About The Host

The conference is a collaborative academic event organized jointly by the Department of Psychiatry and Geriatric Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi.

The conference will be held at the JLN Auditorium of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, a multi-specialty largest public hospital and medical college in India. Established in 1956, it is a premier Medical Institute of India and has been designated as an Institute of National Importance. In 2025, AIIMS New Delhi ranked as the 97th best hospital globally by Newsweek and Statista. It was deemed as the top-most college in India as per the 2024 NIRF ranking.

The Department of Psychiatry at AIIMS had its humble beginnings in 1958, when Dr. Luvia Taylor Gregg initiated formal psychiatric teaching for MBBS students, a visionary step at the time. Under the leadership of stalwarts such as Prof. Wig and Dr. Satyanand, the department went on to establish India’s first MD program in Psychiatry in 1964. Since then, it has set several national benchmarks: from initiating the first Child Guidance Clinic in Delhi and pioneering rural mental health outreach at Ballabgarh, to founding the National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), now a WHO Collaborating Centre. The department integrates clinical excellence with cutting-edge therapies like rTMS, tDCS, and biofeedback and consultation-lision services throughout the institute and has recently initiated the first DM program in psychosomatic medicine in the country. The department also runs dedicated OPDs in Neuropsychiatry, JP Narayan trauma centre. At the newly opened National Centre for Ageing, the Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology faculty along with the residents manage 4-days OPD as well as in-patient admissions. The department remains at the forefront of education, research, and public mental health advocacy in the country.

The Department of Geriatric Medicine reflects AIIMS’ commitment to addressing India’s demographic transition. What began as a weekly geriatric clinic in 1993 evolved into a full-fledged department in 2012, under the visionary guidance of Prof. (Dr.) A. B. Dey. With the launch of India’s first dedicated Geriatric Medicine MD program, a specialized Memory Clinic, and inpatient services, the department now operates from the National Centre for Ageing (NCA). It is a 200-bedded block dedicated to the older adults. It boasts of integrated services (OPD and IPD) from various specialities including Geriatric Medicine, Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology, Surgery, Orthopaedics, Radiology, Surgery, Anaesthesia, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gynaecology, Neurology and Cardiology with more upcoming departments. The block also has private rooms, day-care beds, Intensive Care Unit and Operation Theatre services, Physiotherapy Unit along with various other facilities.