FARE (Federation of Italian regional healthcare-procurement associations) hosts its first National Conference in Bari on 15–16 October 2026 under the framing "purchases become care." In parallel, the Italian healthcare-procurement calendar runs from Piedmont (APE 6th Congress in May) to Sicily (AREPS first regional congress in June). For FM and procurement teams supplying Italian hospitals, this is the year FARE consolidates regional networks into a national one. Edicom is the organising secretariat.