Asociación Colombiana de Radiología

Name

Asociación Colombiana de Radiología

Legal name

Asociación Colombiana de Radiología

Website

https://acronline.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Colombia's national non-profit professional association for radiology specialists, founded in 1945 and operating under Law 657 of 2001, delivering continuing education, scientific publications, standardized clinical protocols, annual congress, and recertification across 11 regional zonales covering 27 of 32 departments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Professional Association

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDADACAF

Continuing Education (CE/CPD) & Provider Accreditation Bodies

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Accreditation Bodies (Institutional & Programmatic)

SECONDARYHLACALAL

Quality, Peer Review & Compliance Tools (MQSA/ACR/QA)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Digital Health & Health IT/Medical Imaging Informatics (PACS/RIS/VNA) & Radiology IT

Keywords

• Medical professional association
• Continuing medical education
• Radiology certification programs
• Clinical imaging protocols
• Scientific radiology publications

Headquarters

HQ city

Medellín

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees from radiology specialists and diagnostic imaging professionals
2. Event Registration: Revenue from Colombian Radiology Congress (CCR) and other academic events including scientific presentations and certificates
3. Educational Programs: Virtual courses, training programs and academic activities through the Centro de Educación Virtual

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Asociación Colombiana de Radiología (ACR) is a non-profit professional association founded in 1945 that serves as the official academic, scientific, and guild body for radiology specialists and diagnostic imaging professionals in Colombia. It delivers membership services, continuing medical education, an annual scientific congress, peer-reviewed publications, standardized clinical protocols, and a voluntary medical recertification program, while operating 11 regional zones covering 27 of 32 Colombian departments.

Product overview

Asociación Colombiana de Radiología (ACR) operates as a professional medical association rather than a commercial product company. Its service portfolio consists of scientific conferences (Congreso Colombiano de Radiología), peer-reviewed publications (Revista Colombiana de Radiología), clinical protocols (RM, TC, RX), educational programs (online courses, recertification), and institutional programs. The organization provides teleradiology resources, quality guidelines for mammography, and clinical consensus documents to support radiology specialists across Colombia's 11 regional zones.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Radiología para la Vida: Patient community program focused on radiology education and awareness
• Centro de Educación Virtual ACR
• Recertificación Médica Voluntaria
• Revista Colombiana de Radiología
• Congreso Colombiano de Radiología (CCR)
• Boletín Virtual Imago Online

