopolitan Montpellier, a cultural and creative offering that de Loire, a region celebrated for its which is home to the world’s oldest is among the best in the world: Renaissance-era castles. medical university, in a region that museums, cinemas, theatres, concert boasts six UNESCO World Heritage Sites. halls and operas make this a global ★ Not far away is Angers, whose capital of culture. centuries-old way of life is reflected in ★ An entry to the Mediterranean its mediaeval castle, fine food culture and “gateway to the Middle East”, ★ Lille, a city in northern France and local vineyards. Marseille, with its southern French known for its warm and welcoming flair, is the country’s second largest people, Flemish architecture and ★ To the south is Bordeaux, near city. It was named European Capital of dynamic culture. the Atlantic coast, the world capital of Culture in 2013. wine with vineyards that have been ★ To the east, Strasbourg balances cultivated for more than two millennia. ★ Ideally located along the an old town that is a UNESCO World Mediterranean coast and not far from Heritage Site with the bold modern ★ To the southwest is Toulouse, “the the mountains, Nice is as well known architecture of its European quarter Pink City”, a student city of easy living for its tourist appeal as it is for its where EU institutions are located. and cutting-edge space research. Mediterranean lifestyle and heritage.

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France is the world’s top « tourist destination

France is not only recognized for throw away from major cities. Many From the Channel to Provence, the quality of its healthcare but regions and cities have an especially Brittany, Alsace, Burgundy, the South- also stands out for its culture and well-developed hotel and sporting west and Corsica, visitors can discover varied landscapes. infrastructures, which are perfect for each region through its specialty relaxing and recovering. dishes, not to mention celebrated For patients as well as those French wines. With wine options accompanying them, travelling to France’s cities also offer some of from Burgundy, Bordeaux, Alsace France is also an opportunity to the best shopping around: from and Champagne, there is something discover the country’s exceptional luxury clothing and accessories to for everyone, whether amateur or heritage. art, handcrafted items or fine food, connoisseur. opportunities abound. Non-European UNESCO declared “The Gastronomic With 39 sites on UNESCO’S World residents can also benefit from a VAT Meal of the French” Intangible Cultural Heritage list, 8,000 museums, countless refund (value added tax). Heritage of Humanity in 2010. monuments and a wide variety of events, visitors won’t be disappointed French regions set their own rhythms, France embodies a way of life that with France’s cultural offering. guided by an exceptional cultural life emphasizes taking care of yourself. and architectural heritage. They tell If nature is more your style, their story through local dishes, with spectacular views await along recipes that are sometimes known Find more information the sea, in the mountains or in around the globe and sometimes on travelling in France at: the countryside, all just a stone’s closely guarded. www.france.fr

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cardiologie AT THE FOREFRONT OF MEDICAL PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS

26 million PEOPLE SUFFER FROM HEART FAILURE AROUND THE WORLD, WITH 15 MILLION Cardiology is one of the fields of medicine that has made IN EUROPE. the greatest strides in recent decades. Advances in research and technology mean that varied, effective and less invasive treatments are available or will soon be for IN FOCUS most heart diseases.

To offer cutting-edge healthcare to their patients, French A EUROPEAN FIRST establishments are equipped with ultra-modern technological 3D IMAGING USED TO REPAIR facilities and employ the latest in medical advances. HEARTS IN YOUNG PATIENTS They make use of the best techniques in interventional The CHU de Toulouse teaching cardiology (intervention on the coronary arteries using hospital carried out three procedures X-ray visualization, without the need for surgery) and have in November 2015 to repair congenital developed several promising technological innovations heart defects in paediatric patients for a range of heart diseases: the Carmat artificial heart, using a 3D imaging tool, a first in bioresorbable stents and leadless pacemakers, among others. Europe. The hospital in Toulouse is the only Remote cardiac services are also becoming more widespread paediatric cardiology centre equipped in France, with such activities as echocardiogram interpretation with the EchoNavigator, a tool that and remote monitoring of patients’ implanted medical devices enables heart surgeons to combine (defibrillator) and heart rhythms. ultrasound and X-ray images to guide their movements during heart repairs.

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TESTIMONIAL Dr Romain CADOR Director of Cardiology, Hôpital Saint-Joseph (Paris)

Interventional cardiology comprises coronary cardiology (dilated cardiomyopathy), structural cardiology (non- surgical treatment of heart valves) and electrophysiology (implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators and ablation of cardiac arrhythmias). French teams are pioneers in the field of coronary medicine – the first coronary stent in the world was implanted in France – and maintain a high level of technical expertise with extremely experienced specialists. These specialists are able to offer very complex non-surgical techniques to patients that can lead to shorter hospitalization times and faster recovery. Care is always thoroughly planned out and tailored to every patient.

