Family Medicine Update summer livestream

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  • June 16 – 20, 2026 (Tue–Sat)
  • Online
  • 30 Credits
  • Member$1495
  • Non-Member$1935
  • New Physician$1445
  • Student$1125
  • Resident$1125
  • Other$1495

Every attendee receives an Actionable Toolkit with a collection of “Monday-Morning-Ready” pointers covering each session

Family physicians see the big picture of the human body in all its complexity. You care for the whole person, and you need education that keeps pace with the realities of modern practice.

Family Medicine Update (FMU) is your must-take source for essential clinical updates—distilled, practical, and ready to implement now. In a field where it can take years for scientific advancements to become standard care, FMU accelerates that timeline, translating today’s evidence into tomorrow’s exam room decisions.

This year, FMU brings that mission to life through a focused lens on the body’s interconnectedness. Rather than reviewing isolated health topics, you effectively navigate the complex interplay among the heart, kidneys, liver, lungs, metabolism, and mind.

Each session delivers what FMU is known for: clear takeaways, real‑world context, and actionable guidance you can apply immediately.

Family physicians see the big picture of the human body in all its complexity. You care for the whole person, and you need education that keeps pace with the realities of modern practice.

Family Medicine Update (FMU) is your must-take source for essential clinical updates—distilled, practical, and ready to implement now. In a field where it can take years for scientific advancements to become standard care, FMU accelerates that timeline, translating today’s evidence into tomorrow’s exam room decisions.

This year, FMU brings that mission to life through a focused lens on the body’s interconnectedness. Rather than reviewing isolated health topics, you effectively navigate the complex interplay among the heart, kidneys, liver, lungs, metabolism, and mind.

Each session delivers what FMU is known for: clear takeaways, real‑world context, and actionable guidance you can apply immediately.

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What you’ll learn in this course

Challenge outdated practices with new sessions focused on whole-person care. You’ll learn how to transform updates and advancements in these essential areas to deliver precision, whole-person care.

  • The Adult Axis

    Manage complex CKM and metabolic-liver-psychiatric overlap, build confidence in modern hypertension and antithrombotic decision-making and more.

  • AI 3.0: A Clinical Reality Check

    Explore a grounded, clinician-first framework for using AI safely and effectively.

  • Maternal & Child Health

    Gain actionable insight into postpartum cardiometabolic risk and practical tools to confidently counsel patients on hormone therapy.

  • High-yield Clinical Updates

    Fast, focused updates will sharpen diagnostic accuracy and management decisions for common yet challenging conditions.

  • Annual Essentials

    Updates on USPSTF guidelines, diabetes care, pharmacotherapy, immunizations, top cardiovascular POEMs, and Photo Rounds.

  • The Actionable Toolkit

    Every attendee receives a collection of "Monday Morning ready" pointers from each presenter.

Course information

  • David Glenn Weismiller, MD, ScM, FAAFP – Course Director
  • Justin Bailey, MD, FAAFP
  • Tim R. Brown, PharmD, BCACP, FASHP
  • Johathon Firnhaber, MD, MAEd, MBA, FAAFP
  • Thomas W. Heinrich, MD
  • Teresa Holt, MD, MS
  • Robert C. Langan, MD
  • Christopher Robertson, JD, PhD
  • Johnson Ukken, MD
  • Elizabeth Wolf, MD, MPH

