We are pleased to announce that Dr. Rahman Shiri has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032).

Name: Dr. Rahman Shiri

Affiliation: Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, FI-00032 Työterveyslaitos, Finland

Interests: musculoskeletal disorders; mental disorders; systematic reviews and meta-analyses; lifestyle risk factors; occupational risk factors

Dr. Rahman Shiri, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., and Adjunct Professor, is a medical doctor and experienced epidemiologist. He has received education and training in medicine, biostatistics, epidemiology, and public health. He works at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health in Helsinki, Finland. His main research concerns the aetiology and prevention of musculoskeletal and mental disorders. He is ranked as one of the top five leading experts in the world on carpal tunnel syndrome on expertscape.com. He has contributed to over 190 peer-reviewed scientific publications, being the first or sole author in 66 of these publications. His publications have been cited more than 57,000 times.

Dr. Rahman Shiri is the Guest Editor of the following Special Issues in Healthcare:

• “Reviews of Risk and Protective Factors for Developing Mental Disorders”
  (https://www.mdpi.com/si/healthcare/Reviews_Mental_Disorders)
• “Reviews of Risk and Protective Factors for Developing Musculoskeletal Disorders”
  (https://www.mdpi.com/si/healthcare/Reviews_Musculoskeletal_Disorders)

The following is a message from Dr. Rahman Shiri:

I am taking the role of Editor-in-Chief of Healthcare with great excitement. Healthcare is a popular fast-growing journal that publishes peer-reviewed scientific articles relevant to healthcare improvement. As an open access journal, Healthcare promotes free access to scientific information for all. Globally, the number of open access publications has been increasing markedly and many conventional journals have also been moving from a subscription-based to an open access publishing model. The number of article submissions to Healthcare and, subsequently, the number of rigorous peer reviews will grow further. I am part of a dedicated and committed editorial team and look forward to working with our Section Editors-in-Chief, Associate Editors, Academic Editors, Managing Editors, Assistant Editors, and the reviewers, to ensure a timely review of the manuscripts, methodological rigour of the publications and to take Healthcare to a higher level.

We warmly welcome Dr. Rahman Shiri in his role as our Editor-in-Chief, and we look forward to him leading Healthcare to achieve more milestones.