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    • AAFP Family Medicine Board Review Express® Live Course

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    Atlanta, GA

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    Wednesday, Feb. 18–Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026

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    29.25 CME credits

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    AAFP Board Review Express is the premier family medicine board review course. With a 99% satisfaction score and the highest level of accreditation available to CME courses, this board review course is designed to help you learn what’s on the ABFM board exam and get a better score. 

    Ideal for both the one-day exam and as preparation at the beginning of your five-year FMCLA cycle, our in-person board review course provides a way for you to carve out dedicated study time. Learn from your peers and receive in-depth preparation to keep up with the latest medical news and a rapidly evolving regulatory climate.

    Format

    This is a four-day, in-person event in Atlanta, Georgia. Sessions begin on Wednesday, February 18 and continue every day through Saturday, February 21. In appreciation of your participation, all registered learners will be granted complimentary access to the event recording for a full year, through February 21, 2027*. A livestream event is also available for those unable or who prefer not to travel.

    *Instructions to access the recorded sessions will be emailed from aafp@onservices.com approximately two weeks after the course ends. You will have access until February 21, 2027. CME credit is not available through this recording.

    Attend in person and experience: 

    • Quick 30- to 45-minute sessions lead by topic experts 
    • More than 50 sessions and topics, plus a session on FMCLA/Exam prep
    • Live Q&A sessions for interactive learning 
    • Comprehensive, evidence-based review of Board Review topics  
    • Interactive opportunities to compare responses and identify knowledge gaps 

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    Early Bird Pricing

    Early Bird Pricing Closes January 30, 2026

    Member: $1,435
    Member – New Physician: $1,385
    Member – Resident: $1,045
    Member – Student: $1,045
    Other Health Care Professional: $1,435
    Nonmember: $2,095

    Upon completion of this activity, learners will be able to:
    • Demonstrate an understanding of common clinical problems seen in family medicine.
    • Analyze your training needs on conditions or elements within specific body systems as defined by the ABFM.
    • Outline effective test-taking strategies to prepare for the ABFM exam.

    David Glenn Weismiller, MD, ScM, FAAFP, Course Chair; Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada

    Janalynn Beste, MD, FAAFP, Professor of Family Medicine, Program Director and Chair, Novant Health-New Hanover Regional Medical Center Residency in Family Medicine, Wilmington, NC

    Russ Blackwelder, MD, MDiv, CMD, Associate Professor, Director of Geriatric Education, Director of Community Geriatrics, MUSC Department of Family Medicine

    Shawn K. Conner, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI

    Robert Dachs, MD, FAAFP, Director of Graduate Medical Education, Department of Emergency Medicine, Ellis Hospital, Schenectady, NY; Clinical Associate Professor, Ellis Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York

    Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, MAEd, MBA, Professor, Vice Chair of Academic Affairs, Residency Program Director, Department of Family Medicine, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina

    Joseph Garry, MD, FACSM, FAAFP, Chair, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Illinois

    Benjamin Paul Gilmer, MD, MS, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, UNC-SOM MAHEC Family Medicine Residency Program, Asheville, North Carolina

    Thomas W. Heinrich, MD, Professor, Psychiatry and Family Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin

    Teresa Holt, MD, FAAFP, Associate Director, Grant Family Medicine Residency; Chair, Department of Family Medicine, Columbus, Ohio

    Gary I Levine, MD, FAAFP, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina

    Belinda Vail, MD, MS, FAAFP, Chair, Department of Family Medicine, University of Kansas Medical School, Kansas City, Kansas

    All times listed are Eastern time zone.

    Day 1 - Wednesday, February 18, 2026

    7–8:00 am
    Breakfast

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

    8:15–8:45 am
    Hematology Essentials
    Teresa Holt, MD

    8:45 – 9:45 am
    Health Promotion and Prevention I & II
    David Weismiller, MD, ScM, FAAFP 

    9:45 – 10:15 am
    ENT/Otolaryngology Essentials
    Teresa Holt, MD 

    10:15 – 10:30am 
    Q&A 1 

    10:30 – 10:45 am 
    Break 

    10:45 – 11:15 am 
    Musculoskeletal Medicine I: Common Orthopedic Problems
    Joseph Garry, MD, FACSM, FAAFP 

    11:15 – 11:45 am 
    Neurology Essentials
    Teresa Holt, MD 

    11:45 am – 12:15 pm 
    Musculoskeletal Medicine II: Sports Medicine
    Joseph Garry, MD, FACSM, FAAFP 

