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Peter Lin MD, CCFP

Peter Lin MD, CCFP

Director, Primary Care Initiatives, Canadian Heart Research Centre, North York, Ontario

Dr. 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:

  1. Clinical Effectiveness and Safety of Aspirin for VTE Prophylaxis After Total Hip and Knee Replacement
  2. Transmission of 2019-nCoV Infection From an Asymptomatic Contact
  3. Healthy Lifestyle and Life Expectancy Free of Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, and Type 2 Diabetes
  4. A Comparison of Two LDL Cholesterol Targets After Ischemic Stroke
  5. Association of Acupuncture and Acupressure With Improved Cancer Pain
  6. Chili Pepper Consumption and Mortality in Italian Adults
  7. Association of Aspirin Use With Mortality Risk Among Older Adult Participants in the PLCO Cancer Screening Trial
  8. Application of Non-HDL Cholesterol for Population-Based Cardiovascular Risk Stratification
  9. 2019 Top Stories in Primary Care: When to Take Blood Pressure Medications
  10. Supplemental MRI Screening for Women With Extremely Dense Breast Tissue

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