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PARIS Île-de-France ▸ Centre hospitalier intercommunal de ▸ Clinique du Pont de Chaume, Montauban Poissy Saint-Germain-en-Laye International contact: Gauthier ESCARTIN, ▸ Public hospitals in Paris (AP-HP) International contact: Managing Director Hôpital Bichat, Paris Dr Xavier Marchand +33 (0)5 63 68 33 03 International contact: Pr Enrique CASALINO +33 (0)1 39 27 52 22 [email protected] +33 (0)1 40 25 77 66 [email protected] www.clinique-pontdechaume.fr [email protected] www.chi-poissy-st-germain.fr www.aphp.fr south-east Hôpital européen Georges Pompidou - ▸ Clinique des Lilas, Les Lilas International contact: ▸ Clinique de la Sauvegarde, Lyon HEGP, Paris International contact: Frédérique Perlier International contact: Pr Philippe MENASCHE Dr Louis-Denis DURANTHON +33 (0)1 43 62 22 22 +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 +33 (0)1 56 09 36 21 www.clinique-sauvegarde.capio.fr [email protected] [email protected] www.aphp.fr www.cliniquedeslilas.fr ▸ Hôpital cardiovasculaire et pneumolo- gique Louis Pradel – Hospices Civils de Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris NORTH-east Lyon, Lyon International contact: Pr Michel KOMAJDA ▸ Hôpital Cardiologique, Lille International contact: Pr Georges Mellier +33 (0)1 42 16 30 02 International contact: +33 (0)4 72 35 58 86 [email protected] Virginie Vanderbeke, Billing Manager [email protected] www.aphp.fr +33 (0)3 20 44 43 94 www.chu-lyon.fr [email protected] ▸ Groupe hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, ▸ Institut Arnault Tzanck, Saint-Laurent- www.chru-lille.fr Paris du-Var International Patient Center ▸ Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg - International contact: Jean-Marc SAULI +33 (0)1 44 12 78 81 Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg +33 (0)4 92 27 39 12 [email protected] International contact: [email protected] www.hpsj.fr Yara EL-ELEYWA LE CORFF www.tzanck.org +33 (0)3 88 11 50 50 ▸ American Hospital of Paris, Neuilly-sur- ▸ Assistance publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, [email protected] Seine Marseille www.chru-strasbourg.fr International Unit www.ap-hm.fr +33 (0)1 46 41 82 68 [email protected] NORTH-WEST ▸ Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve – CHRU www.american-hospital.org ▸ Pôle Santé Sud – CMCM, Le Mans de Montpellier, Montpellier International contact: Administration Office International contact: Véronique TRINQUIER ▸ Institut mutualiste Montsouris, Paris +33 (0)2 43 78 38 37 +33 (0)4 67 33 93 16 International contact: Thomas PIGNIER [email protected] [email protected] +33 (0)1 56 61 63 90 www.polesantesud.fr www.chu-montpellier.fr [email protected] imm.fr south-WEST FRENCH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES ▸ Centre hospitalier privé de l’Europe, ▸ Polyclinique du Parc, Toulouse ▸ CHU de Martinique, Fort-de-France Le Port Marly International contact: Frédérique Perlier International contact: Sarah LAFORTUNE, International contact: +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 International Patient Coordinator Jean-Philippe M aureille, [email protected] +596 596 55 96 03 Administration and Finance Director www.polyclinique-parc.capio.fr [email protected] +33 (0)1 39 17 21 86 www.chu-fortdefrance.fr [email protected] ▸ Clinique des Cèdres, Cornebarrieu www.chp-europe.fr International contact: Frédérique Perlier +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 [email protected] www.clinique-cedres.capio.fr

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GYNAECOLOGY – OBSTETRICS WELLBEING FOR WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN

23,000 BIRTHS THROUGH ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY (ART) EVERY YEAR IN FRANCE.* Lifetime health for women is an essential consideration in France. For the field of gynaecology, which treats women IN FOCUS regardless of their age and for all reproductive system diseases, French healthcare facilities have consultation SOON TO COME: BIRTHS units, emergency gynaecological services, and surgical, oncological and medical gynaecological units. FOLLOWING UTERUS TRANSPLANTS IN FRANCE For the field of obstetrics, a speciality focused on On 5 November 2015, the French National pregnant women and their unborn child, France has Agency of Medicine and Health Products numerous cutting-edge maternity hospitals throughout Safety (ANSM) officially gave the green light the country. These establishments have labour wards on the uterus transplant clinical trial led by the (delivery rooms and obstetric surgery ward) and gynaecology and obstetrics team at the CHU nurseries, emergency obstetric services, high-risk de Limoges teaching hospital. As result, women pregnancy services, neonatal screening services and born without a uterus or having undergone prenatal/foetal diagnosis units. During delivery, neonatal a hysterectomy for a benign condition will and maternal resuscitation services are available to be able to give birth after receiving a uterus handle any complications that may arise for mother and from a deceased organ donor. The clinical trial baby. will initially include eight volunteers; the first transplant should take place in late 2016 with Moreover, each French region has several establishments the first birth in late 2018. that are authorized to practise clinically or biologically Until now, only Sweden has had successful assisted reproduction. outcomes in births after a uterus transplant.

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TESTIMONIAL Pr Jean-Marc AYOUBI Director of Gynaecology-Obstetrics, Hôpital Foch (Paris)

France is renowned for its high-quality healthcare and for the excellence of its surgical gynaecology, obstetrics and reproductive medicine teams. The experience and organization of these divisions ensure excellent treatment for couples dealing with infertility, mothers-to-be and their babies while also providing high-level surgical gynaecology services. Performance, technology and quality services are possible not only because of this expertise but from medical and nursing teams’ willingness to listen, provide assistance and offer attentive care.

