Announcements

Tissue recipient, Kim McMahon, will represent AATB as a rider on the 2022 Donate Life Rose Parade Float. Kim was nominated for this opportunity by LifeNet Health, an AATB accredited organization headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

There are three achievement awards given annually by AATB to outstanding individuals in the field

AATB is pleased to announce the incoming 2021-2023 Officers and At-Large members of the Board of Governors. The term for the incoming 2021-2023 Board of Governors Officers and At-Large Members will begin at the conclusion of the AATB Annual Business Meeting, Wednesday, October 13, 2021.

The AATB Board of Governors released the below tax status statement in support of their members.

We are excited to announce that effective immediately, all employees of AATB Accredited Institutional Member (AIM) establishments are eligible for AATB Individual Membership.

National Minority Donor Awareness Month is a collaborative initiative of the National (Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation) Multicultural Action Group (NMAG)—AATB, AMAT, AOPO, DLA, EBAA, HRSA, MOTTEP & NKF to save and improve the quality of life of diverse communities by creating a positive culture for organ, eye, and tissue donation.

Recognizing that 2020 was a year filled with worldwide uncertainties, AATB would like to use the 2021 Annual Meeting as an opportunity to recognize all of the outstanding research being done in the tissue banking community. This year AATB will showcase all submitted and accepted abstracts at the Annual Meeting, October 12-15 in Atlanta, GA. 

The AATB biennial election for the 2021-2023 AATB Board of Governors Officers and At-Large Members is now open.

Please access the PDF below to read the response to the FDA safety communication on March 31, 2021, titled Acellular Dermal Matrix (ADM) Products Used in Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction Differ in Complication Rates.