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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. Safety and Effectiveness of Self-Administered Intranasal Etripamil for Atrioventricular Nodal–Dependent Supraventricular Tachycardia
  2. Topical Esmolol Hydrochloride as a Novel Treatment Modality for Diabetic Foot Ulcers
  3. Association of Statin Initiation With the Risk of Incident Kidney Disease in Patients With Diabetes
  4. Sulfonylureas as Second-Line Drugs for Cardiovascular Safety in Type 2 Diabetes
  5. Association of Sulfonylureas With the Risk of Dementia
  6. Primary Occurrence of Cardiovascular Events in Veterans With Diabetes After Adding SGLT2 Inhibitors or GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Compared With DPP-4 Inhibitors
  7. Association of Hypertriglyceridemia With Renal Function Decline and the Development of End-Stage Kidney Disease in a Real-World Clinical Setting
  8. Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Triple and Quadruple Combination Pills vs Monotherapy, Usual Care, or Placebo for the Initial Management of Hypertension
  9. Aspirin vs Clopidogrel for Long-Term Maintenance After Coronary Stenting in Patients With Diabetes
  10. Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis and the Risk for Myocardial Infarction

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