Soc Fran Accompag & Soin Palliatif

What Soc Fran Accompag & Soin Palliatif does

SFAP (Société Française d'Accompagnement et de soins Palliatifs) is a French non-profit association organized under the law of 1901, headquartered at 106 Avenue Emile Zola, 75015 Paris. It is the canonical reference body for palliative care in France, federating a network of more than 10,000 healthcare professionals (soignants) and 6,000 volunteer companions (bénévoles d'accompagnement). Its mission focuses on training, clinical guideline production, ethical guidance, advocacy for universal palliative care access, and public awareness — including notably its active role in the promulgation of France's May 2026 law guaranteeing equal access to palliative care. Membership is organized through a Bureau, a Conseil d'administration, and collges spanning scientific, ethical, advocacy, and administrative domains.

SFAP's product portfolio spans content, events, training, directories, and clinical tools rather than a unified software platform. Core offerings include an annual national congress (32nd edition planned for Lyon in June 2026) attracting over 2,800 participants, professional training and webinars via formations.sfap.org, the Référentiels & aide à la pratique clinical reference library, the Annuaire national directory of palliative care structures, and the OPIOConvert smartphone application for opioid conversion calculations developed by a scientific working group. Public-facing programs include the Derniers Secours citizen training course (a 2024 Prix de l'Innovation finalist), the Osons Vivre communication campaign, and the La vie, La mort… On en parle ? portal for end-of-life discussions with children and adolescents. The organization also runs an annual Prix Scientifique de la SFAP research award.

SFAP's revenue model is hybrid non-profit: recurring annual membership fees (Adhésions) from professionals, one-time registration fees for training events and congress, and voluntary donations collected via the Donorbox platform. Pricing for all commercial offerings is undisclosed; Derniers Secours public training is offered free of charge. The organization is governed by a newly elected president, Dr. Ségolène Perruchio (June 2025), succeeding Dr. Claire Fourcade. Geographic footprint is confined to France, and SFAP maintains no identified parent company, no subsidiaries, no disclosed funding rounds, and no public revenue figures.

Name

Soc Fran Accompag & Soin Palliatif

Legal name

Société française d'accompagnement et de soins palliatifs

Website

https://sfap.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SFAP is a French non-profit association (Association loi 1901) that federates over 10,000 healthcare professionals and 6,000 volunteer companions in palliative care, delivering professional training, clinical guidelines, an annual congress, and public-facing end-of-life education programs across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Palliative Care Professional Association Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Home Health Care Services (62161)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Palliative Care (Home-Based) Providers (HLAFAEAD), Specialty Palliative Care (e.g., oncology, CHF/COPD, dementia) (HLADAHAJ), Non-Hospice Serious-Illness / Community-Based Palliative Care (In-Home) (HSABAFAF)

Keywords

• Palliative care association
• Professional medical training
• Clinical practice guidelines
• End-of-life care
• Healthcare professional federation

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees (Adhésions): Healthcare professionals and volunteers pay membership fees to join the association and access resources, training, and professional network.
2. Training programs and congress registration: Revenue from SFAP-organized training sessions, webinars, and the annual national congress in Lyon.
3. Donations: Public donations collected via donorbox platform to support the association's mission and projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SFAP is a French non-profit professional association (Association loi 1901) that federates over 10,000 healthcare professionals and 6,000 volunteer companions in palliative care. It delivers professional training programs and webinars, organizes the annual national palliative care congress attracting 2,800+ participants, publishes clinical guidelines and reference practice tools, maintains a national directory of palliative care structures, advocates for universal access to palliative care, and runs citizen education initiatives such as the free Derniers Secours training and the OPIOConvert opioid conversion smartphone application.

Product overview

SFAP (Société Française d'Accompagnement et de soins Palliatifs) is a professional association (Loi 1901) that federates over 10,000 healthcare workers and 6,000 volunteer caregivers in palliative care. Rather than a unified software product, SFAP offers a portfolio of services including professional training (Formations SFAP), citizen education (Derniers Secours), annual congresses (Congrès SFAP), public awareness campaigns (Osons Vivre), educational portals for youth (La vie, La mort... On en parle ?), a national directory of palliative care structures (Annuaire national), clinical reference tools (Référentiels & aide à la pratique), a scientific award program (Prix Scientifique), and a specialized opioid conversion application (OPIOConvert).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Osons Vivre: A communication campaign by SFAP promoting that palliative care continues to give taste for life beyond incurable illness and celebrates small pleasures over great suffering.
• Derniers Secours
• La vie, La mort... On en parle ?

