Statement on Senate Finance Committee Hearing and Report
Statement on Senate Finance Committee Hearing and Report August 4, 2022 On August 3rd, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing and released a report entitled: “A System in Need of Repair: Addressing Organizational Failures in the U.S. Organ Procurement and...
AOPO Annual Meeting Results in New Ideas on How to Save More Lives
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:CONTACT: Sandra Remey301-467-9024 AOPO Annual Meeting Results in New Ideas on How to Save More LivesNew AOPO President Barry Massa Outlines Vision for Coming Year McLean, VA. (July 7, 2022) – The rooms were packed, the speakers were insightful,...
AOPO Recognizes Contributions to Excellence in Organ Procurement and Transplantation at 2022 Annual Meeting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:CONTACT: Jenny DaigleAOPO MEDIA CONTACTEMAIL: jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Recognizes Contributions to Excellence in Organ Procurement and Transplantation at 2022 Annual Meeting McLean, VA. (June 15, 2022) – At its Annual Meeting today, the Association...
AOPO Names 2022-2023 President and Executive Committee Members
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:CONTACT: Jenny DaigleEMAIL: jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Names 2022-2023 President and Executive Committee Members McLean, VA. (June 2, 2022) – The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) announced today their new President and newly...
AOPO Hosts OPOs in DC and Phoenix to Improve the Organ Donation and Transplantation System
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Sandra Remy301-467-9024 AOPO Hosts OPOs in DC and Phoenix to Improve the Organ Donation and Transplantation System McLean, VA. (May 23, 2022) – Last week was the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations’ (AOPO) Advocacy Day. Organ...
AOPO’s Donor Remembrance Day Honors Organ Donor Heroes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Sandra Remy301-467-9024 AOPO’s Donor Remembrance Day Honors Organ Donor HeroesFamilies Share Stories of Loss and Hope in Donor Hero Garden McLean, VA. (April 26, 2022) – The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) is...
AOPO Supports the Recent NASEM Report to Improve the Organ Donation and Transplantation System in the United States
AOPO Supports the Recent NASEM Report to Improve the Organ Donation and Transplantation System in the United States The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) applauds and supports the efforts of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and...
AOPO Submits Comments to CMS on Equity in Organ Donation and Transplantation, OPO Assessment, and Other Important Issues that Will Save More Lives
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Sandra Remy301-467-9024 AOPO Submits Comments to CMS on Equity in Organ Donation and Transplantation, OPO Assessment, and Other Important Issues that Will Save More Lives McLean, VA. (February 2, 2022) – The Association of Organ...
AOPO Applauds University of Maryland Medical Center for Successfully Transplanting a Pig Heart into a Human
McLean, VA. (January 11, 2022) – The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO), the leader of the organ procurement community, applauds the initial success of the recent surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center, where a genetically...
AOPO Partners with Mediaplanet and USA Today
The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) partnered with Mediaplanet and USA TODAY on its 2022 organ donation and transplantation campaign. The campaign discusses transplant and donation trends, the challenges faced along the transplant journey,...