▸ American Hospital of Paris, Neuilly-sur- SOUTH-WEST + ESTABLISHMENTS Seine International Unit ▸ Capio Clinique Belharra, Bayonne PARIS Île-de-France +33 (0)1 46 41 82 68 International contact: Frédérique Perlier [email protected] +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 ▸ Public hospitals in Paris (AP-HP) www.american-hospital.org [email protected] Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris www.clinique-belharra.capio.fr International contact: Pr Francis BRUNELLE ▸ Institut mutualiste Montsouris, Paris +33 (0)1 44 49 51 72 International contact: Thomas PIGNIER ▸ Clinique des Cèdres, Cornebarrieu [email protected] +33 (0)1 56 61 63 90 International contact: Frédérique Perlier www.aphp.fr [email protected] +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 www.imm.fr [email protected] Hôpital Armand Trousseau, Paris www.clinique-cedres.capio.fr International contact: Dr. Patrick Richard NORTH-EAST +33 (0)1 71 73 89 68 ▸ Clinique Saint Jean Languedoc, Toulouse [email protected] ▸ Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg - International contact: Frédérique Perlier www.aphp.fr Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 International contact: [email protected] Hôpital Antoine Béclère, Paris Yara EL-ELEYWA LE CORFF www.clinique-saint-jean-languedoc.capio.fr International contact: Pr René ADAM +33 (0)3 88 11 50 50 +33 (0)1 45 59 30 28 [email protected] SOUTH-eaST [email protected] www.chru-strasbourg.fr www.aphp.fr ▸ Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Hôpital ▸ Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, Lille femme Mère Enfant Centre Hospitalier Hôpital Bicêtre, Paris International contact: Lyon Sud, Lyon International contact: Pr René ADAM Natacha Dupuis, Billing Manager International contact: Pr Georges Mellier +33 (0)1 45 59 30 28 +33 (0)3 20 44 59 62 poste 34593 +33 (0)4 72 35 58 86 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.aphp.fr www.chru-lille.fr www.chu-lyon.fr Hôpital Cochin, Paris ▸ Hôpital Privé Natecia, Lyon International contact: Pr Simon WEBER NORTH-west International contact: Daniela ANGHEL +33 (0)1 58 41 16 63 ▸ Centre Hospitalier Privé Saint-Grégoire, [email protected] [email protected] Saint-Grégoire (Ille-et-Vilaine) www.natecia.fr www.aphp.fr Nicolas BIOULOU +33 (0)2 99 23 33 37 ▸ Médipôle de Savoie, Challes-les-Eaux Hôpital européen Georges Pompidou - [email protected] International contact: Michel PESENTI HEGP, Paris www.chpsaintgregoire.com +33 (0)4 79 26 80 80 International contact: Pr Philippe MENASCHE [email protected] +33 (0)1 56 09 36 21 ▸ Clinique Bretéché, Nantes www.medipole-de-savoie.fr [email protected] International contact: Claudie Pouvreau www.aphp.fr +33 (0)2 51 86 78 10 ▸ Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve – CHRU de [email protected] Montpellier, Montpellier Hôpital Tenon, Paris www.clinique-breteche.fr International contact: Véronique TRINQUIER International contact: Pr Jean Pierre LOTZ +33 (0)4 67 33 93 16 +33 (0)1 56 01 63 73 ▸ Pôle Santé Sud - CMCM, Le Mans [email protected] [email protected] Administration Office www.chu-montpellier.fr www.aphp.fr +33 (0)2 43 78 38 37 [email protected] FRENCH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES Hôpital Universitaire Robert Debré, Paris www.polesantesud.fr International contact: Pr Alaa EL GHONEIMI ▸ CHU de Martinique, Fort-de-France +33 (0)1 40 03 21 59 ▸ Clinique du Mail, La Rochelle International contact: Sarah LAFORTUNE [email protected] International contact: Sylvie Target International Patient Coordinator www.aphp.fr +33 (0)5 46 00 43 89 +596 596 55 96 03 [email protected] [email protected] ▸ Groupe hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Paris www.clinique-mail.capio.fr www.chu-fortdefrance.fr International contact: International Patient Center +33 (0)1 44 12 78 81 [email protected] www.hpsj.fr

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Neurology A RANGE OF DISEASES, SPECIFIC TREATMENT APPROACHES

26 million PEOPLE IN THE WORLD SUFFER FROM EPILEPSY WHILE 24 MILLION SUFFER FROM ALZHEIMER’S AND DEMENTIA.*

Neurology is a speciality field that treats diseases of the nervous system. Neurological problems, which range from IN FOCUS headaches to epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease and strokes, affect nearly a billion people around the world. PARKINSON’S DISEASE FRANCE LEADING THE WAY IN Neurology units in France are comprised of neurological RESEARCH doctors and neurosurgeons with considerable experience. They treat: Between 2009 and 2013, a joint › strokes and transient ischemic attacks (TIA) French and English research team led › degenerative diseases: Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s a gene therapy clinical trial for patients suffering from severe Parkinson’s disease, etc. disease. Fifteen patients received this › epilepsy, multiple sclerosis (MS) and vasculitis new treatment, which involved the › brain tumours injection of a vector expressing the › diseases of the peripheral nervous system (polyneuropathy, genes of three enzymes essential to sciatic nerve pain) and muscular diseases biosynthesis of dopamine, which is › migraines and headaches lacking in patients with Parkinson’s disease. This therapy has helped In addition to neurosurgeons, these hospital divisions also certain brain cells begin making and include nerve paralysis and imaging specialists. secreting dopamine once again. In all The complex nature of neurology has led to very specific patients, motor symptoms stemming treatment approaches (sub-specialities, highly technical from the disease were improved up to treatment, innovations, renowned centres) based on each 12 months after the treatment. major disease group. The trial was coordinated by Professor Stéphane Palfi, Director of Neurosurgery at the Hôpital Henri- Mondor (AP-HP) in Paris.