Products and services

• Congrès SFAP (Annual National Congress) The annual national congress bringing together over 2,800 healthcare professionals, volunteers, public authorities, and citizens to discuss, debate, and advance palliative care and end-of-life accompaniment in France.
• Formations SFAP (Professional Training and Webinars) Professional training programs, webinars (webinaires), and journées organized by SFAP for healthcare workers seeking continuing education and clinical skill development in palliative care.
• Derniers Secours (Citizen End-of-Life Training) A short, free, and open-to-all training course designed to inform and guide citizens in accompanying their loved ones during the final moments of life. Finalist for the Prix de l'Innovation 2024 in the Solidarity and Inclusion category.
• Annuaire national (National Directory of Palliative Care Structures) Searchable online national directory enabling users to locate palliative care structures and associations across France.
• Référentiels & aide à la pratique (Clinical Reference Library) Comprehensive collection of reference documents, recommendations, and practice tools covering palliative approach, pain management, clinical symptoms, sedation practices, humanities and social sciences, accompaniment, specialty-specific approaches, non-drug approaches, international experiences, and team tools.
• OPIOConvert (Opioid Conversion Smartphone Application) A smartphone application that automatically calculates opioid conversion doses between different opioids, displaying the chosen molecule, its dose, and route of administration for safe clinical practice in palliative care.
• La vie, La mort... On en parle ? (Children and Adolescents Portal) A dedicated portal for talking about end of life, death, and grief with children and adolescents, and for accompanying situations they may face.
• Adhésion SFAP (Membership) Annual membership program open to healthcare professionals and volunteers, granting access to clinical guidelines, the Référentiels library, training resources, the professional network, and association governance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% of palliative care needs remain unmet in France, indicating significant market opportunity

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• France ParkinsoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025SFAP and France Parkinson collaborated to publish a comprehensive guide on Parkinson's disease and end-of-life care for healthcare professionals, addressing specific needs of patients with Parkinson's in palliative care settings.
• tasuneminuteminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Social media partnership to create a one-minute video explaining palliative care concepts simply for public awareness, leveraging the @tasuneminute social media platform.
• Denis FélixminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Photographer collaboration for the 'Les Yeux dans les Yeux' (Eyes to Eyes) photo exhibition at the Senate, showcasing patient, family, caregiver, and volunteer stories in palliative care.
• Plateforme Nationale pour la Recherche sur la Fin de viecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025National research platform contributing to the structuring, development, and promotion of French research in end-of-life and palliative care domains.
• Centre national des soins palliatifs et de la fin de vie (Parlons fin de vie)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Collaborating organization that contributes to better understanding of palliative care, end-of-life conditions, and accompaniment practices through public information resources.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA): A global alliance of national hospice and palliative care organizations, comparable to SFAP in its advocacy and convening role but operating at the global level across 100+ country members.
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO): The leading U.S. hospice and palliative care membership organization, comparable to SFAP as a national federation advocating for hospice/palliative care access, providing professional training, and convening an annual leadership conference.
• International Association for Hospice & Palliative Care (IAHPC): An international NGO focused on advancing hospice and palliative care worldwide, comparable to SFAP through its mission of advancing palliative care as a human right and supporting professional development globally.
• European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC): The European umbrella association for palliative care, comparable to SFAP as a professional federation promoting palliative care standards, training, and research, but operating at a multinational level across Europe rather than solely in France.

Others

• Fondation de France: A major French philanthropic foundation that funds palliative care initiatives, comparable to SFAP as an adjacent ecosystem participant supporting palliative care in France through grant-making and program funding.

Direct peers

• Centre national des soins palliatifs et de la fin de vie (CNSPFV): France's national public resource center on palliative care (Parlons fin de vie), a direct domestic peer that collaborates with SFAP and shares a similar mission of public information and end-of-life policy advocacy.
• Hospice UK: The UK national charity for hospice and palliative care, comparable to SFAP as a federation advancing hospice/palliative care access, professional education, and public awareness in a single country.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Palliativmedizin (DGP): The German national medical society for palliative medicine, a direct European peer to SFAP with a similar role of federating clinicians, publishing clinical guidelines, and organizing national congresses in their respective country.
• Société Française d'Accompagnement et de Soins Palliatifs (JALMALV): A French association (Jusqu'À La Mort Accompagner La Vie) focused on end-of-life accompaniment and palliative care volunteer support, a direct domestic peer to SFAP sharing volunteer training and accompaniment missions.

Regional players

• Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA): The national voice for hospice palliative care in Canada, comparable to SFAP as a federation promoting access, training, and awareness, but operating in Canada rather than France.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/asso_SFAP
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCo-nT0cQkmYKS-g7XUP_Cgg
• Facebookfacebook.com/asso_sfap
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sfap
• Instagraminstagram.com/asso_sfap

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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