Why Attend

Family Medicine Experience—commonly known as FMX—is a vibrant space to grow in family medicine. This is the one place built entirely around your reality as a family physician. It brings breadth across family medicine, offering you comprehensive CME, practical clinical updates, and genuine connections that last for years. This is where thousands of people who understand come together to figure out what’s working in family medicine—and remind each other why this work matters. 

3 Reasons FMX is your conference

1. You’ll get a break from daily pressures.  For a few days, you don’t have to be everything to everyone. You get to focus on learning, on connecting. You’ll leave with the tools and energy to keep doing what you do best.  

2. You’ll feel relieved you’re not alone. Whether you’re struggling with practice management, considering a career pivot, experiencing burnout or something else, you’ll find sessions that offer solutions and people who've lived these exact problems.  

3. You can’t get this experience online. Online education has its benefits, but digital fatigue and isolation is real. FMX is about the relationships, mentorship across career stages, and being present with those who understand the unique pressures of family medicine. 

Location

This meeting will be held at the Music City Center.

201 Rep. John Lewis Way S.
Nashville, TN 37203

Why Attend

Join us October 20–23, 2026, at the Seattle Convention Center for the NCS 24^th Annual Meeting. Under the theme “Reaching New Heights: Advancing the Future of Neurocritical Care,” our community comes together to elevate ideas, expand knowledge and shape what’s next for the field.

This year’s meeting invites you to look ahead — exploring transformative science, emerging technologies and innovative care models that are redefining neurocritical care and pushing the discipline to new levels of excellence.

Reasons to Attend

• Advance Your Clinical Practice: Gain actionable insights you can immediately apply to patient care through expert-led sessions and emerging science.
• Learn from Leaders in the Field: Engage with top clinicians, researchers and educators shaping neurocritical care worldwide.
• Build Meaningful Connections: Network across disciplines and career stages—forming collaborations that extend beyond the meeting.
• Tailored for Your Role: Content designed for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, APPs and trainees ensures relevance across your team.
• Earn Continuing Education Credits: Participate in accredited sessions supporting your professional development.

Location

This meeting will be held at the Seattle Convention Center

705 Pike St

Seattle, WA

Set against Seattle’s iconic skyline — where mountains, water and innovation converge — the city offers an energizing backdrop for discovery and reflection. Explore vibrant neighborhoods, renowned cuisine and rich cultural experiences, all while surrounded by the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest.

Why Attend

Family Medicine Experience—commonly known as FMX—is a vibrant space to grow in family medicine. This is the one place built entirely around your reality as a family physician. It brings breadth across family medicine, offering you comprehensive CME, practical clinical updates, and genuine connections that last for years. This is where thousands of people who understand come together to figure out what’s working in family medicine—and remind each other why this work matters. 

3 Reasons FMX is your conference

1. You’ll get a break from daily pressures.  For a few days, you don’t have to be everything to everyone. You get to focus on learning, on connecting. You’ll leave with the tools and energy to keep doing what you do best.  

2. You’ll feel relieved you’re not alone. Whether you’re struggling with practice management, considering a career pivot, experiencing burnout or something else, you’ll find sessions that offer solutions and people who've lived these exact problems.  

3. You can’t get this experience online. Online education has its benefits, but digital fatigue and isolation is real. FMX is about the relationships, mentorship across career stages, and being present with those who understand the unique pressures of family medicine. 

Location

This meeting will be held at the Music City Center.

201 Rep. John Lewis Way S.
Nashville, TN 37203

Why Attend

Join us October 20–23, 2026, at the Seattle Convention Center for the NCS 24^th Annual Meeting. Under the theme “Reaching New Heights: Advancing the Future of Neurocritical Care,” our community comes together to elevate ideas, expand knowledge and shape what’s next for the field.

This year’s meeting invites you to look ahead — exploring transformative science, emerging technologies and innovative care models that are redefining neurocritical care and pushing the discipline to new levels of excellence.

Reasons to Attend

• Advance Your Clinical Practice: Gain actionable insights you can immediately apply to patient care through expert-led sessions and emerging science.
• Learn from Leaders in the Field: Engage with top clinicians, researchers and educators shaping neurocritical care worldwide.
• Build Meaningful Connections: Network across disciplines and career stages—forming collaborations that extend beyond the meeting.
• Tailored for Your Role: Content designed for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, APPs and trainees ensures relevance across your team.
• Earn Continuing Education Credits: Participate in accredited sessions supporting your professional development.

Location

This meeting will be held at the Seattle Convention Center

705 Pike St

Seattle, WA

Set against Seattle’s iconic skyline — where mountains, water and innovation converge — the city offers an energizing backdrop for discovery and reflection. Explore vibrant neighborhoods, renowned cuisine and rich cultural experiences, all while surrounded by the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest.

A CME Symposium during the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Neurocritical Care Society in Seattle, Washington.

AGENDA

12:15 PM           Introduction
                          Joshua Goldstein, MD, PhD (Chair)

12:17 PM          Managing Blood Pressure in Acute Ischemic Stroke
                          Regina Royan, MD, MPH

12:29 PM           Blood Pressure Variability in Acute Cerebrovascular Emergencies: Presentation and Panel Discussion
                          Moderator: David Rose, MD

12:41 PM          Blood Pressure Management in Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage
                         Joao Gomes, MD

12:53 PM         Case Presentation and Panel Discussion: Optimizing Blood Pressure Management
                         Moderator: Joshua Goldstein, MD, PhD

1:05 PM            Question and Answer

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

■ Identify BP recommendations and supportive evidence from the AHA/ASA Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) 2026 guideline
■ Explain findings from landmark BP trials in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and recently published clinical insights
■ Recognize the importance of reducing BP variability in AIS and ICH patients
■ Describe the profiles of, and clinical evidence for antihypertensive agents used for the management of acute cerebrovascular emergencies

Educational Grant

Voxmedia International gratefully acknowledges the educational grant provided by Chiesi USA, Inc.

CHAIR

Joshua Goldstein, MD, PhD
Director, Center for Neurologic Emergencies
Department of Emergency Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

FACULTY

Joao Gomes, MD
Head, Neurointensive Care
Associate Professor of Neurology
Lerner College of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

David Rose, MD
Professor, Vascular Neurology
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Tampa General Hospital Neurosciences-ICU Co-Director
Tampa, Florida

Regina Royan, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Why Attend

Family Medicine Experience—commonly known as FMX—is a vibrant space to grow in family medicine. This is the one place built entirely around your reality as a family physician. It brings breadth across family medicine, offering you comprehensive CME, practical clinical updates, and genuine connections that last for years. This is where thousands of people who understand come together to figure out what’s working in family medicine—and remind each other why this work matters. 

3 Reasons FMX is your conference

1. You’ll get a break from daily pressures.  For a few days, you don’t have to be everything to everyone. You get to focus on learning, on connecting. You’ll leave with the tools and energy to keep doing what you do best.  

2. You’ll feel relieved you’re not alone. Whether you’re struggling with practice management, considering a career pivot, experiencing burnout or something else, you’ll find sessions that offer solutions and people who've lived these exact problems.  

3. You can’t get this experience online. Online education has its benefits, but digital fatigue and isolation is real. FMX is about the relationships, mentorship across career stages, and being present with those who understand the unique pressures of family medicine. 

Location

This meeting will be held at the Music City Center.

201 Rep. John Lewis Way S.
Nashville, TN 37203

Why Attend

Join us October 20–23, 2026, at the Seattle Convention Center for the NCS 24^th Annual Meeting. Under the theme “Reaching New Heights: Advancing the Future of Neurocritical Care,” our community comes together to elevate ideas, expand knowledge and shape what’s next for the field.

This year’s meeting invites you to look ahead — exploring transformative science, emerging technologies and innovative care models that are redefining neurocritical care and pushing the discipline to new levels of excellence.

Reasons to Attend

• Advance Your Clinical Practice: Gain actionable insights you can immediately apply to patient care through expert-led sessions and emerging science.
• Learn from Leaders in the Field: Engage with top clinicians, researchers and educators shaping neurocritical care worldwide.
• Build Meaningful Connections: Network across disciplines and career stages—forming collaborations that extend beyond the meeting.
• Tailored for Your Role: Content designed for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, APPs and trainees ensures relevance across your team.
• Earn Continuing Education Credits: Participate in accredited sessions supporting your professional development.

Location

This meeting will be held at the Seattle Convention Center

705 Pike St

Seattle, WA

Set against Seattle’s iconic skyline — where mountains, water and innovation converge — the city offers an energizing backdrop for discovery and reflection. Explore vibrant neighborhoods, renowned cuisine and rich cultural experiences, all while surrounded by the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest.

Why Attend

Family Medicine Experience—commonly known as FMX—is a vibrant space to grow in family medicine. This is the one place built entirely around your reality as a family physician. It brings breadth across family medicine, offering you comprehensive CME, practical clinical updates, and genuine connections that last for years. This is where thousands of people who understand come together to figure out what’s working in family medicine—and remind each other why this work matters. 

3 Reasons FMX is your conference

1. You’ll get a break from daily pressures.  For a few days, you don’t have to be everything to everyone. You get to focus on learning, on connecting. You’ll leave with the tools and energy to keep doing what you do best.  

2. You’ll feel relieved you’re not alone. Whether you’re struggling with practice management, considering a career pivot, experiencing burnout or something else, you’ll find sessions that offer solutions and people who've lived these exact problems.  

3. You can’t get this experience online. Online education has its benefits, but digital fatigue and isolation is real. FMX is about the relationships, mentorship across career stages, and being present with those who understand the unique pressures of family medicine. 

Location

This meeting will be held at the Music City Center.

201 Rep. John Lewis Way S.
Nashville, TN 37203

Why Attend

Join us October 20–23, 2026, at the Seattle Convention Center for the NCS 24^th Annual Meeting. Under the theme “Reaching New Heights: Advancing the Future of Neurocritical Care,” our community comes together to elevate ideas, expand knowledge and shape what’s next for the field.

This year’s meeting invites you to look ahead — exploring transformative science, emerging technologies and innovative care models that are redefining neurocritical care and pushing the discipline to new levels of excellence.

Reasons to Attend

• Advance Your Clinical Practice: Gain actionable insights you can immediately apply to patient care through expert-led sessions and emerging science.
• Learn from Leaders in the Field: Engage with top clinicians, researchers and educators shaping neurocritical care worldwide.
• Build Meaningful Connections: Network across disciplines and career stages—forming collaborations that extend beyond the meeting.
• Tailored for Your Role: Content designed for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, APPs and trainees ensures relevance across your team.
• Earn Continuing Education Credits: Participate in accredited sessions supporting your professional development.

Location

This meeting will be held at the Seattle Convention Center

705 Pike St

Seattle, WA

Set against Seattle’s iconic skyline — where mountains, water and innovation converge — the city offers an energizing backdrop for discovery and reflection. Explore vibrant neighborhoods, renowned cuisine and rich cultural experiences, all while surrounded by the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest.

A CME Symposium during the 2026 American Academy of Family Physicians Annual FMX in Nashville, Tennessee.

AGENDA

6:30 AM           Introduction
                        Jay Shubrook, DO (Chair)

6:40 AM           Do GLP-1 RAs Work for Patients Like Mine— Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease?
                         Lawrence Leiter, MD, FRCPC

7:00 AM           Oral GLP-1 RA Therapy for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: Evidence and a Practical Guide for Use
                         Silvio Inzucchi, MD

7:20 AM           Case Discussions
                         Presenter: Jay Shubrook, DO
                         Panelists: Silvio Inzucchi, MD and Lawrence Leiter, MD, FRCPC

7:40 AM         Question and Answer

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

■ Apply the 2026 ADA Standards of Care guideline recommendations to identify primary care patients with T2D who are candidates for GLP-1 RA therapy, including those with established ASCVD, CKD, or multiple cardiovascular risk factors
■ Interpret the cardiovascular outcomes trial evidence with GLP-1 RA therapy and translate key fi ndings into clinical decisions for primary care patients
with T2D
■ Initiate oral or injectable GLP-1 RA therapy in appropriate primary care patients with T2D, including patients who are injection-averse, using correct dosing, titration, and administration guidance
■ Counsel primary care patients with T2D on the benefi ts, tolerability, administration requirements, and class safety profi le of GLP-1 RA therapy to support shared decision-making and long-term adherence

Educational Grant

Voxmedia International gratefully acknowledges the educational grant from Novo Nordisk Inc.

CHAIR

Jay Shubrook, DO, FACOFP, FAAFP
Professor & Diabetologist
Department of Clinical Sciences &
Community Health
Diabetes Institute
Touro University California College of
Osteopathic Medicine
Vallejo, California

FACULTY

Silvio Inzucchi, MD
Clinical Chief of the Section of Endocrinology
Professor of Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut

Lawrence A. Leiter, MD, FRCPC
Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism
St. Michael’s Hospital
Professor of Medicine & Nutritional Sciences
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada

Why Attend

Family Medicine Experience—commonly known as FMX—is a vibrant space to grow in family medicine. This is the one place built entirely around your reality as a family physician. It brings breadth across family medicine, offering you comprehensive CME, practical clinical updates, and genuine connections that last for years. This is where thousands of people who understand come together to figure out what’s working in family medicine—and remind each other why this work matters. 

3 Reasons FMX is your conference

1. You’ll get a break from daily pressures.  For a few days, you don’t have to be everything to everyone. You get to focus on learning, on connecting. You’ll leave with the tools and energy to keep doing what you do best.  

2. You’ll feel relieved you’re not alone. Whether you’re struggling with practice management, considering a career pivot, experiencing burnout or something else, you’ll find sessions that offer solutions and people who've lived these exact problems.  

3. You can’t get this experience online. Online education has its benefits, but digital fatigue and isolation is real. FMX is about the relationships, mentorship across career stages, and being present with those who understand the unique pressures of family medicine. 

Location

This meeting will be held at the Music City Center.

201 Rep. John Lewis Way S.
Nashville, TN 37203