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COP Executive Committee Elections

COP Executive Committee Elections

Self-nominations are now being accepted for open positions on the COP Executive Committees for 2025-2026.

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Find your community

Our COPs are about more than professional development. When you join a COP, you access a supportive forum where you can share your experience and learn from others. Find the COP that corresponds with your specialty and start connecting with diverse professionals who share your passion for transplantation.

Advanced Practice Providers

APP COP represents Advanced Practice Providers (Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants) who practice within the transplant community.

Community of Transplant Scientists

COTS represents and serves scientists interested in transplant research by developing and supporting activities that will enhance research in the field of transplantation.

Donation and Transplantation Optimization

DTO COP aims to create and sustain effective and facilitated collaboration between donation and transplant professionals to drive continuous performance improvement of the system.

Infectious Disease

IDCOP leads the transplant infectious diseases community by fostering academic collaboration, developing clinical guidance and educational materials, promoting diversity and inclusion in the field, and mentoring.

Kidney Pancreas

KPCOP represents those in kidney and pancreas transplantation and advances the field through activities focused on education, research, public policy, and collaboration.

Living Donor

LDCOP represents multidisciplinary members who are involved in the care of living kidney or liver organ donors throughout the donation continuum. LDCOP works to enhance the quality, effectiveness, access, and integrity of living donation.

Liver and Intestinal

LICOP represents transplant professionals engaged with liver or intestinal transplantation and advances the field through research, education, collaboration, and mentoring.

Recovery and Preservation

RAP COP represents and serves scientists interested in ex vivo organ and tissue preservation through advocacy, support, and development of activities that will advance the preservation of organs and tissues in the field of transplant.

Pediatric

PCOP represents and advocates for those who dedicate their careers to advancing transplantation through clinical care, research, and education for pediatric populations.

Psychosocial and Ethics

The PSECOP represents a multidisciplinary group who are involved in the assessment and care of the recipient and living donor throughout the transplant process.

Thoracic and Critical Care

The TCC COP is a community of professionals dedicated to advancing the field of heart transplantation, lung transplantation, and donor management, and to improving patient care by promoting research, education, advocacy, and organ donation.

Trainee and Young Faculty

The TYF COP was created to empower transplant professionals throughout their training and early development of their careers, to participate actively and represent their unique needs in AST.

Transplant Administration and Quality Management

TxAQM COP represents individuals responsible for the administration and management of transplant programs including transplant center managed care contracting, financial oversight, and quality management.

Transplant Diagnostics

TxDx COP supports, develops, and advances the knowledge and practice of transplantation pathology, immunogenetics, histocompatibility, and HLA antibody testing aiming to improve outcomes for transplant recipients.

Transplant Pharmacy

TxPharm COP provides a forum for transplant pharmacists to network and collaborate on best practice solutions while promoting the growth and development of the transplant pharmacy discipline.

Women's Health

WHCOP represents male and female members interested in gender-related transplant issues and supports the leadership and career advancement of women and other underrepresented communities within the transplant field.

On-Demand: Webinars

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Learn more about the use of GLP-1 agonists to improve weight loss in transplant candidates and candidacy for living donors, as well as the management and safety of GLP-1 agonists once patients undergo transplant/donation.

AST's Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access to Life (IDEAL) Committee welcomes Drs. Han and Segev to discuss how individuals evaluate ChatGPT's responses to kidney transplantation questions & potential differences based on background.

This webinar is part of a joint series on regenerative medicine, "Joining Forces to Shape Our Mutual Future."

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