The Pediatric Hospital Medicine 2026 Conference (PHM 2026) is the premier educational and networking conference for pediatric hospitalists and other professionals specializing in the care of hospitalized children. The largest meeting of its kind for pediatric hospitalists, the conference is co-sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the AAP Section on Hospital Medicine (SOHM), the Academic Pediatric Association (APA), and the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM).
The conference will take place August 6-9, 2026 at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown in Kansas City, MO.
Continue to visit this page for updated information and links to the various aspects of the conference.
Registration Open
Registration is now open for the 2026 Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference (PHM 2026), scheduled to take place August 6 - 9, 2026 at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown in Kansas City, Missouri. PHM 2026 is the premier educational and networking conference for pediatric hospitalists and other professional specializing in the care of hospitalized children. Register now and make your hotel reservations below to reserve your spot at PHM 2026!
Call for 2027 PHM Fellow
The 2026 PHM Planning Committee, together with our sponsoring organizations (AAP, SHM and APA) is pleased to announce a call for applications for a PHM fellow member to serve on the 2027 PHM Planning Committee.
Expectations
- Commit to serve on the planning committee for one year.
- Must attend PHM the year of planning committee membership (meeting fees, hotel and travel expenses will be covered for the year the fellow is on the planning committee).
Participate in as many planning meetings as possible. - Be an active contributing member of the planning committee.
Eligibility/Requirements
- Be a current PHM fellow with at least one full year of fellowship left (first-year fellows in two-year programs or first- or second-year fellows in a three-year program). at the time of application.
- Commit to attending planning meetings at the beginning of their appointment to the committee and the PHM meeting they helped plan (PHM 2027). At present, all PHM 2027 planning meetings will be scheduled to take place virtually.
- Submit your Biosketch/CV, brief statement discussing why you would like to serve on the planning committee (word limit 400) and a letter of recommendation/support from your fellowship director.
Prior to submitting your application, please review the PHM Fellow Commitment Outline.
The deadline to submit your application is Friday, March 27, 2026.
Submit Your Application Today!
Call for 2026 PHM Awards
The PHM 2026 Planning Committee is seeking nominations for the PHM 2026 Awards. Nominations will be accepted for individuals, groups and/or self-nominations in the categories listed below. The PHM 2026 Award winners will be selected from the nominated candidates (individuals or groups) who have contributed to our field over the past year in the following categories:
- Excellence in Advocacy
- Excellence in Clinical Care
- Excellence in Community Practice
- Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Excellence in Medical Education
- Excellence in Quality and Patient Safety
- Excellence in Research
- Collaborative Impact Award
Please review the 2026 PHM Awards Descriptions for information about each award and the evaluation criteria. When submitting an award nomination, you are asked to provide information about the nominee as well as their CV/biosketch and a nomination letter describing the reasons behind the nomination. You are also asked to provide information about yourself.
The deadline for submitting award nominations is Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
Call for Research Abstract and Clinical Conundrums
The Call for Research Abstracts and Clinical Conundrums for presentation at the 2026 conference is now closed. The review process is currently underway. Acceptance Notifications will be sent in April 2026.
Please contact [email protected] for any questions.
Call for Pre-Courses and Affiliated Events
The Call for Pre-Courses and Affiliated Events at the 2026 conference is now closed. The review process is currently underway. Acceptance Notifications will be sent in late March 2026.
Please contact [email protected] for any questions
Hotel Information
Kansas City Marriott Downtown
200 W. 12th St.
Kansas City, MO 64105
Hotel Phone: 816/855-4405
Hotel Website
Reserve your room using the direct hotel booking link.
Special group rates beginning at $219 per night, plus tax, for single or double occupancy, have been negotiated at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown. These rates represent substantial savings from published rates. The cutoff date for reservations at the group rate is July 7, 2026. The hotel will begin taking reservations in early Spring 2026.
A limited number of guest rooms have been reserved, and they are assigned based on availability (first-come, first-served). Please be aware that the room block may be filled prior to July 7, 2026; in such a case, neither the group rate nor guest room availability can be guaranteed. The AAP, therefore, recommends that you make your reservations as early as possible beginning in Spring 2026.
To accommodate as many course participants as possible, registrants will be permitted to reserve no more than two rooms in the AAP’s hotel room block. If rooms remain available in the AAP room block on July 8, 2026, registrants may reserve additional rooms as needed.
Any reservations not affiliated with a registered AAP course attendee or exceeding the two-room limit per attendee may be removed from the AAP room block, and the room rate will revert to hotel’s published rate.
Last Updated
03/09/2026
Source
American Academy of Pediatrics