Donation Perspectives & Community Pulse
Donation Perspectives is AOPO’s blog series sharing stories, insights, and progress from across the donation and transplantation community. Community Pulse brings in guest voices from OPOs, partners, clinicians, and advocates to showcase collaboration, community engagement, organ utilization efforts, and emerging trends that honor the gift of life and help save more lives.
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Interpreting Donor Microbiology & Serology
Interpreting Donor Microbiology & Serology Lessons for Effective Infectious Risk Assessment & Post- Procurement ReportingGuest Author:Octavia Wyche Organ Quality CoordinatorNevada Donor NetworkWhy Donor Testing Matters Every day, organ procurement organization...
Navigating Forward Together: Reflections from AOPO President Allison Erickson
Navigating Forward Together: Reflections from AOPO President Allison Erickson It is a tremendous honor to serve as President of the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO). When I attended my first AOPO Annual Meeting in 2012, I never imagined I would...
Protecting the Gift of Donation: Why AOPO Spoke Out on CMS’s Proposed Reimbursement Changes
Protecting the Gift of Donation: Why AOPO Spoke Out on CMS’s Proposed Reimbursement Changes Every day, Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) team members work alongside donor families, hospitals, transplant centers, and countless healthcare professionals to make organ...
Rethinking Age and Donation: The Story of a 100-Year-Old Hero
Rethinking Age and Donation: The Story of a 100-Year-Old HeroGuest Author:Kara CordellMarketing + PR ManagerLive On NebraskaIn February, 100-year-old Nebraska native and Army veteran Dale Steele turned that notion on its head when he became the oldest organ donor in...
The Interconnected Road to Organ Preservation Innovation
The Interconnected Road to Organ Preservation Innovation How Collaboration Across Stakeholders Leads to Better Patient OutcomesGuest Author:Perry Turner Managing Director, Commercial + Clinical OperationsOrgan Recovery SystemsWhen the average person envisions organ...
A Beloved Uncle’s Legacy Still Lights The Way, Decades Later
A Beloved Uncle's Legacy Still Lights The Way, Decades Later Rachel Bennett Steury Shares Her Story of Advocacy During National Volunteer Appreciation Week Guest Author:Rachel Bennett SteuryLiving Kidney Donor & Donate Life AdvocateThe true impact of organ...
Setting the National Standard for DCD & NRP: AOPO’s New Guidelines Reinforce Ethical & Clinical Safeguards in Organ Donation
Setting the National Standard for DCD & NRP:AOPO’s New Guidelines Reinforce Ethical & Clinical Safeguards in Organ Donation Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD) has become a cornerstone of modern transplantation and now accounts for approximately half of all...
Why Youth Engagement Matters More Than Ever: Lessons from the 2025 Campus Challenge
Why Youth Engagement Matters More Than Ever: Lessons from the 2025 Campus ChallengeGuest Author:Nicole NideaExecutive DirectorSODA: Student Organ Donation AdvocatesOrgan, eye, and tissue donation has always been rooted in community. Decisions to register are rarely...
The Value of Validated Performance Metrics for OPOs
The Value of Validated Performance Metrics for OPOs For four decades, Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) have worked tirelessly to turn the generosity of donors and their families into the gift of life for patients waiting for transplants. As the nation’s...
Why Standardization Matters in Organ Donation and Transplantation
Why Standardization Matters in Organ Donation and Transplantation Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) are driven by their mission to honor the generosity of organ donors and save the lives of patients awaiting a lifesaving organ transplant. When donors and their...