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:
- Aspirin Plus Clopidogrel Prevents Cardiovascular Events in Patients at High Risk
- Escitalopram vs Placebo Treatment for Depression Improves Long-Term Cardiac Outcomes in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Effects of Aspirin on Risks of Vascular Events and Cancer According to Body Weight and Dose
- Asthma and Poor Asthma Control Associated With Atrial Fibrillation Risk
- CAR T-Cell Therapy
- Combined Analysis of Asthma Safety Trials of Long-Acting β2-Agonists
- Opportunity to Avoid Pain May Paradoxically Increase Fear
- Revisiting the Association of Blood Pressure With Mortality in Oldest Old People in China
- Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease
- Colorectal Cancer Screening for Average-Risk Adults