Sally Elizabeth Thorne CM, PhD, FAAN, FCAHS, RN (born 1951) is a Canadian academic nursing teacher, researcher and author. She researched the human experience of chronic illness and cancer, and

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methodologies including metasynthesis and interpretive description.

Biography and career

Thorne obtained her RN Diploma (1972) from the Atkinson School of Nursing at Toronto Western Hospital, BSN (1979) and MSN (1983) from the

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School of Nursing, in Vancouver, Canada, and PhD from the Union Institute for Advanced Studies (1990), now the

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, OH, USA. Thorne joined the faculty of the University of British Columbia School of Nursing in 1983, and established a research program and methodological development in the area of health service delivery for patients with cancer and chronic disease. From 2002 until 2010, Thorne served as the Director of the School. Since 2011, she has resumed an academic career, including political activities on behalf of the profession and a program of scholarship in advancing communication systems in cancer care. She currently serves as Associate Dean, Faculty of Applied Science, speaks and consults internationally, and sits on numerous Boards and committees. She is associate editor of the journal ''

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'' and Editor-in-Chief of ''

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Theories and methods

* Interpretive Description: A qualitative research method which “provides a bridge between objective neutrality and abject theorizing” designed for the needs of the applied disciplines. * * Communication in Cancer Care: A program of research dedicated to supporting effective communication between cancer patients and health care professionals * The Social Context of Chronic Illness: A program of patient-perspective research addressing system barriers to effective care for chronic diseases. * Philosophy of Nursing Science: A program of philosophical inquiry dealing with matters of the nature of nursing, the nature of evidence claims related to human health complexity, and the theoretical traditions that underpin current thinking within the discipline.

Books

# Thorne, S.E. (1993). Negotiating Health Care: The Social Context of Chronic Illness. Newbury Park, CA: Sage. # Thorne, S.E. & Hayes, V.E. (1997). Nursing Praxis: Knowledge and Action. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage # Paterson, B., Thorne, S., Canam, C. & Jillings, C. (2001). Meta-Study of Qualitative Health Research: A Practical Guide to Meta-Analysis and Meta-Synthesis. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications # Thorne, S. (2008). Interpretive description. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press

Awards and recognition

* Award of Distinction, Registered Nurses Association of British Columbia, 1999 * Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, 2005 * Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women Award, Women’s Executive Network, 2009 * Pfizer Award of Excellence for Nursing Research, Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology, 2011 * Fellow, American Academy of Nursing, 2011 * Honorary doctorate, Queen's University, 2013 * Ethel Johns Award, Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing, 2013 *

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, 2023.

References

External links

Faculty information - Sally Thorne
The University of British Columbia. Retrieved June 22, 2016. {{DEFAULTSORT:Thorne, Sally Canadian nurses Canadian women nurses Living people Nursing researchers Nursing educators Nursing theorists Nursing school deans Canadian academic administrators 1951 births Academic journal editors Members of the Order of Canada People from Vancouver