Advanced Life Support Courses
ACEM
Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
Please note the following additions to the ACEM providers must submit a list of ACEM CPD participants within 10 working days of the activity. Providers must issue ACEM CPD participants with the attached ACEM evaluation form.
ALS1
CPD category – Group Learning
Activity type – Workshops and Training
– Procedural skills based
CPD Hours – 8
ALS2
CPD category – Group Learning
Activity type – Workshops and Training
– Procedural skills based
CPD Hours – 15
ANCZA
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
This course is listed on a password protected section of the ANZCA website for members to view.
A full ALS 1 or ALS 2 course by the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) will cover the cardiac arrest activity from the emergency responses category. To claim these activities within the CPD portfolio please use the following recognition codes:
ARC cardiac arrest recognition code: ER-19-CA-877
Participants in the ANZCA CPD Program may claim this Cardiac arrest course as an emergency response activity in their CPD portfolio.
This recognition code is valid until June 30th 2023.
RACGP
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

ALS1
Activity Number: 400514
13.5 hours CPD
Educational Activities 7 hours
Reviewing Performance 6.5 hours
Pre-reading and pre-course MCQ requirements
Rural Procedures Grant program:
Anaesthetic Grant
Emergency Medicine Grant
ALS2
Activity Number: 400684
25.5 hours CPD
Educational Activities 13.5 hours
Reviewing Performance 12 hours
Pre-reading and pre-course MCQ required
Rural Procedures Grant program:
Anaesthetic Grant
Emergency Medicine Grant

RACP
Royal Australian College of General Physicians
RACP no longer pre-approve external courses and fellows are advised to self-submit.
From 2023, the annual minimum CPD requirement is 50 hours. This includes the mandatory and strongly encouraged activities.
ALS1
We recommend CPD
Face-to-face Hours – 8
Education – 4
Reviewing Performance – 4
Pre-reading and Preparation 6 hours
ALS2
We recommend CPD
Face-to-face Hours – 18
Education – 7
Reviewing Performance – 11
Pre-reading and Preparation 10 hours
CICM
College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand
This activity has CICM CPD Accreditation for Category 2A: Passive Group Learning – 1 point per hour and Category 2B: Active of Interactive Small Group Learning – 2 points per hour.
Lectures –
Category 2A: Passive Group Learning – 1 point per hour
Workshop – Category 2B: Active or Interactive Small Group Learning – 2 points per hour
Accreditation start Date: 14/6/2022
Accreditation end Date: 14/6/2027
ALS1
Passive – 1 hour (consider pre-reading)
Active/Interactive – 7 Hours
ALS2
Passive – 1.5 hours (consider pre-reading)
Active/Interactive – 16.5 Hours
First Aid Courses
HLTAID009 Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Activity Number: 399246
Basic Life Support
Includes CPR requirement