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TESTIMONIAL Pr Stephan CHABARDES Neurosurgery clinic, Hôpital Michallon, CHU de Grenoble

France has a long tradition of excellence in the fields of neurology and neurosurgery. Numerous therapeutic innovations have been launched and developed in France, such as deep brain stimulation to treat Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, epilepsy surgery and treatments for vascular malformations and brain tumours. For the most part, the teams work in teaching hospitals with the most modern of resources at their disposal. Their extensive expertise means they are able to safely treat both adult and young patients.

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PARIS Île-de-France [email protected] SOUTH-eaST www.fondation-hopale.org ▸ Public hospitals in Paris (AP-HP) ▸ Hôpital neurologique Pierre Wertheimer – Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris NORTH-weST Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon International contact: Pr Michel KOMAJDA International contact: Pr Georges Mellier +33 (0)1 42 16 30 02 ▸ Clinique Bretéché, Nantes +33 (0)4 72 35 58 86 [email protected] International contact: Claudie Pouvreau [email protected] www.aphp.fr +33 (0)2 51 86 78 10 www.chu-lyon.fr [email protected] Hôpital Bicêtre, Paris www.clinique-breteche.fr ▸ CHU de Grenoble International contact: Pr René ADAM International contact: ▸ Clinique du Mail, La Rochelle +33 (0)1 45 59 30 28 Micheline FERRASIATMellier International contact: Sylvie Target [email protected] +33 (0)4 76 76 50 57 +33 (0)5 46 00 43 89 www.aphp.fr [email protected] [email protected] www.chu-grenoble.fr Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris www.clinique-mail.capio.fr International contact: Pr Emile SARFATI ▸ Hôpital de la Timone, Marseille +33 (0)1 42 49 91 89 SOUTH-WEST International contact: Manon Bruna [email protected] ▸ Capio Clinique Aguilera, Biarritz +33 (0)4 91 38 70 58 www.aphp.fr International contact: [email protected] Frédérique Perlier fr.ap-hm.fr/nos-hopitaux/hopital- ▸ American Hospital of Paris, Neuilly-sur-Seine +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 de-la-timone International Unit [email protected] +33 (0)1 46 41 82 68 www.clinique-aguilera.capio.fr ▸ Hôpital Gui de Chauliac - CHRU de [email protected] Montpellier, Montpellier www.american-hospital.org ▸ Polyclinique du Parc, Toulouse International contact: Véronique TRINQUIER International contact: +33 (0)4 67 33 93 16 ▸ Groupe hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Paris Frédérique Perlier [email protected] International Patient Center +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 www.chu-montpellier.fr +33 (0)1 44 12 78 81 [email protected] [email protected] www.polyclinique-parc.capio.fr FRENCH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES www.hpsj.fr ▸ CHU de Martinique, Fort-de-France ▸ Clinique des Cèdres, Cornebarrieu ▸ Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild, Paris International contact: Sarah LAFORTUNE, International contact: +33 (0)1 48 03 63 00 International Patient Coordinator Frédérique Perlier [email protected] +596 596 55 96 03 +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 www.fo-rothschild.fr [email protected] [email protected] www.chu-fortdefrance.fr www.clinique-cedres.capio.fr NORTH-EAST ▸ Fondation Hopale, Berck-sur-Mer International contact: Snezana Walz +33 (0)3 21 89 42 99 15 › GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT IN FRANCE / SPECIALITIES

Oncology TREATMENT THAT IS TAILORED TO EVERY PATIENT

20% ONCOLOGY REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 20% OF ALL SHORT HOSPITAL STAYS IN FRANCE. FOR PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED FOR CANCER TREATMENT, THE MAIN TYPES OF TREATMENT DEAL WITH CANCERS OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, BREAST CANCER AND SKIN CANCER.

Cancer care in France is structured around a system of authorizations: healthcare establishments must have a IN FOCUS specific authorization accorded by their regional health agency to treat cancer patients. Organizing care in this way ensures quality treatment across the entire country. “CYBER-SURGERY” Specific treatment programmes have been created to AT THE IHU DE STRASBOURG meet the needs of rare cancer patients or those with Founded in 2011, the Institut Hospitalo- genetic predispositions as well as elderly and young univer¬sitaire (IHU) de Strasbourg, cancer patients. sometimes referred to as the “institute of minimally invasive imaging-guided surgery” The national cancer genetics programme includes seeks to offer patients innovative therapies consultations for people with family histories that may for minimally invasive procedures as quickly suggest hereditary types of cancer so they can receive as possible. In July 2012, it was the first genetic testing. establishment to undertake “cyber-surgery” France also has special cancer treatment centres (CLCC) by operating on a 36-year-old patient in addition to its hospital networks. These centres, which with a liver tumour. The tumour resection treat cancer exclusively, handle treatment, research and was done via robotic surgery guided by teaching with a view to continually improving the quality augmented reality, which consists of taking and accessibility of care. virtual images and fusing them with images taken in real time by a camera inserted into the patient’s body during the operation. The patient was able to leave the hospital just one week after the operation.

