Archives: Events

This event meets online & in person.

Nursing Grand Rounds

Caring for Patients with Catatonia

Thursday, 04/30/2026
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Postma Center at Pine Rest

This Nursing Grand Rounds with Dr. Bill Sanders will provide education on the important role nurses can have in safety planning with patients at-risk of suicide, including directly partnering with patients to complete their safety plan and working within a treatment team to improve the quality of patients’ safety plans.

Read More »
This event meets online.

Pine Rest Grand Rounds

Evidence-Based Approaches to Treating Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa

Wednesday, 04/29/2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

This presentation provides an evidence-based overview of treatment approaches for anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN). Dr. Daniel Gih, Professor and Vice Chair of Education in the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Psychiatry, will underscore the importance of early intervention, careful medical monitoring, disposition, and the incorporation of psychotherapy and nutrition. The limited role of pharmacologic treatments will also be discussed

Read More »
This event meets online & in person.

Quarterly EAP Conference

The Human Factor | Real-Time Mental Health Response and the Business Impact

Tuesday, 05/19/2026
8:30 am - 11:00 am
Pine Rest Postma Center, Building C, Entrance C2

Pine Rest EAP, The Employers’ Association, and be nice. invite you to an immersive experience that places you inside real-life workplace mental health scenarios where the wrong response can escalate legal, cultural, and operational risk and the right one can protect your people and the organization. This EAP Conference is free to attend.

Read More »
This presentation meets in person.

Conference

2026 Ethics and Pain Management (Registration Closed)

This presentation has already occurred.
Pine Rest Postma Center, Building C, Entrance C2

In the first half of this Ethics and Pain Management Training Conference, participants will examine slippery slopes that may lead to an ethical violation and ways to mitigate the situation. During the second half, participants will gain an increased understanding of the biology of stress, and vicarious trauma. Skills in decreasing stress and advancing well-being will be reviewed.

Read More »
This event meets online.

Pine Rest Grand Rounds

Genetic and Environmental Influences on Brain Development in Infancy and Early...

This event has already occurred.

Dr. Rebecca Knickmeyer is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Human Development at Michigan State University and Associate Director of the MSU Institute for Quantitative Health Sciences and Engineering. Participants in this Grand Rounds will be able to explain major developmental changes in neuroimaging phenotypes across infancy and early childhood, including structural, microstructural, and functional brain measures, and much more.

Read More »
This event meets online.

Pine Rest Grand Rounds

Catatonia (Registration Closed)

This event has already occurred.

Dr. Lee Wachtel, Professor of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, will discuss the symptoms of catatonia across the lifespan in neurotypical and autistic individuals in this virtual Grand Rounds presentation, as well as the unknowns and challenges surrounding treatment of catatonia.

Read More »
This event meets in person.

Human Trafficking

Empowering Change with Leslie King (Registration Closed)

This event has already occurred.
Postma Center at Pine Rest

Join us for a powerful and inspiring training event featuring Leslie King, a nationally recognized advocate, author, and survivor of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Leslie is the president and founder of Sacred Beginnings, a safe haven that offers hope, and healing to trafficking victims. Don’t miss seeing this dynamic speaker; sign up now!

Read More »
This event meets online.

Pine Rest Grand Rounds

(Registration Closed) Laboratory Approaches for Studying Social & Emotional...

This event has already occurred.

In this Grand Rounds, Dr. Barbara Thompson will describe how her laboratory utilizes translational research approaches to investigate social and emotional neurodevelopment in young children. She will present how we explore functional disruptions in behavior and our attempts to elucidate the underlying neural changes responsible for these disruptions.

Read More »