even in this poor region of Honduras, most chronically ill patients have access to mobile technology, and most are willing to participate in automated telephone disease management support. Given barriers to in-person care, new models of mobile healthcare should be developed for chronically ill patients in developing countries.

The ATAS intervention, in low income primary care centers, significantly increased the probability of stabilizing the metabolic control of patients with DM2 and improved their use of health services.

Support for a joint network is promising. Priorities are building skills in this area and developing innovative proposals for improved CD patient care in the Region. Innovative measures should be complementary and adapted to the specific context of each scenario.

The majority of disadvantaged women were actively involved in decision-making and needed decision support to navigate the healthcare system. Nurses should play a more pivotal role in providing health decision support. This study needs to be replicated in other countries and cultural contexts.

International faculty-exchange programmes can be cost-effective methods for faculty development and enhanced student learning. Despite the increasing interest in international nursing exchanges, the literature on faculty exchanges is limited. This article examines a case study of a successful international nursing faculty-exchange programme between a university in Chile and one in the United States of America (USA), based on a model for international faculty exchange. The model includes the components of pre-exchange planning, academic activities, socio-cultural events and evaluation of outcomes. Communication is at the centre of the model and ideally should be continuous, bilateral, flexible and technological. Examples from the case study illustrate teaching strategies and ongoing education of faculty. The article concludes with suggestions for successful international nursing faculty exchanges.