Statement From Donation and Transplant Community
STATEMENT FROM DONATION AND TRANSPLANT COMMUNITY October 24, 2024 We, the undersigned members of the organ, eye, and tissue donation and transplant community, urge the public to pause in drawing conclusions about a broadly publicized Kentucky organ donation case until...
AOPO Response to NPR Segment on Kentucky Organ Donor Case
STATEMENTMedia Contact:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Response to NPR Segment on Kentucky Organ Donor Case McLean, VA (Oct. 21, 2024) — The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) urges the public to exercise restraint in drawing conclusions about...
AOPO Commemorates 40th Anniversary of Federal Law Creating the U.S. Organ Donation and Transplantation System and Saving Over 1 Million Lives
STATEMENTMedia Contact:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Commemorates 40th Anniversary of Federal Law Creating the U.S. Organ Donation and Transplantation System and Saving Over 1 Million Lives McLean, VA (Oct. 21, 2024) – The Association of Organ Procurement...
AOPO Statement in Support of Organ Donation Referral Improvement Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contact:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Statement in Support of Organ Donation Referral Improvement Act McLean, VA (October 7, 2024) — The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) supports the Organ Donation Referral...
Transplant Advocates: Campaign of Misinformation Causing Drop in Registered Organ Donors and Threatening Lives of Patients
STATEMENTContact Information:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org Transplant Advocates: Campaign of Misinformation Causing Drop in Registered Organ Donors and Threatening Lives of Patients In an open letter, more than 1,100 organ donation and transplant professionals,...
The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations Applauds New ARPA-H Project to Address Nonuse of Donor Kidneys
STATEMENTContact Information:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations Applauds New ARPA-H Project to Address Nonuse of Donor Kidneys McLean, VA (Sept. 26, 2024)—The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO)...
AOPO Statement on OPTN Modernization Contract Awards
STATEMENTContact Information:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Statement on OPTN Modernization Contract Awards McLean, VA (September 20, 2024) — On Thursday, September 19, 2024, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced the awarding of...
AOPO Statement on House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Hearing Claim & Determination of Death Clarification
STATEMENTContact Information:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Statement on House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Hearing Claim & Determination of Death Clarification Following recent claims before Congress that an organ donor in 2021 was discovered alive...
AOPO Highlights Disturbing Crisis: Thousands of Kidney Patients who Died Waiting for Organs in 2023 Could Have Been Saved
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact:Jenny Daigle(703) 999-7971jdaigle@aopo.orgAOPO Highlights Disturbing Crisis: Thousands of Kidney Patients who Died Waiting for Organs in 2023 Could Have Been Saved Organ Procurement Organizations recovered 2X the kidneys needed for...
AOPO Statement on Organ Transplantation Hearing by House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee
STATEMENTContact Information:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Statement on Organ Transplantation Hearing byHouse Energy and Commerce Subcommittee McLean, VA. (Sept. 11, 2024) — On September 11, 2024, the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the U.S. House...