AOPO Update

Vol. 20 No. 4

Spring 2004

Deadline to Submit Articles

for Summer 2004 Issue:

July 15, 2004


AOPO Staff	(703) 556 - 4242

Name	Ext.	E-mail Address
Paul M. Schwab	204	pschwab@aopo.org
Executive Director

Melissa Honohan	205	mhonohan@aopo.org
Policy Manager

Carol O'Neill	203	cloneill@aopo.org
Accreditation & Program Manager

Sheryl N. Taylor	202	aopo@aopo.org
Executive Asst/Office Manager

Questions, Comments or Suggests for the AOPO Update Newsletter should be directed to Sheryl Taylor at aopo@aopo.org

Table of Contents

AOPO's 21st Annual Meeting ...Collaboration for Life...

OPOs Begin Use of New Brand ...New Branding Initiative Comes to Life ...

Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative ...Highlighting Learning Session 3 of the Collaborative in Dearborn, Michigan...

President's Report ... A Report from Helen Leslie...

Executive Director's Report ...A Report from Paul Schwab ...

Washington Report ... From the AOPO Office ...

Highlights from AOPO's 4th Annual Professional Education Workshop ... ...

AOPO Strategic Plan Finalized ... ...

IHI Featured Speaker at AOPO's 21st Annual Meeting ...IHI's Marie Shcall Shares Collaborative Spread Strategy Information...

IHI Spring Newsletter ... IHI Highlights the Collaborative in Their Spring Newsletter...

JCAHO Conference ... JCAHO Conference Brings Together Leaders...

Organ Donation and Recovery Improvement Act ... Important Organ Donation Legislation Signed Into Law...

SARS Update... CDC Updates SARS Guidance Document...

UAGA Revision Activity ... ...

AOPO Accredited OPOs ... The Latest additions included...

Accreditation Update ... ...

Public Education/Public Relation Council Update ... ...

Quality Improvement Council Update ... ...

OPO Initiatives and Announcements:

Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network ...Campaign News...

Intermountain Donor Services ...New Ad get responses...

LifeLink of Georgia ... Moved to a new location...

LifeNet ...New Bereavement Website ...

New Jersey Organ and Tissue Sharing Network ... Media News...

New York Organ Donor Network News

Organ Donor Center Hawaii ...Coordinates first DCD case...

Southwest Transplant Alliance...Donor Memorial Walkway and Organ Donor Night...

Upstate New York Transplant Services ...Donate Life Month...

OPO Staffing Developments and Career Moves:

Center for Organ Recovery & Education ...New CEO effective May 1, 2004...

Midwest Transplant Network Staff Promotion ...New Tissue Service Manager ...

New Jersey Organ and Tissue Sharing Network ... New Community Relations Manager...

Organ Donor Center of Hawaii ...New Executive Director...

Updates from around the Transplant Community:

AST... American Society of Transplantation Applauds Signing of Organ Recovery Act Legislations...

Hadassah ... An ORGANizational Response to a Growing Need - Correction...

Donate Life Float ... Announcing float return to Tournament of Roses Parade - bringing "Donate Life" brand to title position...

MTF Announcements ... Helps Sponsor Web Documentary on Organ and Tissue Donation and Announces New member to Donor Services...

Calendar of Events ... Be sure to mark your calendar ...

Photo Gallery ... Highlights from AOPO's 4th Annual Professional Education Workshop....

Job Announcements ... Open Positions in the OPO community ...

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