DAISY Award

Tami Emslie

Pediatric Specialty Clinic

The Pediatric Infectious Disease division M.D.s would like to nominate Tami Emslie for the DIASY award as her standard of practice is to go above and beyond for all of our Pediatric ID patients.

One example (one of many) is when a teenage patient with HIV decided to stop taking his medication and stop coming to clinic.  Tami managed this situation with incredible insight and thoughtfulness.  She managed to keep in touch with the patient, despite his open hostility and clear manipulation of ID team members.  She recruited different team members with whom this patient had a history of rapport, to reach out to him and provide support.  Eventually, this patient returned to clinic and got back on his meds with minimal harm to his overall health.  Ultimately, this patient decided it was time to transition to an adult Infectious Disease provider.  After the referral was made and the patient was technically no longer under our care, Tami made sure he continued to get his medications and labs.  When she saw that he wasn't yet scheduled for an appointment with Adult ID, she advocated for this patient and helped facilitate the transition of care. 

In summary, we in the Peds Infectious Disease division find Tami's commitment to excellence in nursing care, inspiring.  We are very grateful for the opportunity to work with her.

About the DAISY Award

The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses recognizes outstanding members of the nursing community and the very special work they do every day. It was established by the DAISY Foundation in memory of the extraordinary nursing J. Patrick Barnes received when he was hospitalized. (DAISY is an acronym for diseases attacking the immune system.) This nursing recognition award program offers patients, families, and professional colleagues a way to honor nurses for all they do. The DAISY awardees consistently demonstrate excellence through their clinical expertise and extraordinary compassionate care.