title: [The development of therapeutic education in France: current public policies and treatment options].
abstract: Therapeutic patient education (TPE) has significantly expanded in the last few years. This article explains the major trends underpinning and supporting its development in France, and how they have rendered it a central place in the system, and provided an integral role for therapeutic education within the wider perspective of medical care and treatment options. The organisation of TPE is analysed and numerous initiatives in hospitals, medical and health care structures, social centres, cities, and non-profit organisations are described. This analysis suggests a range of proposals in order to structure and integrate TPE in a sustainable manner for the long term, as well as to expand the existing initiatives to have a broader reach across the country.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Pédagogie de la Santé: Education et Observance--EA 3412--Ufr SMBH Léonard de Vinci--Université Paris 13-74 rue Marcel Cachin, 93017 Bobigny cedex.
authors.forename: Béatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Grenier
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bourdillon
authors.forename: Rémi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gagnayre
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D011634:Public Health; D011640:Public Policy; D013997:Time Factors