From Welder to Officer of the Year: Sandra Roth's Incredible Journey + DOCUCON & AUDITCON Preview | AAPC Social Hour

RECORDED MAY 27, 2026

Dave is back! After missing last week's Social Hour with a post-HEALTHCON bug (partly thanks to some very active celery juice), he joins Alex from the Oregon coast to catch up and dive into what's coming next on the AAPC conference calendar.

First up, get the details on DOCUCIB, the fully virtual boutique conference happening August 11 and 12. With fourteen sessions across two tracks, plus general sessions and a networking lunch, it's built for CDI professionals and healthcare leaders who want to go deep on documentation improvement, AI and emerging technology, audit defense, compliance, and provider engagement. Early bird pricing is live right now at $595, a $200 discount, so don't wait.

Then, meet Sandra Roth, AAPC's 2025 Officer of the Year and president of the Oklahoma City chapter. Sandra's path to medical coding started with nine years of welding, eight years as a tour guide in Puerto Vallarta, and a Harley ride where she heard a coding advertisement and thought, why not? In just five years, she earned four certifications, traveled to seventeen cities for chapter events, and helped OKC win both Officer of the Year and Chapter of the Year.

AAPC's own Kristen Reber rounds out the episode with a look at what's new for local chapters, including virtual deep dive meetings, the Officer Hub on aapc.com, and the buzzy bee theme powering this year's May Maynia events.

DOCUCON, August 11-12 (virtual, early bird $595): https://www.aapc.com/events/docucon
Seattle Regional + AUDITCON, October 2026: https://www.aapc.com/events/auditcon

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