Oct 7, 2021 | 50K Organ Transplants Campaign, Achievement, Donation, Donation Perspectives, Healthcare Industry, OPO, Transplant
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...
Aug 12, 2021 | Donation Perspectives
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...
Jul 14, 2021 | Donation Perspectives
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...
May 19, 2021 | 50K Organ Transplants Campaign, AOPO, Donation, Donation Perspectives, Donor Family, Healthcare Industry, OPO, Recipient, Transplant
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...
Apr 14, 2021 | 50K Organ Transplants Campaign, Donation Perspectives
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...
