Peter Lin MD, CCFP
Director, Primary Care Initiatives, Canadian Heart Research Centre, North York, OntarioDr. Peter Lin, a primary care physician, is the Director of Primary Care Initiatives at the Canadian Heart Research Centre and has two busy family medicine practices in Toronto. For 7 years, he served as the medical director at the University of Toronto Scarborough Health & Wellness Centre. In 2011, he received a teaching award from the College of Family Physicians of Canada.
Dr. Lin has worked with KDIGO (Kidney Disease│Improving Global Outcomes) in an effort to help enhance care for patients with chronic kidney disease. He has been a contributing author to the Canadian Diabetes Guidelines and has served on the editorial board of Pri-Med Institute, which provides education for physicians.
Dr. Lin maintains an active lecture schedule, reflecting his varied medical interests, continuing his focus on bridging the chasm between research and clinical practice.
Disclosures
- Consultant (continuing medical education programs): AstraZeneca; Boehringer Ingelheim; Bayer; Eli Lilly; Amgen; Janssen; Merck; Pfizer; Sanofi; Abbott; HLS Therapeutics
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- 2024 Top Story in Primary Care: Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists
- Surge of Pediatric Respiratory Tract Infections After the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Wildfire Smoke Exposure and Incident Dementia
- Cost-Effectiveness of Computer-Assisted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression Among Adults in Primary Care
- 2024 Guideline for the Primary Prevention of Stroke
- SGLT-2 Inhibitors and Mortality Among Patients With Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
- Pre-Existing Diabetes and Stillbirth or Perinatal Mortality
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring for Management of Type 2 Diabetes and Perinatal Outcomes
- Effectiveness of Inhaled Reliever Therapies in Patients With Asthma
- Low-Dose Triple-Pill vs Standard-Care Protocols for Hypertension Treatment