Dr. Peter Prior Lawson Health Research Institute, Canada

Based in London Ontario, Dr. Peter Prior provides care as a clinical psychologist in the St. Joseph’s Hospital Cardiac Rehabilitation & Secondary Prevention Program; trains graduate students as an adjunct clinical professor in the Department of Psychology, Western University; and conducts research as an associate scientist in the Lawson Health... read moreResearch Institute. Dr. Prior’s areas of research include: comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation for secondary prevention after TIA or mild stroke; psychological factors in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease; reliable measurement of individuals’ outcomes in cardiac rehabilitation; and patient education. He has contributed psychological and behavioural chapters to Canadian guidelines, and has participated in development of provincial standards and national quality indicators, in cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation.