Annals of Family Medicine

Advancing Family Medicine Through Dyadic Electronic Medical Record Linkage in Dementia Care Annie Robitaille, Kristina M. Kokorelias, Kris Aubrey-Bassler, David Barber, Stephanie Garies, Linda Garcia, Mathew Grandy, Keri Harvey, Dewdunee Himasara Marasinghe, Leanne Kosowan, Lynn McCleary, Rachael Morkem, Kelly A.

Association of General Practice Continuity With Hospital Admissions and Costs: A Retrospective Study Marije T. te Winkel, Annemarie A. Uijen, Birgit I. Lissenberg-Witte, Rob J. van Marum, Henk J. Schers, Pauline Slottje, Jettie Bont and Otto R. Maarsingh Abstract PURPOSE Continuity of care has been associated with lower health care use and costs.

The 2026 ADFM Annual Conference, held February 24-28, 2026 in Orlando, Florida had attendance of 250 chairs, administrators, and other senior leaders from departments of family medicine. The theme for the 2026 conference was Navigating Changing Waters, Staying Anchored in Our Values, recognizing the need to keep our focus in these turbulent times.

Abstract PURPOSE While point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has been integrated into daily practice by general practitioners (GPs) in some countries, there is a paucity of literature documenting its use by Chinese GPs. Additionally, artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted diagnosis is increasingly applied to imaging equipment. This study aims to explore the diagnostic performance of GPs in carotid plaque detection using AI-enhanced POCUS after systematic training.

Research ArticleResearch Briefs Fall-Related Emergency Department Visits Among Adults With and Without Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities or Cerebral Palsy Natalia Cantet, Teal W. Benevides, Michelle A. Meade, Deborah A. Jehu, Michael M. McKee and Haylie L.

Abstract Rural medicine is often viewed as a professional compromise, yet it offers some of the most formative clinical training available. It teaches physicians to thrive in discomfort—whether the discomfort is limited medical resources, broad responsibility, geographic isolation, or patients’ economic barriers. That discomfort is what shapes physicians into more resilient, resourceful, and empathetic clinicians.

Abstract PURPOSE Understanding and addressing increased administrative workload among family physicians is receiving attention, but data describing administrative tasks are limited. We used electronic health record (EHR) data to describe trends in orders made by family physicians, capturing changes in total workload per physician and the volume of per-patient contact over time.

Annals of Family Medicine encourages readers to develop a learning community to improve health and health care through enhanced primary care.

Abstract In Japan, death from old age—rousui—is officially recognized on death certificates and is now the third leading cause of death. Rousui describes a gradual decline in physiological function leading to death without a specific underlying disease. As a family physician, my first diagnosis of rousui occurred two decades ago, for a woman in her 90s whose decline was slow, multidimensional, and free of reversible causes.

Abstract PURPOSE Medicare Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) offer many potential benefits to older adults, but patients in racial and ethnic minority groups have lower rates of AWV completion.