Products and services

• Congreso Colombiano de Radiología (CCR) Annual radiology congress for diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology specialists featuring international participation, scientific paper presentations, symposia, and the ExpoImagen Médica commercial exhibition.
• Revista Colombiana de Radiología Official peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing quarterly volumes covering diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology research, with archives dating from 2011.
• Centro de Educación Virtual ACR Online education center providing virtual courses, training materials, and digital scientific work presentations for continuing medical education in radiology, with self-administered academic calendar management.
• Programa de Recertificación Médica Voluntaria Voluntary medical recertification program requiring 200 points over five years through participation in accredited academic activities to maintain professional competency standards for radiologists.
• Manual de Calidad en Mamografía Quality manual for mammography services providing standards and guidelines for technical quality in breast imaging acquisition and interpretation.
• Consensos clínicos y recomendaciones Clinical consensus documents and recommendations covering topics such as diabetic foot guidelines, contrast media consensus, and minimum training standards for radiology practice.
• Protocolos de Imagenología (RM, TC, RX) Standardized clinical imaging protocols covering magnetic resonance (brain, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis), computed tomography (skull, intracranial vessels, neck, abdomen-pelvis), and X-ray (chest, abdomen, pelvis, skull, pediatric).
• Recursos de Telerradiología Standards, regulations, and recommendations for implementing and practicing teleradiology in Colombia, including normative documentation.
• Radiología para la Vida (Patient Community) Patient community program providing education on diagnostic imaging procedures and disease-specific programs including cancer screening (breast, lung, liver) and cardiovascular disease awareness.
• Membership in ACR Annual membership for radiology specialists and diagnostic imaging professionals providing access to continuing medical education, publications, clinical protocols, legal advisory, recertification, networking, and the Congreso Colombiano de Radiología.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AHRI - Asociación Hondureña de RadiologíaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with Honduras radiology society for academic exchange and professional development.
• ANRI - Asociación Nicaragüense de Radiología e ImagenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with Nicaraguan radiology society for academic exchange.
• ARRS - American Roentgen Ray SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with American Roentgen Ray Society for international academic exchange and professional collaboration.
• ASORADGUA - Diagnóstico por Imágenes de GuatemalaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with Guatemalan diagnostic imaging society.
• ASRUID - Asociación Salvadoreña de RadiologíaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with El Salvador radiology society.
• ESR - Sociedad Europea de RadiologíacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with European Society of Radiology for academic collaboration and knowledge exchange across Europe and Latin America.
• FAARDIT - Federación Argentina de Asociaciones de RadiologíacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with Argentine Federation of Radiology Associations.
• FESR - Federación Ecuatoriana de Sociedades de RadiologíacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with Ecuadorian Federation of Radiology Societies including joint Colombian-Ecuadorian Radiology Congress.
• FMRI - Federación Mexicana de RadiologíacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with Mexican Federation of Radiology for academic exchange.
• KSR - Sociedad Coreana de RadiologíaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with Korean Society of Radiology for international academic collaboration.
• RSROC - Sociedad de Radiología de TaiwánminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with Taiwan Society of Radiology.
• SAR - Sociedad Argentina de RadiologíacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with Argentine Society of Radiology for joint events and academic exchange.
• SIRM - Sociedad Italiana de Radiología MédicaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with Italian Society of Medical Radiology.
• SFR - Sociedad Francesa de RadiologíaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with French Society of Radiology including promotion of Francophone Radiology Congress.
• SMRI - Sociedad Mexicana de Radiología e ImagencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with Mexican Society of Radiology and Imaging.
• SOCHRADI - Sociedad Chilena de RadiologíacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with Chilean Society of Radiology for Latin American collaboration.
• SOVERADI - Sociedad Venezolana de RadiologíaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with Venezuelan Society of Radiology.
• SPRI - Sociedad Panameña de Radiología e ImágenesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with Panamanian Society of Radiology and Imaging.
• SPR - Sociedad Paulista de RadiologíacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with São Paulo Society of Radiology.
• SPR - Sociedad Peruana de RadiologíacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with Peruvian Society of Radiology for regional collaboration and congress promotion.
• SRIU - Sociedad de Radiología e Imagenología del UruguayminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with Uruguayan Society of Radiology and Imaging.
• GuerbetminorOthersProvides support for MRI protocol development and education materials for ACR members.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Federación Mexicana de Radiología e Imagen (FMRI): Mexican federation of radiology associations with which ACR has an active cooperation agreement. Direct Latin American peer offering congress, CME, and specialty representation in another major Spanish-speaking market.
• Royal College of Radiologists: UK professional body for clinical radiologists. Directly comparable as a national specialty authority offering accreditation, clinical standards, examination, and continuing professional development for radiologists.
• American College of Radiology: U.S. national professional association for radiologists. Directly comparable as the recognized specialty body providing accreditation, practice standards, CME, and advocacy for diagnostic imaging professionals — the U.S. counterpart to ACR Colombia.
• European Society of Radiology: European continental radiology society. Direct peer through ACR's existing cooperation agreement; comparable as a multi-national society offering congress, education, and publishing for radiologists across multiple countries.
• Canadian Association of Radiologists: Canadian national radiology association and recognized specialty authority. Comparable as a peer offering practice standards, position statements, journal (CARJ), and annual scientific meeting for radiologists.
• Sociedad Argentina de Radiología (SAR): Argentine radiology society with active cooperation agreement with ACR Colombia. Direct regional peer offering congress, journal, and subspecialty activities for radiologists in Argentina.
• Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica (SERAM): Spanish national radiology society and one of the most established in the Spanish-speaking world. Comparable as a sister society providing congress, journal, and subspecialty sections, sharing language and cultural context with ACR Colombia.
• Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia (CBR): Brazilian national college of radiology. Direct peer in the Latin American radiology community; comparable in offering certification, congress, and clinical guidelines for Brazilian radiologists with similar specialty regulatory role.

Broad incumbents

• Radiological Society of North America: Largest global radiology society with broad membership across continents. Comparable as a peer-reviewed journal publisher (Radiology), annual congress organizer, and CME provider; broader in scope than ACR Colombia but operates similar member service lines.
• International Society of Radiology: Global umbrella society linking national radiology organizations worldwide. Comparable as a coordinating body that connects ACR Colombia with peer societies across continents, supporting international congresses and educational exchange.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries11 records

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