Simulation Based Education in pre-registration and postgraduate respiratory physiotherapy: An ACPRC position statement

This ACPRC position statement recognises the high levels of interest and potential impact of simulation-based education (SBE) use for education and training in the cardiorespiratory physiotherapy field. This position statement is relevant to both pre-registration and postgraduate settings and is designed to provide best practice points for physiotherapists facilitating SBE across the spectrum of educational interventions.

The evidence base for SBE in cardiorespiratory physiotherapy has been described in a previously published scoping review1 and thus is not discussed in any detail. Readers are encouraged to read this position statement alongside the ACPRC commentary on SBE, also presented in this journal issue. SBE should be delivered in concordance with the Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH) standards.2,3 Educators should ensure local guidance is also adhered to such as Health Education England’s National Framework for Simulation Based Education (SBE),4 Health Education and Improvement Wales’s All Wales Simulation-Based Education and Training Strategy5 and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy’s Simulation toolkit for pre-registration physiotherapy education and training.6 More local guidance and resources may also apply, and SBE faculty and educators should contact their simulation network and simulation centre where these exis