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+ ESTABLISHMENTS PARIS Île-de-France ▸ Gustave Roussy (CLCC), Villejuif TESTIMONIAL +33 (0)1 42 11 43 29 ▸ Public hospitals in Paris (AP-HP) [email protected] PR PATRICE VIENS Hôpital Cochin Port-Royal, Paris www.gustaveroussy.fr President of UNICANCER International contact: Pr Simon WEBER C - R - Cs +33 (01 58 41 16 63 [email protected] ▸ Institut mutualiste Montsouris, Paris France is internationally renowned for its www.aphp.fr International contact: Thomas PIGNIER C - Cs expertise in cancer care, treatment and research. +33 (0)1 56 61 63 90 Hôpital européen Georges [email protected] As a result, it has one of the best cancer Pompidou - HEGP, Paris imm.fr survival rates in Europe. French establishments International contact: Pr Philippe C - Cs have been able to stay ahead of recent and MENASCHE ▸ Centre chirurgical des Princes, +33 (0)1 56 09 36 21 Boulogne-Billancourt promising developments such as personalized [email protected] International contact: Corinne GROSLIER www.aphp.fr +33 (0)1 46 99 22 08 medicine and immunotherapy and have some C - R - Cs [email protected] of the most cutting-edge technology in the Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris www.centre-des-princes.fr International contact: Pr Michel Cs world. We present to you here a selection of KOMAJDA ▸ Centre hospitalier privé de these excellent establishments that offer multi- +33 (0)1 42 16 30 02 l’Europe, Le Port Marly [email protected] Jean-Philippe M aureille, disciplinary, attentive and innovative treatment www.aphp.fr Administration and Finance Director to cancer patients. C - R - Cs +33 (0)1 39 17 21 86 Hôpital Saint Antoine, Paris [email protected] International contact: Pr Jean www.chp-europe.fr C - Cs Pierre LOTZ +33 (0)5 31 15 50 40 ▸ Institut Paoli-Calmettes (CLCC), +33 (0)1 56 01 63 73 [email protected] Marseille north-east [email protected] www.iuct-oncopole.fr International contact: Virginie www.aphp.fr ▸ Hôpital Claude Huriez (CHRU), Lille C - R - Cs LOUBIER-ALDIAS C - Cs Nadia Lambert, Billing Manager ▸ Clinique des Cèdres, Cornebarrieu +33 (0)4 91 22 37 11 +33 (0)3 20 44 53 96 Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris International contact: Frédérique [email protected] [email protected] International contact: Pr Emile SARFATI Perlier www.institutpaolicalmettes.fr www.chru-lille.fr +33 (0)1 42 49 91 89 +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 C - R - Cs C [email protected] [email protected] ▸ Centre Jean Perrin (CLCC), www.aphp.fr ▸ Centre Oscar Lambret (CLCC), Lille www.clinique-cedres.capio.fr Clermont-Ferrand C - R - Cs International contact: C - R - Cs International contact: Sylvie Hôpital Tenon, Paris Laetitia DALLE, Reception and GUERREIRO Patient Care Manager south-east International contact: Pr Jean +33 (0)4 73 27 82 19 +33 (0)3 20 29 55 07 Pierre LOTZ ▸ Centre Antoine Lacassagne [email protected] [email protected] +33 (0)1 56 01 63 73 (CLCC), Nice www.cjp.fr www.centreoscarlambret.fr [email protected] Dr Frédéric C - R - Cs C - R - Cs International contact: www.aphp.fr PEYRADE ▸ Médipôle de Savoie, Challes-les-Eaux C - R - Cs +33 (0)4 92 03 10 22 north-west International contact: Michel PESENTI [email protected] ▸ Centre de Radiothérapie Henri +33 (0)4 79 26 80 80 ▸ Institut de Cancérologie de Executive contact: Malik ALBERT, Hartmann, Levallois-Perret [email protected] l’Ouest (CLCC), Angers-Nantes +33 (0)4 92 03 15 05 International contact: Samira www.medipole-de-savoie.fr International contact: Christian [email protected] ALGHAZIRI C - Cs HOUDOUX www.centreantoinelacassagne.org +33 (0)1 47 57 67 10 ▸ Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve – +33 (0)2 40 67 99 11 C - R - Cs [email protected] CHRU, Montpellier [email protected] www.radiothérapie-hartmann.fr ▸ Centre Léon Bérard (CLCC), Lyon www.ico-cancer.fr International contact: Véronique C - R - Cs International contact: Catherine C - R - Cs TRINQUIER Pailler ▸ American Hospital of Paris, +33 (0)4 67 33 93 16 ▸ Centre Hospitalier Privé +33 (0)4 78 78 27 83 Neuilly-sur-Seine [email protected] Saint-Grégoire, Saint-Grégoire [email protected] International Unit www.chu-montpellier.fr Saïda Atmani +33 (0)1 46 41 82 68 International contact: Nicolas Bioulou C - Cs +33 (0)4 78 78 67 18 [email protected] +33 (0)2 99 23 33 37 [email protected] ▸ Institut du Cancer de Montpellier – www.american-hospital.org [email protected] www.centreleonberard.fr ICM (CLCC), Montpellier C - Cs www.chpsaintgregoire.com C - Cs C - R - Cs International contact: Pr. Marc YCHOU ▸ Groupe hospitalier Paris +33 (0)4 67 61 31 12 ▸ Clinique de la Sauvegarde, Lyon Saint-Joseph, Paris south-west (assistante) International Patient Center International contact: Frédérique [email protected] +33 (0)1 44 12 78 81 ▸ Clinique du Pont de Chaume, Perlier www.icm.unicancer.fr [email protected] Montauban +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 C - R - Cs www.hpsj.fr Gauthier ESCARTIN, [email protected] www.clinique-sauvegarde.capio.fr C - Cs Managing Director FRENCH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES +33 (0)5 63 68 33 03 C - Cs Fort-de-France ▸ Institut Curie (CLCC), Paris [email protected] ▸ CHU de Martinique, ▸ Institut de Cancérologie des Sarah LAFORTUNE, International International contact: Corinne www.clinique-pontdechaume.fr Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon de Conti C - Cs Patient Coordinator International contact: Pr Georges +33 (0)1 72 39 93 43 +596 596 55 96 03 ▸ Institut Claudius Regaud (CLCC) - Mellier [email protected] [email protected] Institut Universitaire du Cancer +33 (0)4 72 35 58 86 www.curie.fr www.chu-fortdefrance.fr de Toulouse – Oncopole [email protected] C - R - Cs C - R - Cs (IUCT-O), Toulouse www.chu-lyon.fr Marie Bombail, C - R - Cs Treatment Director

