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:
- High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin for Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction in Women
- Adjunct Prednisone Therapy for Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia
- Potential Overtreatment of Diabetes Mellitus in Older Adults With Tight Glycemic Control
- Healthy Lifestyle Lowers Cardiovascular Disease Burden in Young Women
- 2014 Top Stories in Primary Care: Viruses, Diabetes, and Primary Care Cardiology
- Satellite Lesions as a Prognostic Sign for High-Risk Zoster
- Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes
- Higher Dietary Whole Grain Intake Associated With Lower Mortality
- Benzodiazepine Use in the United States
- Suicidal Ideation and Behavior Associated With Antidepressants for Chronic Pain