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:
- Immunogenicity and Reactogenicity of Vaccine Boosters After Ad26.COV2.S Priming
- Duration of Protection by Covid-19 Vaccines
- Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines Over 9 Months in North Carolina
- Inpatient Statin Use Reduces the Risk of Death Among Certain Patients With COVID-19
- Early Remdesivir to Prevent Progression to Severe COVID-19 in Outpatients
- CDC Reduces Recommended Isolation Time for People With COVID-19
- Molnupiravir Therapy in Nonhospitalized Patients With COVID-19
- NVX-CoV2373 Vaccine in the US and Mexico
- Statin Therapy May Lead to Diabetes Progression
- Odds of Positive Test Results for COVID After BNT162b2 Booster