    12:15 – 12:30 pm 
    Q&A 2 

    12:30 – 1:30 pm 
    Lunch Break 

    1:30 – 2:00 pm 
    Geriatrics I
    Russell Blackwelder, MD, MDiv, CMD 

    2:00 – 2:45 pm 
    Infectious Disease Essentials: STI’s, Hepatitis A, B, C, HIV
    David Weismiller, MD, ScM, FAAFP  

    2:45 – 3:15 pm 
    Geriatrics II
    Russell Blackwelder, MD, MDiv, CMD 

    3:15 – 3:45 pm 
    Urology Essentials
    Benjamin Gilmer, MD, MS 

    3:45 – 4:00 pm 
    Q&A 3 

    4:00 – 4:15 pm 
    Break 

    4:15 – 4:45 pm 
    Health Promotion and Prevention III: Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome
    TBD 

    4:45 – 5:15 pm 
    Geriatrics III
    Russell Blackwelder, MD, MDiv, CMD 

    5:15 – 5:30 pm 
    Health Promotion and Prevention IV: Preoperative Rich Stratification
    Teresa Holt, MD 

    5:30 – 5:45 pm 
    Q&A 4 

    5:45–6:30 pm
    Guide to Exam Preparation (no CME)
    David Weismiller, MD, ScM, FAAFP


    Day 2 - Thursday, February 19, 2026

    7:00 – 8:00 am 
    Breakfast 

    8:00 – 8:30 am 
    Cardiovascular Medicine I: Peripheral Vascular Disease
    Robert Dachs, MD, FAAFP  

    8:30 – 9:00 am 
    Musculoskeletal Medicine III: Fracture Care
    Joseph Garry, MD, FACSM, FAAFP 

    9:00 – 9:30 am 
    Emergency Medicine I: General Principles, Resuscitation, Stroke/TIA
    Robert Dachs, MD, FAAFP  

    9:30 – 9:45 am 
    Q&A 5 

    9:45 – 10:00 am 
    Break 

    10:00 – 10:30 am 
    Musculoskeletal Medicine IV: Pediatric Orthopedics
    Joseph Garry, MD, FACSM, FAAFP 

    10:30 – 11:00 am 
    Emergency Medicine II: Trauma, Wound Care, Surgical Abdomen
    Robert Dachs, MD, FAAFP  

    11:00 – 11:45 am 
    Cardiovascular Medicine II: ACS and Hyperlipidemia
    Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, FAAFP 

    11:45 am – 12:15 pm 
    Emergency Medicine III: Infectious Disease, Allergy, Toxicology
    Robert Dachs, MD, FAAFP  

    12:15 – 12:30 pm 
    Q&A 6 

    12:30 – 1:30 pm 
    Lunch Break 

    1:30 – 2:00 pm 
    Gastroenterology I: Upper Tract
    David Weismiller, MD, ScM, FAAFP  

    2:00 – 2:30 pm 
    Cardiovascular Medicine III: Hypertension
    Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, FAAFP 

    2:30 – 3:00 pm 
    Pediatrics I: Common Newborn Issues
    Janalynn Beste, MD, FAAFP  

    3:00 – 3:30 pm 
    Cardiovascular Medicine IV: Heart Failure
    Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, FAAFP 

    3:30 – 3:45 pm 
    Q&A 7 

    3:45 – 4:00 pm 
    Break 

    4:00 – 4:30 pm 
    Pediatrics II: Well-Child Care and Adolescent Medicine
    Janalynn Beste, MD, FAAFP  

    4:30 – 5:00 pm 
    Cardiovascular Medicine V: Dysrhythmias
    Jonathan Firnhaber, MD, FAAFP 

    5:00 – 5:30 pm 
    Endocrine Disease II: Endocrine Essentials
    Benjamin Gilmer, MD, MS 

    5:30 – 6:00 pm 
    Pediatrics III: Fever and Infectious Diseases
    Janalynn Beste, MD, FAAFP 

    6:00 – 6:15 pm 
    Q&A 8 

     

    Day 3 - Friday, February 20, 2026

    7:00 – 8:00 am 
    Breakfast 

    8:00 – 9:00 am 
    Health Promotion and Prevention V & VI: Basic Statistics, Levels of Evidence, Epidemiology
    David Weismiller, MD, ScM, FAAFP 

    9:00 – 9:30 am 
    Nephrology I: Acute Kidney Disease
    Gary Levine, MD, FAAFP 

    9:30 – 10:00 am 
    Pulmonary I: Asthma
    Shawn K. Conner, MD 

    10:00 – 10:15 am 
    Q&A 9 

    10:15 – 10:30 am 
    Break 

    10:30 – 11:00 am 
    Nephrology II: Chronic Kidney Disease
    Gary Levine, MD, FAAFP 

