Maximizing Donation at the National Level Roxane Cauwels Director of Program Operations AOPO Copyright © AOPO 2017
Achieving more, together. Copyright © AOPO 2017
AOPO’s Mission To help member OPOs maximize the availability of organs and tissues for transplantation and enhance the quality, effectiveness and integrity of the donation process. TI: . . . . . . . . . . . . Copyright © AOPO 2017
AOPO Members Clearly aware of the impact to communicate with the great tapestry of our members. Copyright © AOPO 2017
Strategic Plan and Pillars TI: . . . . . . . . . . . . Copyright © AOPO 2017
Projects and Initiatives Councils Committees TI: . . . . . . . . . . . . AOPO Councils and Committees Always looking for ways to support our members in their multi-cultural efforts Copyright © AOPO 2017
AOPO has implemented a new virtual marketplace LEARN CONNECT LIBRARY Copyright © AOPO 2017
Donation Partners Providing education on a national level Looking at how we can work together with AMAT, DLA and HRSA on our messaging to different populations and cultures Social media content Copyright © AOPO 2017
Research APOL1 - NIH funded program on frequency of specific gene around kidney function Copyright © AOPO 2017
National Outreach International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) – a progressive and renowned non-profit organization dedicated to the revival and reform of Islamic thought in order to deal effectively with present-day challenges. Thanks to WRTC and to Ramonia Chapman Copyright © AOPO 2017
Zion Harvey TI: . . . . . . . . . . . . Photo: AOPO 2016 Annual Meeting Photo: AFP/Getty Images It’s not what we do externally, but also internally in our organizations that matter. Zion Harvey – world’s first pediatric bilateral hand transplant recipient. Zion came and presented to nearly 900 OPO members at the AOPO 2016 Annual Meeting Copyright © AOPO 2017
TI: . . . . . . . . . . . . It takes a team! Copyright © AOPO 2017
Moving Forward TI: . . . . . . . . . . . . Looking at materials that are out there to update the language Of great interest and concern to AOPO is the need to overcome these challenges. We ALL play a role Each culture and each individual in each culture Copyright © AOPO 2017
Achieving more, together. Copyright © AOPO 2017