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ORTHOPAEDIC SERVICES AT THE CENTRE OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS

150,000 TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENTS ARE CARRIED OUT EVERY YEAR IN FRANCE. CURRENTLY, MORE THAN A MILLION FRENCH PEOPLE HAVE UNDERGONE THIS TYPE OF OPERATION.

Orthopaedic services involve the treatment of injuries and malformations of the musculoskeletal system (bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, tendons and spinal column). IN FOCUS France has a number of renowned establishments specialized in this field, and French orthopaedic surgeons SHOULDER HEMIARTHROPLASTY have developed a range of innovations, from spinal AS AN OUTPATIENT PROCEDURE instruments to reverse total shoulder replacements and bone substitutes, to name but a few. AT THE CHU DE TOULOUSE Outpatient procedures are now available Advanced medical devices, minimally invasive surgical even for major operations. In late August 2015, a patient underwent a hemiarthroplasty techniques, the use of specific anaesthetic protocols operation (humeral head replacement) as an and pain management have made it possible to carry outpatient procedure at the Hôpital Pierre- out more procedures on an outpatient basis, with Paul Riquet located at the Purpan site. The patients returning home the same day. Certain French operation was completed in under an hour establishments are leaders in outpatient surgery. and the patient was able to return home the same day. She received follow-up care at With the development of biomaterials and 3D printers, home, while proper use of patient-controlled researchers today are focused on creating personalized analgesia (PCA) administered via a pump allowed prosthetics patients can keep for life. the patient to manage her pain as needed.

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+ ESTABLISHMENTS

PARIS Île-de-France ▸ Clinique Claude Bernard, Ermont TESTIMONIAL ▸ Public hospitals in Paris (AP-HP) International contact: Frédérique Dr arnaud godeneche, Perlier Hôpital Ambroise-Paré, Paris Shoulder surgery specialist +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 International contact: Pr Philippe HARDY Dr Tarik AIT SI SELMI, +33 (0)1 49 09 55 76 [email protected] [email protected] www.clinique-claude-bernard.capio.fr Hip and knee surgery specialist www.aphp.fr Centre Orthopédique Paul Santy (Lyon) ▸ Clinique des Lilas, Les Lilas Hôpital européen Georges International contact: Dr Demand for prosthetic replacements or ligament Pompidou - HEGP, Paris Louis-Denis DURANTHON International contact: Pr Philippe +33 (0)1 43 62 22 22 repair of one or more joints is experiencing MENASCHE [email protected] considerable growth due to an ageing popu- +33 (0)1 56 09 36 21 www.cliniquedeslilas.fr [email protected] lation and patients’ desire to maintain good www.aphp.fr north-east quality of life. ▸ Hôpital Roger Salengro – Hôpital Bicêtre, Paris Centre de l’Appareil Locomoteur, French orthopaedic surgery is renowned, not International contact: Pr René ADAM Lille only for its quality but for its scientific drive and +33 (0)1 45 59 30 28 International contact: Natacha DUPUIS [email protected] +33 (0)3 20 44 59 62 creativity in terms of innovation, proven by the www.aphp.fr [email protected] many concepts that have become international www.chru-lille.fr Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris benchmarks. Access to treatment is fast and International contact: Pr Emile ▸ Fondation Hopale, Berck-sur-Mer affordable in France compared to many indus- SARFATI International contact: Snezana WALZ +33 (0)1 42 49 91 89 +33 (0)3 21 89 42 99 trialized countries, where wait times can reach [email protected] [email protected] several years and costs can be prohibitive. As a www.aphp.fr www.fondation-hopale.org result, French orthopaedic surgery is appealing Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris ▸ Hôpitaux Universitaires de to patients from all walks of life. International contact: Pr Michel Strasbourg - Site de Haute- KOMAJDA pierre, Strasbourg +33 (0)1 42 16 30 02 International contact: Yara [email protected] EL-ELEYWA LE CORFF www.aphp.fr +33 (0)3 88 11 50 50 ▸ Polyclinique du Parc, Toulouse ▸ Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hôpital yara.el-eleywa-le-corff@ International contact: Frédérique de la Croix-Rousse, Centre Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris chru-strasbourg.fr Perlier Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Lyon International contact: Pr Jean www.chru-strasbourg.fr +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 International contact: Pr Georges Pierre LOTZ [email protected] Mellier +33 (0)1 56 01 63 73 north-west www.polyclinique-parc.capio.fr +33 (0)4 72 35 58 86 [email protected] ▸ Clinique Bretéché, Nantes [email protected] www.aphp.fr International contact: Claudie ▸ Clinique du Pont de Chaume, www.chu-lyon.fr Pouvreau Montauban ▸ American Hospital of Paris, +33 (0)2 51 86 78 10 International contact: Gauthier ▸ Clinique générale d’Annecy Neuilly-sur-Seine [email protected] ESCARTIN International contact: Martine BURNIER Cellule internationale www.clinique-breteche.fr +33 (0)5 63 68 33 03 +33 (0)4 50 33 04 92 +33 (0)1 46 41 82 68 gescartin@clinique-pont- [email protected] [email protected] ▸ Centre Hospitalier Privé dechaume.fr www.clinique-generale.fr www.american-hospital.org Saint-Grégoire, Saint-Grégoire www.clinique-pontdechaume.fr International contact: Nicolas Bioulou ▸ Médipôle de Savoie, Challes- ▸ Groupe hospitalier Paris +33 (0)2 99 23 33 37 les-Eaux Saint-Joseph, Paris south-east [email protected] International contact: Michel PESENTI International Unit ▸ Assistance publique Hôpitaux www.chpsaintgregoire.com +33 (0)4 79 26 80 80 +33 (0)1 44 12 78 81 de Marseille, Marseille [email protected] [email protected] Provence Surgery ▸ Clinique Pasteur, Royan www.medipole-de-savoie.fr www.hpsj.fr International contact: Charles De +33 (0)442 360 361 www.provencesurgery.com Lambilly ▸ Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier ▸ Institut mutualiste Montsouris, +33 (0)5 46 22 24 63 International contact: Véronique Paris ▸ Institut Arnault Tzanck, [email protected] TRINQUIER International contact: Thomas PIGNIER Saint-Laurent-du-Var www.clinique-pasteur-royan.fr +33 (0)4 67 33 93 16 +33 (0)1 56 61 63 90 International contact: Jean-Marc SAULI [email protected] [email protected] +33 (0)4 92 27 39 12 ▸ Pôle Santé Sud – CMCM, Le Mans www.chu-montpellier.fr imm.fr Administration Office [email protected] www.tzanck.org +33 (0)2 43 78 38 37 FRENCH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES ▸ Centre hospitalier privé de [email protected] ▸ CHU de Martinique, Fort-de- l’Europe, Le Port Marly www.polesantesud.fr ▸ Clinique des Cèdres, Echirolles International contact: Jean- International contact: Tiffanie GANCI France International contact: Sarah Philippe Maureille, south-west +33 (0)4 56 58 10 05 +33 (0)1 39 17 21 86 [email protected] LAFORTUNE ▸ Capio Clinique Belharra, [email protected] www.cliniquedescedres.com +596 596 55 96 03 www.chp-europe.fr Bayonne sarah.lafortune@chu-fortde- International contact: Frédérique ▸ Clinique de la Sauvegarde, Lyon france.fr Perlier ▸ Clinique Conti, L’Isle-Adam International contact: Frédérique www.chu-fortdefrance.fr +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 International contact: Bruno Perlier [email protected] Harang +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 www.clinique-belharra.capio.fr +33 (0)1 34 08 15 19 [email protected] [email protected] www.clinique-sauvegarde.capio.fr www.clinique-conti.com 19 › GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT IN FRANCE / SPECIALITIES