  • USPSTF Update 2026
  • Pharmacotherapeutics
  • Type 2 Diabetes – Strategies in Treatment Update
  • Photo Rounds – What is the Diagnosis and What is the Treatment?
  • The Psychedelic Frontier: Navigating Psilocybin and MDMA in Primary Care
  • Beyond the ‘Cleared’ Stamp: Evidence-Based Preop Evaluation in 2026
  • The Mind-Heart-Kidney Axis: Why Mental Health is a Metabolic Metric
  • Pharmacotherapy 2026
  • The ‘Wait’ of Sinusitis: Navigating the 2025 AAO-HNS Guideline Update
  • State of Immunizations
  • Healthcare AI 3.0: Moving from Documentation to Decision Support
  • The Stimulant Surge: Navigating Adult ADHD and the Risk of Misuse in 2026
  • The ‘Do Less’ Doctrine: Navigating Pediatric Medical Overuse in 2026
  • Iron Deficiency Anemia: A 2026 Roadmap from Diagnosis to Targeted Repletion
  • Hypertension 2026 – Implementing the New ACC/AHA Standards in Primary Care
  • Silence the Noise: Evidence-Based Updates for the 2026 Tinnitus Guidelines
  • The Genetics of Obesity: Explaining Biological Destiny to Your Patients
  • Top MSK POEMS: Re-evaluating Orthopedics for the Family Physician
  • The Interconnected Patient: Navigating the Cardio-Pulmonary-Renal Axis in the Age of the Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome
  • The Evidence-Based Standard of Care – A New Paradigm in the Legal World
  • The ‘Unseen’ Risk: Targeted Gastric Cancer Screening in High-Risk US Populations
  • Top Cardiovascular Disease POEMS of the Year: Research That Will Change Your Monday
  • Morning Practice
  • The Protein Paradox: Why Everything We Knew About Liver Diets Has Changed
  • The Antithrombotic Balancing Act: Who Gets What, When and for How Long?
  • Inertia in Medicine – Treating the Symptoms of Menopause – Post Black Box
  • The “L” in Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome: Why Liver Health is Central
  • to Metabolic Success
  • The Stress Test of Pregnancy: Navigating the Cardiometabolic Bridge
  • The Testosterone Trap: Navigating the ‘Vitality’ Hype vs. Clinical Reality
  • The Autism Surge: Decoding the Rise in Prevalence and Diagnosis for 2026

Schedule (all times CST)

8:00 – 8:15 am
Welcome and Overview – David Glenn Weismiller, MD, ScM, FAAFP

8:15 – 9:15 am
USPSTF Update 2026 – David Glenn Weismiller, MD, ScM, FAAFP

9:15 – 10:00 am
Hypertension 2026 – Implementing the New ACC/AHA Standards in Primary Care – Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, MAEd, MBA, FAAFP

10:00 – 10:15 am
Q&A 1

10:15 – 10:30 am
Break

10:30 – 11:30 am
Deficiency Anemia: A 2026 Roadmap from Diagnosis to Targeted Repletion – Justin Bailey, MD

11:30 am – 12:15 pm
The Mind-Heart-Kidney Axis: Why Mental Health is a Metabolic Metric – Thomas W. Heinrich, MD

12:15 – 12:30 pm
Q&A 2

12:30 – 1:30 pm
Lunch

1:30 – 2:30 pm
The Psychedelic Frontier: Navigating Psilocybin and MDMA in Primary Care – Thomas W. Heinrich, MD

2:30 – 3:15 pm
The Antithrombotic Balancing Act: Who Gets What, When and for How Long? – Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, MAEd, MBA, FAAFP

3:15 – 3:30 pm
Q&A 3

3:30 – 3:45 pm
Break

3:45 – 4:30 pm
Top Cardiovascular Disease POEMS: Research That Will Change Your Monday Morning Practice – Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, MAEd, MBA, FAAFP

4:30 – 5:00 pm
Silence the Noise: Evidence-Based Updates for the 2026 Tinnitus Guidelines – Justin Bailey, MD, FAAFP

5:00 – 5:15 pm
Q&A 4

5:15 pm
Recess

7:55 – 8:00 am
Welcome and Overview - David Glenn Weismiller, MD, ScM, FAAFP

8:00 – 8:45 am
Beyond the ‘Cleared’ Stamp: Evidence-Based Preop Evaluation in 2026 – Teresa Holt, MD, MS

8:45 – 9:30 am
Healthcare AI 3.0: Moving from Documentation to Decision Support – Johnson Ukken, MD

9:30 – 10:15 am
Precision Testosterone Therapy: Navigating Clinical Guidelines in a ‘Vitality’ Driven Era – Joel Heidelbaugh, MD

10:15 – 10:30 am
Q&A 5

10:30 – 10:45 am
Break

10:45 – 11:45 am
State of Immunizations – David Glenn Weismiller, MD, ScM, FAAFP

11:45 am – 12:15 pm
The ‘Wait’ of Sinusitis: Navigating the 2025 AAO-HNS Guideline Update – Teresa Holt, MD, MS

12:15 – 12:30 pm
Q&A 6

12:30 pm
Lunch

1:30 – 2:30 pm
Contraception 2026: Removing Barriers and Centering Patient Values – David Glenn Weismiller, MD, ScM, FAAFP

2:30 – 3:15 pm
PE 2026: The “Home or Hospital” Decision – Risk-Stratifying Pulmonary Embolism – Mark Ebell, MD

