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:
- Optimal Antihypertensive Systolic Blood Pressure Targets
- Association of Energy Intake and Glycemic Load Times With CVD Mortality Among US Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
- Guideline for the Perioperative Cardiovascular Management of Adult Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery
- Prenatal and Infant RSV Immunization Coverage for the 2023–2024 RSV Season
- Estimated Long-Term Benefits of Finerenone in Heart Failure
- Patient Self-Guided Interventions to Reduce Sedative Use and Improve Sleep
- De-Escalation to Ticagrelor Monotherapy vs 12-Month DAPT in Patients With and Without Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Long-Term Prognosis of Patients With Myocarditis Attributed to COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination, SARS-CoV-2 Infection, or Conventional Etiologies
- Association of GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use With Risk of Suicide
- Effect of Colchicine on Coronary Plaque Stability in Acute Coronary Syndrome as Assessed by OCT