At the Risk Management Forum 2026: reform is moving towards a new healthcare system
In Arezzo, the Italian Healthcare event is celebrating its 21st edition
From 24 to 27 November 2026, over 15,000 attendees – including professionals, lecturers, healthcare workers and managers – are expected at Arezzo Fiere e Congressi to address the key issue: After the PNRR, what next for the healthcare system?.
The aim is to assess the extent to which the PNRR’s projects and funding are transforming the healthcare system.
“Health is of vital importance to the individual, the community, economic development and social cohesion,” says Vasco Giannotti, president of the Healthcare Risk Management Forum. “Healthcare must return to the centre of the political agenda with a new constitutional pact for the reform and revitalisation of the National Health Service (SSN), capable of promoting shared and collective responsibility, to ensure equitable access to treatment and care, as well as the elimination of inequalities.”
This year, the Risk Management Forum is organised by the Conference of Regions and Autonomous Provinces in collaboration with Agenas, under the patronage of the Ministry of Health, the National Institute of Health, AIFA, FIASO and Federsanità, as well as the participation of over 100 scientific societies. It is, therefore, a forum for discussion and knowledge-sharing amongst all stakeholders in the healthcare system, first and foremost healthcare professionals.
The objective is clear: to revitalise the National Health Service, which is currently facing difficulties due to chronic underfunding, and to make it more efficient, accessible and responsive to citizens’ needs.
The opening session will be attended by the Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Health, the Honourable Marcello Gemmato, whilst the closing session will feature the Minister of Health, Professor Orazio Schillaci, and all the regional health councillors.
At the forum, as part of a dialogue between the Ministry of Health and the regions, the New National Health Plan will also be presented; discussions will therefore include the new relationship between the State and the regions regarding the governance of the health system
Another topic of great interest will be the use of technologies (telemedicine, the National Health Record, artificial intelligence) to transform the healthcare system.
Now in its second edition, the AI Award, an award recognising projects carried out within public and private healthcare organisations that utilise Artificial Intelligence and stand out for their high level of innovation, proven clinical and organisational impact, and their contribution to improving the lives of patients and citizens. Nominated projects must therefore already be in the implementation phase, with an assessment of results and verifiability.
Another key theme is Prevention, presenting the objectives of the new prevention, screening and vaccination plans, as well as new lifestyles from a One Health perspective.
On 26 November, the Risk Management Forum will host the Codice Rosa convention: 18 years of history, innovation, and national and international partnerships.
Launched in 2010 in Grosseto, Tuscany, Codice Rosa is a pathway to A&E dedicated to all victims of violence. It includes the ‘Women’s Pathway’ for victims of gender-based violence and the ‘Pathway for Victims of Hate Crimes’ for vulnerable or discriminated-against individuals. On 17 September, President Mattarella visited the ‘Pink Room’ at the Misericordia Hospital in Grosseto. “It was a very moving experience,” said Vittoria Doretti, the Tuscan coordinator of Codice Rosa. “The President wanted to see the whole process and was with me in the ‘Stanza Rosa’, then in the children’s ward.”
