Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital (BRAIRCH) is a regional cancer centre of Governement of India at AIIMS, New Delhi, India. AIIMS is the premier medical institute of India and was recently rated as the third best medical institute in world. We are proud and privileged to invite you all to the 16th International Conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care.

Theme of the conference is "Freedom from Pain".

The Objective is to improve knowledge-base and clinical skills in addressing the issues of pain in cancer and HIV/AIDS patients.

The Scientific contents of this conference will focus on how to incorporate the principles of pain management in palliative care. This is an opportunity for doctors, nurses and other health care professionals to have a good overview of these issues and subjects.

Along with the scientific programme of conference, we also intend to organise a socially rewarding stay.

The city of Delhi is proud of many places of historic importance and scenic beauty. Akshardham Temple, Jantar Mantar, Qutab Minar, Bahai Temple, Red Fort, Old Fort and Jama Masjid are few of them. Places like Jaipur (famous for Rajasthan architecture) and Agra (famous for Taj Mahal) are within 4 hours drive from Delhi. A visit to this part of India would be an enormously enriching experience. Please come and enjoy our traditional hospitality and scientific expertise.

We, at BRAIRCH and IAPC, invite you to this conference and look forward to your active participation.

This is the first announcement for information and planning. Please circulate this to your colleagues widely.