FMX 2025 Day 2 Preview: 17 Can’t Miss Sessions for Primary Care Physicians

Vaccines & Infectious Disease

1. RSV Vaccines and CDC Guidelines for Their Use in Protecting Adults at High Risk of Severe RSV Disease (6:30 PM)
   • Timely update on adult RSV vaccination and how to apply CDC guidance in everyday practice.
2. A Shield of Protection: Unmet Needs in COVID-19 Prevention and Control (7:00 PM)
   • Updates on COVID-19 prevention in high-risk patients.
3. Lyme Disease Vaccination Intention and Risk Perception: Insights from Quantitative and Qualitative Research (9:10 AM)
   • Explores patient attitudes toward a potential Lyme vaccine—critical for PCPs in endemic areas.

Chronic Disease & Risk Management

1. Severely Elevated Blood Pressure: Is this an Emergency? (8:00 AM & 1:15 PM, multiple formats)
   • Practical pearls on differentiating urgency from emergency in hypertension.
2. Chronic Kidney Disease (6:45 AM & 8:00 AM)
   • PCP-focused management updates on one of the most prevalent comorbid conditions.
3. Importance of Assessing Your Patients for Risk of Type 1 Diabetes (7:45 AM)
   • Identifying at-risk patients for earlier intervention.

Neurology & Mental Health

1. Narcolepsy is More Common Than You Think: Identifying Patients With Type 1 Narcolepsy in Primary Care (6:30 AM)
   • Raises awareness of an often-missed diagnosis in primary care.
2. Anxiety Disorders in Adults (10:00 AM)
   • High-yield updates on recognition and treatment in the outpatient setting.
3. Metabolic Psychiatry: Redefining Mental Illness Through a Metabolic Lens (11:15 AM)
   • Innovative session linking metabolic health and psychiatric disorders.

Women’s & Reproductive Health

1. Case-Based Approach to Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (6:45 AM)
   • Practical, patient-centered management strategies for a common complaint in women’s health.
2. From Screening to Survival: Enhancing Cervical Cancer Care Continuums (11:15 AM)
   • Advances in cervical cancer screening and management for frontline clinicians.
3. Post-Dobbs Primary Care Pearls: Self-Managed Abortion (8:00 AM & 1:15 PM, multiple formats)
   • Critical updates on reproductive health in the current legal and clinical environment.

Nutrition & Lifestyle

1. Making Plant-Based Nutrition Easy Pea-sy! (6:45 AM)
   • Practical approaches to counseling patients on diet and prevention.
2. Patient Journeys in Obesity: Going Beyond the Scale for Improved Patient Health (6:45 PM)
   • Exploring patient-centered obesity care strategies.
3. Everyday Well-Being for the Busy Clinician (10:00 AM)
   • Benefits of evidence-based well-being practices and how to integrate them into daily practice.

Technology & Innovation

1. Unlocking AI at the Bedside: AI-Driven Clinical Support with OpenEvidence (2:55 PM)
   • How AI tools may shape clinical decision-making in family medicine.
2. Reducing the Burden of Primary Care with AI (10:30 PM)
   • A late-day session on leveraging AI to reduce workload and streamline care.

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The American Academy of Family Physicians’ annual Family Medicine Experience (FMX) 2025 brings together thousands of clinicians for a deep dive into the most pressing issues in primary care. This year’s agenda spans everything from vaccine updates and obesity pharmacotherapy to dementia care, women’s health, and the growing role of artificial intelligence in clinical practice. Explore our slideshow for a curated look at 17 sessions that promise to inform, inspire, and equip family physicians for the challenges ahead.