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:
- Persistent Metabolic Adaptation 6 Years After "The Biggest Loser" Competition
- The Toronto Consensus for the Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Adults
- Interrupting Prolonged Sitting With Brief Light Activity Benefits People With Type 2 Diabetes
- Younger Age of Type 2 Diabetes Onset Is Associated With Complication Risk
- House Dust Mite Sublingual Allergen Immunotherapy Tablet in Adults With Allergic Asthma
- Drugs for Primary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
- Risk of Stroke 1 Year After TIA or Minor Stroke
- Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation Patients Treated With Warfarin
- Bleeding Risks With Aspirin Use for Primary Prevention
- Aspirin for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer