Donation Perspectives
2023 AOPO President’s Address
2023 AOPO President's Address At the 2023 AOPO Annual Meeting, Colleen McCarthy, VP of Organ and Tissue at Versiti and incoming AOPO President, delivered a President’s Address, highlighting the accomplishments of the Association and expressing her aspirations for the...
AOPO Members Convene on Capitol Hill to Discuss Key Issues in Organ Donation and Transplantation
AOPO Members Convene on Capitol Hill to Discuss Key Issues in Organ Donation and Transplantation On May 10th, members of the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) gathered in Washington, D.C. for another successful Advocacy Day. This annual event is an...
AOPO Report: OPOs Quickly Advancing Towards Goal of 50,000 Annual Organ Transplants in 2026
AOPO Report: OPOs Quickly Advancing Towards Goal of 50,000 Annual Organ Transplants in 2026 We are on our way to 50K! The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) released a report today demonstrating significant progress towards our goal to achieve...
OPTN 2022 Data Shows AOPO Members Help Save Record Number of Lives
OPTN 2022 Data Shows AOPO Members Help Save Record Number of Lives What a way to start the new year! The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) recently announced record results for organ donation and transplantation outcomes in 2022. In another...
End of Year Message from AOPO President Barry Massa
End of Year Message from AOPO President Barry Massa With 2022 coming to a close, I wanted to take this opportunity to say “thank you” to all of our OPO members and their staff for helping us to make big strides toward saving more lives. We are ending this year on a...
AOPO Helps Develop Emerging Leaders in Organ Donation and Transplantation
AOPO Helps Develop Emerging Leaders in Organ Donation and Transplantation We’ve taken another step toward our commitment to help grow the number of diverse leaders in the organ donation community. The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) launched its...
AOPO Shares Impact of Proposed CMS Reimbursement Changes on the Organ Donation and Transplantation System
AOPO Shares Impact of Proposed CMS Reimbursement Changes on the Organ Donation and Transplantation System; OPOs Come Together in Washington to Meet with Congress It’s been an important week at the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO). We submitted...
New AOPO Initiatives will Advance Diversity in OPOs and Cultivate Future Leaders
New AOPO Initiatives will Advance Diversity in OPOs and Cultivate Future Leaders Earlier today, we announced several key initiatives aimed at increasing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) community. All of these efforts...
AOPO Addresses Information in Senate Finance Committee Hearing & Report on Organ Transplantation
AOPO Addresses Information in Senate Finance Committee Hearing & Report on Organ Transplantation The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) filed a statement with the Senate Finance Committee sharing its views on its recent hearing and report on...
AOPO Annual Meeting Results in New Ideas and Recommendations on How to Save More Lives
AOPO Annual Meeting Results in New Ideas and Recommendations on How to Save More Lives The rooms were packed, the speakers were insightful, and collaboration abounded. I’m referring to The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations’ (AOPO) 39th Annual Meeting that...