CEFAV

Name

CEFAV

Legal name

Centro de Formación en Apoyo Vital

Website

https://cefav.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Medical Training Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Medical Services (EMT/Paramedic) Training (EDAOAMAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

EMS Education, Training & Simulation Centers (HLAFANAL)

Keywords

• Emergency medical training
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses
• Life support certification
• Prehospital trauma training
• Healthcare professional education

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Course Registration Fees: CEFAV generates revenue through registration fees for various training courses in life support and emergency medicine. Courses range from basic CPR training to advanced certifications like ACLS, PALS, and PHTLS. Revenue is one-time per course registration with prices varying by course complexity and duration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CEFAV is a Chilean training center that delivers certified cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS), pediatric life support (PALS), prehospital trauma life support (PHTLS), and other emergency medical courses to healthcare professionals, rescue teams, municipalities, and the general community. Courses are delivered through blended formats combining online/synchronous learning with in-person practical sessions at its Santiago facility, and certifications are internationally recognized through accreditations from the American Heart Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, and NAEMT.

Product overview

CEFAV (Centro de Formación en Apoyo Vital) is a training institution that offers a comprehensive portfolio of emergency and life support training courses. The company serves as a multi-accreditation training center, offering courses certified by the American Heart Association (AHA), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT), and ILCOR. The course portfolio includes foundational courses like BLS and CPR alongside advanced certifications such as ACLS, PALS, PHTLS, AMLS, and GEMS. Specialized programs cover neonatal resuscitation (PRN), pediatric emergencies (PEARS, EPC), disaster response (AHDR), mechanical ventilation, and advanced airway management (MARVA). The company also offers courses for first responders, ethics and leadership (PEPL), grief management, and aggression management in healthcare settings. Courses are delivered through multiple modalities including fully online synchronous, semi-presidential (blended), and fully in-person formats.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ACLS + eBook · Apoyo Vital Cardiopulmonar Avanzado (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support course teaching knowledge and skills to identify and treat the 10 basic ACLS cases including respiratory emergencies, 4 types of cardiac arrest, 4 preceding emergencies, and stroke. Certification: AHA ACLS. 64 hours total. Targeted at physicians, nurses, and paramedics in critical care settings.
• BLS · Apoyo Vital Básico (Basic Life Support) Basic Life Support course teaching chain of survival, CPR maneuvers (with 1 and 2 rescuers), foreign body airway obstruction management, and AED operation. Certification: AHA BLS. Targeted at healthcare professionals and first responders.
• PALS + eBook · Apoyo Vital Avanzado Pediátrico (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) Pediatric Advanced Life Support course teaching knowledge and skills to identify and treat respiratory failure, shock, and cardiorespiratory arrest in children and infants. Certification: AHA PALS. Targeted at pediatric healthcare professionals.
• PHTLS · Soporte Vital de Trauma Prehospitalario (PreHospital Trauma Life Support) PreHospital Trauma Life Support course recognized worldwide as the leading continuing education program for prehospital emergency trauma care. Certification: NAEMT. 70 hours total. Targeted at paramedics and prehospital emergency personnel.
• AMLS · Soporte Vital Médico Avanzado (Advanced Medical Life Support) Advanced Medical Life Support course providing comprehensive assessment and treatment for the most common medical emergencies. Certification: NAEMT. Targeted at paramedics and advanced emergency medical providers.
• GEMS · Geriatría en la Urgencia (Geriatric Education for EMS) Geriatric Education for Emergency Medical Services course teaching skills and knowledge to address medical, social, environmental, and communication challenges of older adults. Certification: NAEMT. Targeted at EMS personnel serving elderly populations.
• PEARS · Valoración, Reconocimiento y Estabilización de Emergencias Pediátricas Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization course teaching early assessment, recognition, rapid communication, and initial intervention for pediatric respiratory emergencies, shock, and cardiopulmonary arrest. Certification: AHA. Targeted at first-level pediatric emergency responders.
• AHDR · Respuesta a Desastres con Víctimas Masivas (All Hazards Disaster Response) All Hazards Disaster Response course teaching how to face different disaster types including natural disasters, earthquakes, infrastructure failures, fires, radiological events, pandemics, and active shooter incidents. Certification: NAEMT. Targeted at emergency responders and rescue teams.
• PEPL · Principios de Ética y Liderazgo Personal (Principles of Ethics and Personal Leadership) Principles of Ethics and Personal Leadership course for prehospital technicians and healthcare professionals focusing on ethical foundations, decision-making, and emotional control. Certification: NAEMT PEPL. 56 hours total.
• AIPC · Atención Inicial del Paciente Crítico (Initial Critical Patient Care) Initial Critical Patient Care course teaching correct CPR techniques and recognition of medical situations leading to life-threatening cardiovascular emergencies. Certification: CEFAV and international. 56 hours total. Targeted at healthcare professionals managing critical patients.
• ECG · Electrografía en la Urgencia (ECG in Emergency) ECG in Emergency course teaching reading and interpretation of electrocardiograms and drug use in life-threatening situations, including recognition and treatment of common arrhythmias. Certification: CEFAV. Targeted at emergency and critical care professionals.
• EPC · Emergency Pediatric Care Emergency Pediatric Care course providing tools for critical thinking skills based on initial patient assessment methodology for rapid identification of unstable patients. Certification: NAEMT. 46 hours total. Targeted at pediatric emergency responders.
• PRN · Programa de Reanimación Neonatal (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) Neonatal Resuscitation Program teaching evidence-based approach to newborn care and effective team response to neonatal resuscitation. Certification: AHA-AAP. Targeted at delivery room and neonatal care professionals.
• PRN Básico · Programa de Reanimación Neonatal Básico (Basic Neonatal Resuscitation Program) Basic Neonatal Resuscitation Program teaching fundamental principles and techniques for basic and advanced neonatal resuscitation. Targeted at entry-level delivery room personnel.
• MARVA · Manejo Avanzado y Rescate de la Vía Aérea (Advanced Airway Management) Advanced Airway Management and Rescue course covering theoretical and practical skills for airway control in patients who cannot ventilate autonomously. Certification: SAM. 48 hours total. Targeted at critical care and emergency airway providers.
• RCP 1.er Aux · Reanimación Cardiopulmonar Básica y Primeros Auxilios (Basic CPR and First Aid) Basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and First Aid course teaching correct CPR techniques in adults, children, and infants, and how to handle medical emergencies and injuries until professional rescue arrives. 38 hours. Certification: AHA. Targeted at community members and non-medical first responders.
• RCP · Reanimación Cardiopulmonar Básica (Basic CPR) Basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation course teaching CPR technique for saving lives in emergency situations such as heart attack or drowning. Certification: CEFAV. Targeted at general community members.
• Curso Prevención y Manejo de Conductas Agresivas en la Atención de Salud Prevention and Management of Aggressive Behaviors in Healthcare course providing conceptual and practical tools to understand, prevent, and manage aggressive behaviors in health services. 6 hours in-person. Certification: CEFAV. Targeted at healthcare workers and security personnel.
• Manejo del Duelo desde el Equipo de Salud (Grief Management for Healthcare Staff) Grief Management course for healthcare staff focusing on helping patients, families, and themselves cope with death and grief processing. Includes individual study, online synchronous, and in-person modules. Certification: CEFAV. Targeted at healthcare teams.
• Curso PHTLS Primer Respondedor (PHTLS First Responder) PHTLS First Responder course for first responders delivering essential skills to safely assess, prioritize, and manage traumatized patients in prehospital settings. 8.5 hours intensive in-person. Certification: NAEMT and CEFAV.
• Emergencias en el adulto para equipo de atención primaria y de ambulancia

