Objectives: The curriculum was designed to enable local adaptation by the In-Country Master Teachers to be relevant to their local setting, including: To enable implementation of the British Thoracic Society's 'Fundamentals of PR' course in the participating countries. This included: Patient section and initial assessment Properties and conduct of field-based walking tests Patient education Fundamentals of exercise prescription – aerobic training To create a sustainable resource in each country of teachers who can disseminate this learning for the benefit of frontline staff and patients. How to teach others about PR as an intervention and a service
Curriculum for RECHARGE-IPCRG Tier 1 Programme
Session 1  (4 hours) Welcome and opening of the session, aims and objectives  Introduction of faculty and participants Country situational analysis, the context of PR, challenges and opportunities Participants' learning needs   Principles of teaching and theory Content 1: PR patient selection and assessment Summary, close and pre-work for the next session	Session 2 (4 hours) Small group work in country groups with Faculty facilitator: Selection and assessment: How will this work in your country? What adaptations, if any, would you need in your context? Start to record your plan for this element of the programme. Facilitated whole group discussion: How can the principles of the programme be spread, adopted, sustained and upscaled yet maintain fidelity to the original programme? Content 2: Properties and conduct of field-based walking tests. Constructing a local program – discussion of local suggestions and additions/adaptations.
Session 3 (4 hours) Teaching others – what have you seen, what modalities might work in your situation and context? (Facilitated large group discussion) Behaviour change models - whom do you need to change? Content 3: Patient education Small group work - PR programme in your own country Framework for change - how are you going to do it?  Models of action/actor. Evaluation	Session 4 (4 hours) Content 4: Fundamentals of exercise prescription - aerobic training  Facilitated small group work on next steps/ own country programme Presentation of tiered teaching programmes. Faculty feedback Conclude: next steps, close of the programme.