Sally Elizabeth Thorne CM, PhD, FAAN, FCAHS, RN (born 1951) is a Canadian academic nursing teacher, researcher and author.
[1] Thorne obtained her RN Diploma (1972) from the Atkinson School of Nursing at Toronto Western Hospital, BSN (1979) and MSN (1983) from the University of British Columbia School of Nursing, in Vancouver, Canada, and PhD from the Union Institute for Advanced Studies (1990), now the Union Institute & University, in Cincinnati, 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.
She then resumed an academic career, including political activities on behalf of the profession and a program of scholarship in advancing communication systems in cancer care.
[2] She continues to speak and consult internationally, and sits on numerous Boards and committees.