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Since 2018, CEFAV has been a Training Center of NAEMT, accredited to teach PHTLS, AMLS, GEMS, AHDR, and EPC courses. This partnership expands CEFAV's portfolio of internationally recognized prehospital and emergency medical training programs.
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Since 2007, CEFAV has been accredited by the AAP to teach and certify the NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program - Programa de Reanimación Neonatal). This partnership enables CEFAV to offer specialized pediatric resuscitation training with international certification.
• American Heart Association (AHA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001Since 2001, CEFAV has been an International Training Center (CEI) of the American Heart Association, accredited to teach and certify BLS, ACLS, and PALS courses. This partnership provides CEFAV with internationally recognized certification authority for cardiovascular life support training in Chile.
• Fundación Interamericana del Corazón (FIC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEFAV is an active member of the Inter-American Heart Foundation, a continental-level regional organization that promotes prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. The FIC's mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiac, respiratory, and cerebrovascular emergencies by improving the Chain of Survival in each community.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• American Heart Association: The originating body of CEFAV's BLS, ACLS, and PALS accreditations. AHA itself operates the global curriculum and network of ITCs that CEFAV belongs to, and runs its own training programs in some markets — making it the broader incumbent whose standards and ecosystem CEFAV depends on and competes within.
• HealthStream: U.S.-listed workforce training platform for healthcare professionals, including resuscitation and emergency-care content delivered to hospitals — a broader incumbent whose enterprise healthcare-training offering competes for the same institutional training budgets CEFAV pursues.
• American Red Cross Training Services: One of the largest global providers of CPR, BLS, and first-aid certification courses with very similar curriculum and audience (healthcare professionals, lay responders, corporate). A broad incumbent in the same certification category CEFAV operates in.

Direct peers

• Cruz Roja Chilena (Chilean Red Cross): A domestic Chilean peer delivering CPR, first aid, and prehospital training to professionals, volunteers, and the general community. Targets overlapping customer segments (healthcare workers, community, municipalities) with comparable internationally-recognized certifications.
• Mutual de Seguridad ACHS: Chile's largest occupational safety mutual, providing first-aid, BLS, and emergency-response training to its employer members and broader Chilean workforce — competing for the same enterprise-training budget that CEFAV targets.
• St. John Ambulance: Internationally active provider of first aid, CPR, and prehospital emergency training to professionals and the general public — directly comparable in curriculum (BLS/ACLS-equivalent), certification model, and blended delivery approach.
• Heart & Stroke Foundation (Canada): Canadian equivalent to AHA that develops and delivers CPR/ACLS curricula and certifies instructors — a peer national-level organization occupying the same category position CEFAV holds within Chile.

Others

• Laerdal Medical: Global supplier of CPR/EMS simulation manikins and training equipment used in AHA-style certification courses. Adjacent ecosystem participant whose products CEFAV depends on for its in-person practical sessions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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