Donation Perspectives
AOPO Members Share Data and Best Practices to Save More Lives
AOPO Members Share Data and Best Practices to Save More Lives As we wind down 2021, I can’t help but reflect on the incredible momentum surrounding increasing organ donations and saving more lives. Evidence of this surfaced at the Association of Organ Procurement...
AOPO Members Meet in Washington, D.C. to Address Increasing Organ Donation and Transplantation in the U.S.
AOPO Members Meet in Washington, D.C. to Address Increasing Organ Donation and Transplantation in the U.S. The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) hosted our annual Directors Workshop of OPO member leaders in Washington, DC, this week to address...
AOPO Survey Shows OPO Ingenuity and Collaboration Contribute to Record Transplantation Rates
Have you heard the news? We are making a difference. Earlier this week we announced that a majority of our organ procurement organization (OPO) members have cultivated and/or adopted new technology and innovations. This is contributing to the increase in organ...
AOPO is Taking Action to Increase Minority Organ Donors
As we kick off National Minority Donor Awareness Month, the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) is establishing an action plan and partnering with the National Multicultural Action Group (NMAG) to address the need for more organ, eye, and tissue...
AOPO Unveils Plan at its Annual Meeting to Improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Organ Donation
We are fresh out of the AOPO Annual Meeting where our theme was 50K by 2026: Continuing the Journey. We discussed AOPO’s commitment to reaching 50 thousand organ transplants by 2026 and how we will accomplish this through systemwide collaboration to increase donation...
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Helps Shed Light on Organ Inequity; AOPO Identifies it as a Priority in Newly Released 50,000 Organ Transplants by 2026 Campaign
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, a time to celebrate and pay tribute to AAPI cultures. In recognition of these multiethnic communities, the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) plans to address organ donation inequity...
AOPO is Driving Innovation and Research Through its 50K Organ Transplants by 2026 Campaign
Over the last two months, I have discussed the importance of collaboration with all stakeholders in achieving true change to the organ donation and transplantation system. One of the most important drivers of advancement is innovation and studies show that...
AOPO Hosts 2nd Annual Donor Remembrance Day to Honor Organ, Eye, and Tissue Donors
April is a special time in the organ donation and transplant community. It’s a time for us to come together to bring awareness to the life-saving action of organ donation. It’s a time for us to educate the public and encourage individuals to register to be an organ,...
AOPO Comment Letter to CMS Echoes the Need for Collaboration Outlined in its 50,000 Organ Transplants Campaign
We are better together. That is the theme of the 50,000 Organ Transplants Campaign, and it is contained in the new Association of Organ Procurement Organizations’ (AOPO) comment letter – collaboration and a focus on overall improvement of the donation and...
AOPO Highlights Plan for Organ Transplant Equity During Black History Month
It is important during Black History Month to call attention to health inequities in organ donation and transplantation. But it is more important to take this opportunity to focus our efforts and resources to helping solve these inequities. Statistics from the Organ...