    11:00 – 11:30 am 
    Pulmonary II:  COPD
    Shawn K. Conner, MD 

    11:30 am – 12:00 pm 
    Rheumatology Essentials
    Benjamin Gilmer, MD, MS 

    12:00 -12:15 pm 
    Q&A 10 

    12:15 – 1:15 pm 
    Lunch Break 

    1:15 – 1:45 pm 
    Pulmonary III:  Pulmonary Infection, Pneumonia Part 1
    Shawn Conner, MD 

    1:45 – 2:15 pm 
    Maternity Care I
    David Weismiller, MD, ScM, FAAFP   

    2:15 – 2:45 pm 
    Navigating Chronic Pain
    Gary Levine, MD, FAAFP 

    2:45 – 3:15 pm 
    Pulmonary IV:  Pulmonary Infections, Pneumonia Part 2/Occupational Lung Disease
    Shawn K. Conner, MD 

    3:15 – 3:30 pm 
    Q&A 11 

    3:30 – 3:45 pm 
    Break 

    3:45 – 4:15 pm 
    Maternity Care II
    David Weismiller, MD, ScM, FAAFP 

    4:15 – 5:00 pm 
    Dermatology Essentials I & II
    Gary Levine, MD, FAAFP 

    5:00 – 5:30 pm 
    Pulmonary V: Lung Cancer, OSA, Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary Fibrosis
    Shawn K. Conner, MD 

    5:30 – 5:45 pm 
    Q&A 12 

     

    Day 4 - Saturday, February 21, 2026

    7:00 – 8:00 am 
    Breakfast 

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

    8:00 – 8:30 am 
    Gastroenterology II: Lower Tract
    David Weismiller, MD, ScM, FAAFP 

    8:30 – 9:00 am 
    Women’s Health I
    David Weismiller, MD, ScM, FAAFP 

    9:00 – 9:30 am 
    Endocrine Disease I: Diabetes Mellitus
    Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, FAAFP 

    9:30 – 10:00 am 
    Behavioral Medicine I: Major Depression
    Thomas W. Heinrich, MD 

    10:00 – 10:15 am 
    Q&A 13 

    10:15 – 10:30 am 
    Break 

    10:30 – 11:00 am 
    Behavioral Medicine II: Bipolar and Anxiety Disorders
    Thomas W. Heinrich, MD 

    11:00 – 11:30 am 
    Women’s Health II
    David Weismiller, MD, ScM, FAAFP 

    11:30 am – 12:00 pm 
    Behavioral Medicine III: ADHD, Autism, and OCD
    Thomas W. Heinrich, MD 

    12:00 – 12:15 pm 
    Q&A 14 

    12:15 pm 
    Adjourn 

    The following hotel is available for accommodations during the course. Contact the hotel to make arrangements for your stay. Making reservations early is encouraged.

    The Hyatt Regency Atlanta

    Address: 265 Peachtree Street NE
    Atlanta, GA 30303

    Phone: (404) 460-6526

    Rate: $239 Single/Double Occupancy
    + current tax rate

    Reservations: (800) 233-1234

    Accommodation Cutoff: January 20, 2026


    Reservations Include:

    • Internet access in sleeping rooms
    • Access to the fitness center for all attendees
    Exterior view of The Hyatt Regency Atlanta

    The AAFP has reviewed AAFP Family Medicine Board Review Express® and deemed it acceptable for up to 29.25 Live AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 02/18/2026 to 02/21/2026. 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 29.25 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.

    Q: I’m testing quarterly through the 5-Year-Certification, why would I need to take the board review express CME?

    A: Our February live and livestream events include information to help you navigate the changes and identify your best method for preparation. Get strategies to help you systematically prepare for either format by understanding the exam structure, developing personalized study plan, master test-taking strategies, managing stress, and making the most of feedback and support resources.

    Q: What happens after I register?

    A: You’ll receive an email the day before the course begins with an access link and course resources including PDFs of presentations

    Q: Can I cancel my registration?

    A: Yes, standard AAFP course cancellation policies apply

    Q: I have a few appointments the day of the livestream, will I get access to a recording?

    A: Yes, registrants receive free access to the recorded sessions for one year. 

    Q: What topics are covered?

    A: The course includes nearly 50 topics across 14 body system categories, plus population-based and patient-based care topics. A downloadable syllabus is included; a printed version is available for purchase.

    Q: Who can I contact with questions or concerns?

    A: Reach out to the AAFP Member Resource Center at (800) 274-2237 or aafp@aafp.org.

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