From the Editor

As Isaac Asimov wrote, “It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be”.

When I started WORK in 1990, I never envisi-oned its extraordinary steady growth over 30 years. Currently, we are receiving on average 40–50 man-uscripts each month, our Impact Factor has steadily increased and WORK is indexed widely.

This growth can be attributed to the steadfast efforts of our authors, our Editorial Board members, external reviewers, Mandy, my assistant, past assistants, and our very supportive publisher, IOS Press, in particular Marion and her sheer determination! I am grateful to each one of you for your support.

In pondering these last 30 years, WORK grew sl-owly with first publishing four issues a year, then moving to eight issues and for the last eight years, expanded to monthly issues. In each transition, we continued to publish high quality peer-reviewed manuscripts covering the entire scope of the occupation of work globally.

Three years ago, we started a monthly Learn at WORK webinar series available on the Learn at WORK YouTube channel, monthly blogs by Editorial Board members, Amy, Valerie and Jenny, which can be found on our workjournal.org website.

As we enter our 31st year, in collaboration with IOS Press, we made the decision to move the submission and review process for WORK to the Editorial Manager platform. Many of you may already be familiar with this electronic platform since it is used by other journals. Despite having an online submission and review process, we will contain to maintain our personal touch with a focus on being author centric.

This issue contains two COVID-19 commentaries and 22 manuscripts on a variety of topics such as making music to making lives better: a transition from musician to health professional, E-learning perception and satisfaction among healthcare students amid the COVID-19 pandemic, exposure to fume and gas emission from welding operations, and an erg-onomic intervention to reduce musculoskeletal

disorders among flour factory workers, among other important topics.

I hope you’ve been enjoying the Learn at WORK webinars. Here are the first six webinars for 2021. I hope you will join us:

Wednesday, January 27, 2021 from 1-2pm EST

A pilot model for provider training to address brain injury in health care for the homeless settings

Presenter: Dr. Caitlin Synovec,

Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7147982674392062476

Thursday, Feb 18, 202 at 1-2pmEST

Taking care of the researcher –a nature and art-related activity retreat sharing natural space put humanity in perspective

Presenter: Professor Eva Bojner Horwitz,

Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6844009491323621646

Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 1-2pm EST

The importance of health management and maintenance occupations while homeless

Presenters: Quinn Tyminski, and Ariana Gonzalez

Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/9081127525691332879

Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 1-2pmEST

Coping on the inside: Design for therapeutic incarceration interventions

Presenters: Dr. Amy Wagenfeld, and Dr. Daniel Winterbottom,

Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5946523230165220366

Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 1-2pmEST

The role of office features and psychosocial working conditions

Presenters: Dr. Sarah Lütke Lanfer, and Dr. Anja Göritz,

Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2971930860503787533

Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at 1-2pmEST

Telehealth in school-based practice: Perceived viability to bridge global occupational therapy practitioner shortages prior to COVID-19 global health emergency

Presenters: Cynthia Abbott-Gaffney, and Karen Jacobs

Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2425795738833723661

You can stay up-to-date on our Learn at WORK webinars, blogs and news by going to our website at workjournal.org.

As always, I look forward to hearing from you. Be safe and healthy.

Cheers,

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