Fletcher Allen is Vermont's university medical center. Located in Burlington, Vermont, Fletcher Allen is a 500-bed tertiary care center and teaching hospital in alliance with the University of Vermont.
Infectious Disease
The pharmacist clinician for the infectious disease service is responsible for promoting appropriate antimicrobial therapy within Fletcher Allen. The pharmacist applies specialized knowledge of infectious disease pharmacotherapy to direct patient care, teaching, consultation and clinical research. This individual participates in patient care rounds with physicians from infectious disease, provides clinical leadership in infectious disease pharmacotherapy as well as antimicrobial policy and program development.
The Pharmacotherapy Department provides an aminoglycoside and vancomycin dosing service to the medical staff. This service consists of the provision of dosing recommendations and serum drug concentration interpretation to all adult and pediatric patients. In addition, pharmacists review all antimicrobial orders to ensure that dosage is appropriate based on renal and hepatic function.