Italian Pharmacists Convene in Rome to Discuss Healthcare Innovation

The 47th Sifo Congress and the 13th FarmacistaPiù Congress have convened in Rome to address the evolving role of pharmacists within the Italian healthcare system.

At the Sifo Congress, discussions focused on the professional challenges posed by innovative therapies in oncology and onco-hematology. Experts highlighted the importance of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs), biotechnological drugs, and genomic editing. Domenico Tarantino, Sifo coordinator, emphasized that hospital pharmacists must move beyond drug management to integrate into multidisciplinary teams, utilizing artificial intelligence and precision medicine to manage clinical value, economic impact, and patient safety.

Simultaneously, the FarmacistaPiù Congress, promoted by Federfarma, addressed the future of community pharmacies. The event established four thematic tables to develop concrete proposals regarding governance, sustainability, generational turnover, and training. Andrea Mandelli, president of FOFI, called for professional cohesion to manage healthcare decentralization, while Federfarma president Marco Cossolo stressed the need for clinical integration and collaboration between pharmacists and physicians to ensure sustainable service models in local territories.