PAEDIATRICS TEAMS SPECIALIZED IN TREATING CHILDREN

Many parents decide to have their child treated in France in order to benefit from the highly specialized treatments available in paediatric units located around the country. 7,000 PAEDIATRIC DOCTORS PRACTISE IN FRANCE, MOST OF WHICH WORK IN The establishments offering specialized care for children HEALTHCARE ESTABLISHMENTS have one team of paediatric doctors – those best equipped to handle all aspects of child development – and a second team of paediatric surgeons. Having an on-site IN FOCUS paediatric life support unit is an additional guarantee. Hygiene practices are more stringent and there are an increased number of isolation rooms due to the frequent A TEENAGER SUFFERING occurrence of contagious illnesses in children. FROM SICKLE CELL DISEASE RECEIVES GENE THERAPY Fractures, appendectomies, tonsillectomies, adenoi- dectomies and ear tube insertions are among the most In September 2014, a team led by Professor frequent paediatric procedures. More invasive operations, Marina Cavazzana at the Hôpital Necker- such as on the spine, heart, face or brain, are (thankfully) Enfants Malades (AP-HP) and the Imagine much rarer. Any treatment, which should take into Institute (Paris) carried out gene therapy on a consideration parents who may be understandably teenager with sickle cell disease. The patient worried, is organized by a team of professionals who are is doing well, with normal haemoglobin experts in dealing with the specific needs of children, production at 51.5%. Sickle cell disease is the including paediatric nurses, doctors and surgeons; most frequently occurring genetic disease anaesthesiologists; radiologists; psychologists; educators in the world (around 50 million people suffer and teachers. from it). One day gene therapy could replace transplants when a compatible donor cannot be found for the patient.

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TESTIMONIAL Pr Arnaud Picard Director of Maxillofacial Surgery and Paediatric Plastic Surgery at the Hôpital Necker (AP-HP)

Families from the Middle East, eastern and southern Europe and Africa regularly bring their children here for treatment because of our medical and surgical teams who are internationally renowned, namely through our forty rare disease centres. Child-centred care, synergy between the medical and surgical teams, experienced anaesthesiologists for the most serious of cases and cutting-edge techniques are all part of the quality of treatment families are looking for when they come to France.

