As a part of its continued effort to provide medical coders and health care professionals with leading continuing education events, the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC, www.aapc.com) announces its 2010 annual national and regional conferences. The 2010 National Conference will be held at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tenn., June 6-9, and the Regional Conference will be held in Springfield, Mass., October 7-9.
The National Conference is the AAPC'ss signature event of the year, drawing attendees from all over the U.S. and internationally. Attendees receive a $100 early bird discount by
registering before March 15, 2010.
The Springfield, Mass., Regional Conference features local and national experts and presenters at a smaller and less expensive venue enabling coders to get education for less money.
Registration dates will be announced in early 2010.
For more information on either of these 2010 continuing education conferences, please visit http://www.aapc.com/conferences/index.aspx or call 800-236-2200.
The AAPC issued a call for speakers for its National Conference earlier this month. Speaking applications must be submitted by September 20, 2009. For more information and to submit an
application online visit http://www.aapc.com/conferences/2010-call-for-speakers.aspx.
About the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
The AAPC (www.aapc.com) is the nation'ss largest medical coding training and certification association for medical coders. The AAPC provides credentials
to medical coders in physician offices, outpatient facilities and payer environments. The certifications the AAPC offers are Certified Professional Coder (CPC's174;), Certified
Professional Coder - Hospital (CPC-H's174;) and Certified Professional Coder - Payer (CPC-P's174;), as well as 19 specialty-specific credentials and the Certified Interventional Radiology
Cardiovascular Coder's174; (CIRCC's174;) credential. These credentials represent the gold standard certifications for medical coding. The AAPC provides a wide variety of benefits to its
more than 80,000 members worldwide.