3:15 – 4:00 pm
From Expert Opinion to Evidence-based Mastery: A 25 Year Family Medicine Timeline – Panel with David Glenn Weismiller, MD, ScM, FAAFP, David Slawson, MD, FAAFP and other faculty TBD

4:00 – 4:15 pm
Q&A 7

4:15 pm
Recess

7:55 – 8:00 am
Announcements - David Glenn Weismiller, MD, ScM, FAAFP

8:00 – 8:30 am
The ‘Unseen’ Risk: Targeted Gastric Cancer Screening in High-Risk US Populations – David Glenn Weismiller, MD, ScM, FAAFP

8:30 – 9:15 am
Photo Rounds – What Is the Diagnosis and What is the Treatment? – David Glenn Weismiller, MD, ScM, FAAFP

9:15 – 9:30 am
Q&A 8

9:30 – 9:45 am
Break

9:45 – 10:45 am
Type 2 Diabetes – Strategies in Treatment Update – Tim R. Brown, PharmD, BCACP, FASHP

10:45 – 11:30 am
The Global Pivot: Implementing the 2026 WHO Obesity Guidelines in Primary Care - Tim R. Brown, PharmD, BCACP, FASHP

11:30 – 11:45 am
Q&A 9

11:45 am
Recess

7:55 – 8:00 am
Announcements – David Glenn Weismiller, MD, ScM, FAAFP

8:00 – 9:00 am
The Evidence-Based Standard of Care – A New Paradigm in the Legal World – Christopher Robertson, JD, PhD

9:00 – 9:45 am
Pharmacotherapy 2026 – Tim R. Brown, PharmD, BCACP, FASHP

9:45 – 10:00 am
Q&A 10

10:00 – 10:15 am
Break

10:15 – 11:00 am
The ‘Do Less’ Doctrine: Navigating Pediatric Medical Overuse in 2026 - Elizabeth Wolf, MD, MPH

11:00 am – 12:00 pm
The Interconnected Patient: Navigating the Cardio-Pulmonary-Renal Axis in the Age of the Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome – Justin Bailey, MD, FAAFP, Tim R. Brown, PharmD, BCACP, FASHP and Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, MAEd, MBA, FAAFP

12:00 - 12:15 pm
Q&A 11

12:15 pm
Recess

7:55 – 8:00 am
Announcements – David Glenn Weismiller, MD, ScM, FAAFP

8:00 – 8:45 am
Top MSK POEMs: Re-evaluating Orthopedics for the Family Physician – Deepak Patel, MD

8:45 – 9:30 am
The “L” in Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome: Why Liver Health is Central to Metabolic Success – Robert C. Langan, MD

9:30 – 10:15 am
Inertia in Medicine: Treating the Symptoms of Menopause (Post Black Box) – David Glenn Weismiller, MD, ScM, FAAFP

10:15 – 10:30 am
Q&A 12

10:30 – 10:45 am
Break

10:45 - 11:30 am
The Stress Test of Pregnancy: Navigating the Cardiometabolic Bridge – Karen Florio, MD (tentative)

11:30 am – 12:15 pm
The Autism Surge: Decoding the Rise in Prevalence and Diagnosis for 2026 – Cynthia Ripsin, MD (tentative)

12:15 – 12:30 pm
Q&A 13

12:30 pm
Adjourn

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Clinical procedure workshops (separate registration and fee)

ECG Interpretation (Basic) – Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, MAEd, MBA, FAAFP

Thursday, June 18, 1:30 – 3:30 pm
Price: $180

Upon completion of this session, you should be able to:

  1. Identify basic arrhythmias.
  2. Using a systematic approach, accurately interpret an ECG.

ECG Interpretation (Advanced) – Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, MAEd, MBA, FAAFP

Friday, June 19, 1:30 – 3:30 pm
Price: $180

Upon completion of this session, you should be able to:

  1. Systematically analyze ECG results for subtle fatal conditions.
  2. Identify cardiac infarct precursors in an ECG.
  3. Point out ECG findings of pulmonary embolism.

CME credit statement

The AAFP has reviewed Family Medicine Update and deemed it acceptable for up to 30.00 Live AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 06/16/2026 to 06/20/2026. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The AAFP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Academy of Family Physicians designates this Live activity for a maximum of 30.00 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CME activities approved for AAFP credit are recognized by the AOA as equivalent to AOA Category 2 credit.

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