Recognition by healthcare professionals

First Aid & CPR Colombia

In health care, keeping skills current protects the public. For clinical staff, mastering CPR and basic life support is a practical condition of hospital practice; for support staff and caregivers, it is a requirement of the role. Here is what is expected for your role — and how recognized, up-to-date, documented training meets it.

Health professionals: continuing education and up-to-date skills

In Colombia, health professionals are entered in the Registro Único Nacional del Talento Humano en Salud (ReTHUS) with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection. For clinical staff, basic life support (BLS) is a certification required for the licensing (habilitación) of health-service institutions (IPS) under Resolución 3100 de 2019, so keeping CPR current is a practical condition of hospital practice.

Statutory recertification is voluntary and is processed through CAMEC, a mechanism provided by Ley 1164 de 2007 on health human resources: it gathers 1,000 points over five years, of which 500 come from academic and continuing-education activities. CPR and basic life support activities count explicitly within that cycle.

There is no legally mandatory periodic recertification: it is voluntary (CAMEC), with 1,000 points over five years — 500 from academic or continuing-education activities — in which CPR and basic life support count explicitly. BLS, however, is an employer requirement for clinical staff within the licensing (habilitación) of IPS.

The requirement is met by any recognized continuing-education activity on an eligible topic. CPR/AED, ACLS (advanced cardiovascular life support) and PALS are among the eligible activities; other topics also qualify (for example safe prescribing, suicide prevention or violence prevention). A single course therefore both meets the obligation and counts toward your hours — provided you keep the proof.

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How training becomes recognized

Not all activities are equal. For continuing education to be recognized by a professional order, it must meet specific criteria:

  • the instructor’s competence;
  • the relevance and quality of the content;
  • the training framework;
  • the quality of the material provided;
  • mechanisms to monitor and assess participation.

In Colombia, CAMEC is the body that applies the recognition criteria for continuing-education activities within voluntary recertification. Our training is designed to meet these criteria.

Rigorous online learning

Our training draws on the latest medical research and combines practical modules with a theoretical assessment. The resulting certification is credible and verifiable — presentable to your professional order and to your employer — and prepares you to excel in your practice.

Support and care staff: a certificate required to work

A CPR and first-aid course does not replace occupational training — it is added to it. To work with vulnerable people, a valid first-aid certificate is often required in addition to your professional training.

For the elder-caregiver role, SENA and other bodies require a minimum 120-hour course that includes first aid; the auxiliar de enfermería is a regulated technical certificate endorsed by the Ministry of Education. The position requires, alongside that occupational training, a valid first-aid and CPR certificate; a recognized standalone certificate meets it and must be renewed.

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Attestation, certificate and invoice: proof your training is recognized

On successful completion, you receive:

  • an official attestation;
  • a certificate of completion;
  • a detailed invoice;
  • online access to your documents for as long as your certification remains valid.

These documents are the proof to present to your professional order to credit your hours, or to your employer to demonstrate your compliance.

For organizations: keep your team compliant

When the certificate is an employer requirement, the real challenge is tracking. Our organization system manages a team’s training: a certification dashboard, deadline tracking, automatic renewal reminders and proof archiving. An organization keeps its whole staff current without watching every date by hand.

Training aligned with the latest emergency-care standards

Our CPR, AED and first-aid training is developed in line with the most recent international guidelines for emergency cardiovascular care and first aid.

We rigorously follow the recommendations of ILCOR (International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation), the international body responsible for the scientific evaluation and development of global resuscitation standards. These recommendations serve as a reference for health organizations, institutions and professional orders worldwide — and are updated as scientific and clinical evidence evolves.

Keep your skills current with confidence

Every intervention can make a difference. Keeping CPR and emergency-care skills current is both a professional requirement and a responsibility toward patients, colleagues and the public.

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