AOPO Names 2023-2024 President and Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact Information:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Names 2023-2024 President and Board of DirectorsOPO Leaders Elected to Champion Organ Donation Mission McLean, VA (June 22, 2023) – The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO)...
AOPO Recognizes OPO Leaders with Lifetime Achievement Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact Information:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Recognizes OPO Leaders with Lifetime Achievement Award McLean, VA (June 13, 2023) – During the Association of Organ Procurement Organization’s (AOPO) Annual Meeting held today, distinguished...
2023 CMS OPO Performance Report: AOPO Raises Concerns About Implications for the Organ Donation and Transplantation System in the U.S.
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Information:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org 2023 CMS OPO Performance Report: AOPO Raises Concerns About Implications for theOrgan Donation and Transplantation System in the U.S. McLean, VA (April 28, 2023) – The...
Health Affairs: Breaking Records In Organ Donations
Breaking Records In Organ Donations", Health Affairs Forefront, April 17, 2023.https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/breaking-records-organ-donationsDOI: 10.1377/forefront.20230413.92437Breaking Records In Organ Donations Barry Massa, AOPO PresidentApril 17,...
AOPO Names New Foundation Board President and Secretary-Treasurer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact Information:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Names New Foundation Board President and Secretary-TreasurerLeaders Tasked with Supporting Organ Donation Research to Save More Lives McLean, VA (April 12, 2023) – Today, the Association of...
HBCU Medical Schools and Organ Procurement Organizations Launch Pilot Programs to Increase Organ Donation and Transplant Among Black Americans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact:Hannah Petittihannah.petitti@finnpartners.com571-481-8696 HBCU Medical Schools and Organ Procurement Organizations Launch Pilot Programs to Increase Organ Donation and Transplant Among Black Americans Program supported by over $200k...
AOPO Statement on HRSA OPTN Modernization Initiative Announcement
AOPO Statement on HRSA OPTN Modernization Initiative Announcement March 23, 2023 The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) is aware of the announcement by HRSA regarding the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Modernization Initiative...
AOPO Statement on Senate Finance Committee Letters to OPOs on Pancreata for Research
AOPO Statement on Senate Finance Committee Letters to OPOs on Pancreata for Research March 21, 2023 The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) appreciates the interest of the Senate Finance Committee in ensuring the organ donation and transplant system...
AOPO Report: OPOs Quickly Advancing Towards Goal of 50,000 Annual Organ Transplants in 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact:Jenny Daiglejdaigle@aopo.org | (703) 999-7971 AOPO Report: OPOs Quickly Advancing Towards Goal of 50,000 Annual Organ Transplants in 2026 Report demonstrates initiative of national organ donation community resulted in nearly 40,000...
AOPO Statement on New York Times Op-Ed
AOPO Statement “Tonya Ingram Feared the Organ Donation System Would Kill Her. It Did”The New York Times | January 28, 2023 The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) is saddened by the news of Tonya Ingram’s death. Sadly, 17 people die each day...