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...
AOPO Receives 2024 Power of Associations Gold Award for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) & OPO Task Force
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact Information:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Receives 2024 Power of Associations Gold Award for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) & OPO Task ForceMcLean, VA (July 25,...
AOPO Statement on Kidney Assessment in Black Donors to Prevent Organ Nonuse
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Information:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Statement on Kidney Assessment in Black Donors to Prevent Organ Nonuse The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) and its members partnered with researchers at Wake Forest...
AOPO Names 2024-2025 President and Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact Information:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Names 2024-2025 President and Board of DirectorsOPO Leaders Elected to Champion Organ Donation Mission McLean, VA (June 25, 2024) – Today, the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations...
AOPO Recognizes OPO Leader Jan Finn with Lifetime Achievement Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact Information:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Recognizes OPO Leader Jan Finn with Lifetime Achievement Award McLean, VA (June 25, 2024) – At its Annual Meeting today, the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) proudly...