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    Skills Lab Proposals

    Spasticity

    Pump Whisperer Workshop: Managing and Troubleshooting Intrathecal Baclofen Like a Pro

    Saturday, November 14, 2026
    1:30 PM - 4:30 PM ET

      Hands-On Director(s)

    • Mary Beth Russell, DO, MS

      Associate Professor, Vice Chair- Quality & Compliance
      University of Texas At Houston
      Magnolia, Texas

      Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

    • Michael Saulino, MD, PhD

      Professor and Chair
      Cooper University Hospital
      Havertown, Pennsylvania

      Disclosure information not submitted.

      • Hands-On Faculty(s)

    • AT

      Andrea P. Toomer, MD

      Medical Director
      Culicchia Neurological Clinic
      Metairie, Louisiana

      Disclosure information not submitted.

    • Daniel K. Moon, MD

      Attending Physician
      MossRehab Physical Medicine Associates
      Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

      Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

    Disclosure(s):
    Mary Beth Russell, DO, MS: No financial relationships to disclose
    Daniel K. Moon, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
    Skills Lab

    Description: : ITB therapy is expanding rapidly (Industry >15% annual growth), yet surveys show >70% of new implanters and most PM&R residents receive no hands-on training. Acute ITB withdrawal remains a never-event with high morbidity if not recognized quickly.

    Four high-yield, fully equipped rotating stations (20–25 min each + 5 min rotation/time for questions).
    Each station staffed by 1–2 expert faculty and industry clinical specialists.

    Learning Objectives:

    • Perform safe and accurate intrathecal baclofen pump refills using templates and non-coring needles.
    • Locate and access the catheter access port (CAP) for diagnostic dye studies and bolus trials.
    • Perform basic and advanced pump interrogation and programming adjustments (simple mode, flex dosing, bridge boluses)
    • Troubleshoot common and life-threatening ITB pump complications (withdrawal, overdose, catheter issues, rotor stalls, alarms). Apply an evidence-based algorithm for acute ITB withdrawal and overdose in the ER or inpatient setting.