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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Empowering the Future: Student Education in Organ Donation and Transplantation
Empowering the Future: Student Education in Organ Donation and Transplantation Organ donation is a remarkable act of altruism that saves countless lives each year. However, the shortage of available organs for transplantation remains a critical issue worldwide. To...
Advancing Health Equity in Organ Donation
Advancing Health Equity in Organ Donation A Roadmap to 50K Transplants In 2021, the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) established a visionary goal: achieving 50,000 annual organ transplants in 2026. This mission is rooted in steps to increase organ...
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...