Lutheran General Hospital pharmacy overview

Clinical practice is an integral part of pharmacy practice at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. The pharmacy staff is actively involved in patient care, education and research activities. The Pharmacy Department's clinical activities are supported by many different clinical specialists. 

All clinical specialists have advanced degrees and/or residency training. Their primary responsibilities are to provide clinical services in designated areas and to support the clinical activities of the entire pharmacy staff through the staff development program and by acting as a resource for their specialty. They participate in P&T Committee activities, drug use evaluations and adverse drug reaction reporting hospital-wide. They participate in educating health care personnel throughout the institution, precepting pharmacy students and the hospital's pharmacy residents. They also act as liaisons and/or co-investigators for drug studies. Clinical specialists practice in Drug Information/Medication Safety, Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases, Hematology/Oncology, Anticoagulation, Investigational Drugs, Emergency Medicine, Medical and Surgical Intensive Care, and Cardiology.