Benjamin Duncan, MD, FPD-AEMUS
Ultrasounds Director, Core Faculty at Mercy Anderson Hospital
Medical School: University of Toledo
Residency: University of Michigan
Clinical Topics: Emergency Ultrasound, Trauma and Critical Care
Benjamin Duncan, MD, FPD-AEMUS, a Cincinnati, OH native, received his medical degree from the University of Toledo and completed his emergency medicine residency at the University of Michigan. He then went on to complete an emergency ultrasound fellowship at the University of Cincinnati in the Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Duncan currently serves as the Ultrasound Director for his region and as core faculty for the upcoming Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Mercy Anderson Hospital in Cincinnati, OH, and engages in multiple national teaching and training courses.
Dr. Duncan’s clinical interests mainly revolve around point-of-care ultrasound and how it can be used to not only deliver better, high-quality care to patients, but also the role it can have in educating patients and making them more informed on their health. Dr. Duncan also is interested in expanding the use of POCUS to advanced practice providers, having developed a credentialing process at his hospital system.
- Understand the impact POCUS can have in the community setting by decreasing time to diagnosis and time to disposition and reducing cognitive load
- Understand the differences and challenges that may be present in the community compared to academic settings regarding POCUS
- Understand how POCUS can be utilized to narrow down differentials in approach to a patient with shortness of breath
- Develop a structured approach using POCUS in the workup of shortness of breath
- Understand the difference between credentialing and privileging
- Understand how to create a credentialing pathway for providers
- Understand a general approach to structuring POCUS credentialing
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