Scientists, clinicians, and researchers aim to have impact. Publishing work in peer-reviewed
journals advances the scientific field and contributes to the body of knowledge, but
it is also important to have societal impact and “real world” value beyond the academic
field. The present authors share the distinction of having received the JAMDA Morley
Award, which recognizes the article published over the previous year considered to
be most impactful in terms of relevance for practice and policy in post-acute and
long-term care. The first author received the award in 2019 for her work on the Sunbeam
Trial
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(an intervention to reduce deconditioning and falls in long-term care in Australia),
and the second author received it in 2021 for her work related to relaxing visitation
bans in response to COVID-19 in nursing homes in the Netherlands.
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Both have achieved demonstrable evidence that their scientific work has actually
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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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