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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. Association of Ideal Cardiovascular Health at Age 50 With Lower Incidence of Dementia
  2. Association of Office and Ambulatory Blood Pressure With Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes
  3. Androgen Deprivation Therapy and Diagnosis of Dementia in Men With Prostate Cancer
  4. A Fundamental Change in Asthma Management by GINA
  5. Association of Lifespan Cognitive Reserve Indicator With Dementia Risk in the Presence of Brain Pathologies
  6. Association of Silent Myocardial Infarction and Sudden Cardiac Death
  7. Processes of Care Associated With Risk of Mortality and Recurrent Stroke Among Patients With TIA and Nonsevere Ischemic Stroke
  8. Dulaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes
  9. P2Y12 Inhibitor Monotherapy Is Noninferior to Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After PCI
  10. Effect of 1-Month DAPT Followed by Clopidogrel vs 12-Month DAPT on Cardiovascular and Bleeding Events in Patients Receiving PCI

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