1. Maximizing Donation at the National Level
Roxane Cauwels
Director of Program Operations
AOPO
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2. Achieving more, together.
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3. 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.
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4. AOPO Members
Clearly aware of the impact to communicate with the great tapestry of our members.
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5. Strategic Plan and Pillars
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6. Projects and Initiatives
Councils
Committees
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AOPO Councils and Committees
Always looking for ways to support our members in their multi-cultural efforts
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7. AOPO has implemented a new virtual marketplace
LEARN
CONNECT
LIBRARY
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8. 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
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9. Research APOL1 - NIH funded program on frequency of
specific gene around kidney function
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10. 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
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11. Zion Harvey
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Photo: AOPO 2016 Annual Meeting
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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
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It takes a team!
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13. Moving Forward
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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
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14. Achieving more, together.
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