+ ESTABLISHMENTS PARIS Île-de-France ▸ Public hospitals in Paris (AP-HP) Hôpital Armand Trousseau, Paris International contact: Dr. Patrick Richard +33 (0)1 71 73 89 68 [email protected] www.aphp.fr

Hôpital Bicêtre, Paris International contact: Pr Sophie BRANCHEREAU +33 (0)1 45 21 20 12 [email protected] www.aphp.fr

Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades , Paris International contact: Pr Francis BRUNELLE +33 (0)1 44 49 51 72 [email protected] www.aphp.fr

Hôpital Robert Debré, Paris International contact: Pr Alaa El Ghoneimi +33 (0)1 40 03 21 59 [email protected] www.aphp.fr

▸ American Hospital of Paris, Neuilly-sur-Seine International Unit +33 (0)1 46 41 82 68 [email protected] www.american-hospital.org

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REHABILITATION SERVICES CONTINUITY THROUGHOUT TREATMENT

France is unique in that it offers numerous establishments, both public and private, specialized in rehabilitation services.

These establishments are considered comprehensive when they accept all types of patients after a hospital stay (surgical procedure), or specialized when they accept patients who require specific care, namely geriatric care. Their aim is to coordinate treatment and help patients regain their autonomy after a serious procedure so they may return home. 34 days Patients at these establishments benefit from medical THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY IN A REHABILITATION CENTRE AND TREATMENT, monitoring and care over a limited period of time, handled DEPENDING ON THE PATIENT’S HEALTH by a multidisciplinary team of nurses and rehabilitation STATUS AND DEGREE OF DEPENDENCY.* specialists, including physical therapists, psychomotor therapists, ergotherapists, speech and language therapists, and other specialists to oversee specific physical activity. IN FOCUS These professionals use a variety of effective techniques and equipment. CHILDREN: SPECIALIZED An individualized treatment plan is created for each patient KNOW-HOW in order to: Certain rehabilitation centres are specialized › limit or reduce physical and sensory disabilities in caring for children and teens with severe › rehabilitation of the mind-body connection or chronic illnesses such as obesity or › continued treatment and monitoring of care respiratory diseases. › preparation for discharge and return to work These paediatric centres are unique in that they combine medical care with psychological Specific treatment for elderly patients is designed around treatment, education and schooling. their needs and several types of rehabilitation methods: This holistic approach aims to effectively › functional rehabilitation (orthopaedic or neurological), prevent chronic illness from childhood. which deals with physical mobility › occupational therapy, to help patients carry out daily tasks › social rehabilitation, which aims to help restore confidence, create a daily routine and apply adaptations to daily life.

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TESTIMONIAL PR Gilles Rode President of SOFMER*, Hôpital Henry Gabrielle (CHU Lyon)

French healthcare establishments have developed expertise in evaluating complex motor, sensory, cognitive and bladder-sphincter disorders as well as in treatments and adaptations to help patients remain as autonomous as possible. Especially remarkable are the rehabilitation programmes for neurological, cardiovascular and musculo- skeletal disorders, in addition to the coordinated treatment programmes for cancer and metabolic diseases.

* French Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

TESTIMONIAL Dr Isabelle ALMERAS Medical Specialist in Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and burns treatment European Centre for Rehabilitation of Serious Burns, STER Clinic, Lamalou-les-Bains

Rehabilitation of victims of severe burns contributes to the reduction of functional, aesthetics but also psychological impairment caused by the burn. France is well known for the quality of its functional rehabilitation facilities, thanks to specialized medical and nursing teams and access to the latest equipment. Care is delivered to the patients in all safety in a comfortable environment to prepare for the return home in the best possible conditions.

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PARIS Île-de-France ▸ Clinique du Pont de Sèvres, Boulogne ▸ Clinique du Dr Ster, Lamalou les Bain Billancourt International contact: Marc Krugler ▸ AP-HP International contact: +33 (0)4 67 23 50 02 Hôpital Corentin Celton, Paris Frédérique GEOFFROY [email protected] International contact: Pr Philippe MENASCHE +33 (0)1 55 60 52 52 www.cliniques-ster.com +33 (0)1 56 09 36 21 [email protected] [email protected] www.orpea.com www.aphp.fr SOUTH-eaST ▸ Institut Robert Merle d’Aubigné, Valenton ▸ Clinique La Jonquière, Paris ▸ Clinique La Chenevière, Saint-Raphaël +33 (0)1 45 10 80 82 International contact: Maria GONCALVES International contact: [email protected] +33 (0)1 53 06 30 00 Mickaël DUFERNEZ www.irma-valenton.fr [email protected] +33 (0)4 94 39 17 00 www.orpea.com [email protected] www.orpea.com ▸ Centre Paris Sud de la Fondation hospitalière NORTH-wesT ▸ Unité de diététique Pégomas, Pégomas Sainte Marie, Paris ▸ Clinique Les Sorbiers, Mainvilliers International contact: [email protected] International contact: Thierry COIGNET Philippe MEYER www.fondationhospitalieresaintemarie.com +33 (0)2 37 97 54 44 +33 (0)4 92 97 32 93 [email protected] [email protected] ▸ CRF Port Royal, Paris www.lessorbiers.com International contact: Swann BOSC LATZARUS www.unite-de-dietetique.fr +33 (0)1 58 52 25 40 ▸ L’Oliveraie des Cayrons, Vence [email protected] SOUTH-WEST International contact: www.orpea.com ▸ Capio Clinique Aguilera, Biarritz Valery FOLCHER ▸ Clinique Champ Notre Dame, Taverny International contact: Frédérique Perlier +33 (0)7 51 33 22 67 International contact: Nourredine DJIDEL +33 (0)4 37 47 16 50 [email protected] +33 (0)1 30 40 69 47 [email protected] www.orpea.com [email protected] www.clinique-aguilera.capio.fr www.orpea.com

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