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:
- Hospice Care, Healthcare Utilization, and Cost at the End of Life
- Statins Associated With Increased HbA1c in Individuals With Diabetes
- Co-Trimoxazole Associated With Sudden Death in Patients Receiving ACE Inhibitors
- Risk Factors for Stroke in Women
- Dietary and Medication Recommendations for the Prevention of Recurrent Nephrolithiasis
- Variations in Mortality Risk Among Sulfonylureas May Influence Treatment Decisions
- Diabetes, Pre-Diabetes, and Subclinical Myocardial Damage
- Community-Acquired Pneumonia
- Proportion of Treated US Adults With Controlled Hypertension Not at Target
- Review of Hypoglycemia, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Diabetes Mellitus