Welcome to Episode 6 of SBME Interfaces

In this episode, we interface with Dr. Sally Thorne, Vice-Dean of the UBC Faculty of Applied Science, on the psychology and science of nursing, science-led public policy, end-of-life care, and so very much more.

Guests:
Dr. Sally Thorne
Associate Dean, UBC Faculty of Applied Science
Professor, UBC School of Nursing
Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
Fellow, American Academy of Nursing

Sally Thorne, RN, PhD, FAAN, FCAHS, FCAN, DSc(Hon) is a Professor of Nursing and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science at the University of British Columbia, where she has a longstanding program of substantive clinical research in the fields of chronic illness, cancer experience, and end-of-life care as well as scholarship in the fields of philosophy of science and the nature of evidence claims in a complex health policy environment. She is the author of a body of applied qualitative methodological writing, including Interpretive Description (2008, Left Coast Press) and its second edition Interpretive Description: Qualitative Research for Applied Practice (2016, Routledge). She is also Editor-in-Chief for Nursing Inquiry (Wiley), a journal that deals with critical scholarship in nursing and health care. Thorne has served as Board Director for numerous organizations, including the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology, the Association of Registered Nurses of British Columbia and more recently for Nurses & Nurse Practitioners of BC. A Fellow of both the American Academy of Nursing and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, she was inducted into Sigma Theta Tau’s International Nursing Hall of Fame in 2017, 2018 was recognized by the Canadian Nurses Association with its Jeanne Mance Award, and in 2020 named a Charter Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Nursing. She holds honorary doctorates from Queen’s University (2013) and Université Laval (2017).

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Hosts:
Dr. Payam Zahedi
Strategic Planning & Operations Director, UBC School of Biomedical Engineering

Payam is a born problem solver and dot connector who believes that real impact only occurs when everyone is given the means to chase it. He's the Director of Strategic Planning and Operations at UBC's School of Biomedical Engineering and holds a BASc in Biomedical Engineering and an MSc and PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, from the University of Toronto. He believes we are better together and is an advocate for equity and inclusivity. In his spare time, when he's not chasing his two sons around, he's experimenting in the kitchen, reading crime fiction and untangling the mechanisms of effective leadership.

Miguel Eichelberger
Communications & Engagement Manager, UBC School of Biomedical Engineering

Miguel is an unflinching optimist. He is a communicator and writer whose work has appeared in literary magazines and on stages around the world. His most recent publications include Harpur Palate, the Literary Review of Canada, Plainsongs Magazine, and Soliloquies Anthology. He believes in authenticity; in doing and saying what you actually believe, and he is an obsessive student of leadership from the biological and anthropological perspectives. You've likely heard him rant about it, and he's not sorry.