Psychiatric Nursing Conference 2025 | Unity in Nursing: Mental Health at the Heart of Holistic Care
Schedule
Thu Sep 18 2025 at 08:00 am to 04:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Postma Center At Pine Rest | Cutlerville, MI
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**REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 10, 2025**Nurses and other healthcare providers from any setting are invited to join us as we learn about mental health as a component of holistic, high-quality patient care at the 2nd Annual Pine Rest Psychiatric Nursing Conference!
The daylong conference includes 6 Nursing Contact Hours (WNA), catered lunch and gourmet coffee bar, and discussions from expert presenters on the following topics:
MORNING KEYNOTES:
- 8:45 – 10:15 a.m. “Leaving Junior High School in the Past: Fostering a Culture of Respect and Open Communication,” Amy Brown, MSN, RN, NE-BC.
- 10:30 – 12:00 p.m. “Rebuilding the Brain, One Bite at a Time,” April N. Hackert, MS, Psychiatric Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.
- 12:00 – 12:45 p.m. Lunch (provided)
AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS:
12:45 – 1:45 p.m.
- Social Media and Adolescent Mental Health: Clinical Findings and Implications from Pine Rest Research (Heide Rollings, MD).
- Updates in Care of the Older Adult panel discussion (Louis Nykamp, MD, Kris London, RN, CSM, & Noelle Partee, OT).
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
- Crisis Stabilization Nursing (Heidi Warrington, MSN, RN, CNRN).
- Assessment of Substance Withdrawal (Lisa Zwerk, MSN, RN, CARN and Michelle Colby, RN).
3:15 – 4:15 p.m.
- Trauma-Informed Care (Tiffany Idziak, LMSW and Shannon Vinson, Director of Operations, D.R.I.V.E. Challenge Foundation).
- Chaplains Beyond Religious Roles (Rev. Dr. Randy Meyers).
DATE & TIME:
Thursday, September 18, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
LOCATION
Pine Rest Postma Center
300 68th St SE, Building C
Grand Rapids 49548
CREDIT HOURS:
6 Nursing Contact Hours (WNA)
COST:
$125 per person
$25 for undergrad nurses
**Includes catered lunch & daylong gourmet coffee bar**
REGISTRATION:
*DON'T WAIT! REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 10, 2025* ... Sign up at pinerest.org/nursing-conference.
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Where is it happening?
Postma Center At Pine Rest, 6932 Regal Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49548, United States, CutlervilleEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
