GOLD Speakers

Karyn Quraishy, MSPT, CST - D

• Speaker Type: Protect and Nurture: Developmental Care for Neonatal Neuroprotection in the NICU Lecture Pack
• Country: USA

Biography:

Karyn has been a pediatric physical therapist for over 30 years and has spent over 9 years working in a level III NICU. She is Sensory Integration and Praxis (SIPT) certified, has received the NOMAS certification in feeding, is a certified CranioSacral Therapist, is NDT certified in pediatrics, is a certified infant massage instructor, and received the Neonatal Touch and Massage Certification. Karyn has also earned the Developmental Care Specialist Designation from the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.

She has published several articles including A Protocol for Swaddled Bathing in the NICU and Feeding in the NICU: a Perspective from a Craniosacral Therapist. She has been speaking nationally on a variety of topics regarding patient care in the NICU. Karyn presently divides her time between her a private practice, in Rochester, New York, consulting for Philips as a Preemie for a Day Instructor and teaching Craniosacral Therapy for the Upledger Institute. Karyn currently is an Upledger Instructor for CST1, SICS, CCPB1, CSIR and the 4 Immune related classes, as well as developed a class on Infants called CSISC.