After 4 days packed with clinical updates, practice pearls, and policy discussions, the 2025 AAFP Family Medicine Experience (FMX) wrapped in Anaheim, CA, leaving primary care physicians with a wealth of practical takeaways. From chronic-disease management and women’s health to behavioral-health integration and preventive care, this year’s sessions emphasized immediate, evidence-based changes family physicians can bring back to their clinics.^1,2,3 In this post-meeting wrap-up, Patient Care summarizes the most actionable insights from FMX 2025 to help clinicians translate new evidence into practice.

Pearl 1: Streamlining Care for Chronic Conditions

Speakers urged family physicians to simplify regimens for patients with diabetes and hypertension by deprescribing when possible and leveraging fixed-dose combinations. Sessions highlighted benefits of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in type 2 diabetes and reinforced the role of ACE inhibitors and ARBs for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

For more from FMX 2025 on this topic, see our related coverage:

• CGM Adoption in Primary Care: "We're Lagging Behind Standards of Care"
• John Anderson, MD on How to Integrate CGM in Primary Care: "Just Do It"
• The Frist Clinic's John Anderson, MD, on Making CGM Metrics Work With Type 2 Diabetes Patients

Pearl 2: Addressing the Obesity Epidemic in Primary Care

Sessions on obesity care underscored the evolving role of GLP-1 receptor agonists and lifestyle interventions. Experts encouraged clinicians to proactively initiate weight discussions and monitor metabolic health in patients receiving GLP-1 therapy.

Pearl 3: Women’s and Reproductive Health Updates

Several sessions examined menopause management, postpartum vaccination, and heavy menstrual bleeding in adolescents, which are areas where primary care often leads initial care.

For more from FMX 2025 on this topic, check out: Self-Managed Abortion in Post-Dobbs America: Family Physician Libby Wetterer, MD, Looks Back and Ahead

Pearl 4: Preventive-Care and Screening Gaps

At FMX 2025, several sessions reinforced closing screening gaps for colorectal cancer, abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), peripheral arterial disease, and more, as well as the importance of patient communication to improve adherence.

For more from FMX 2025 on this topic, see our related coverage:

• Kabiul Haque, MD, on Effective Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease in Primary Care
• Identifying and Managing Vascular Disease in Primary Care: A Q&A With Family Physician Kabiul Haque, MD
• AAA Screening in Primary Care: Criteria, Implementation, and Patient Communication

FMX 2025 reinforced that family medicine is the backbone of population health—and that small workflow changes can have outsized impacts. Whether it’s deprescribing, mental-health integration, or embracing technology, the conference’s message was clear: primary care is where change begins. Explore more FMX 2025 coverage, here.