{"podcast":{"title":"First Case Podcast","slug":"first-case-podcast-1366287","podcast_index_feed_id":1366287,"rss_url":"https://firstcase.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://firstcasemedia.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/5/6/8/c56882fed5a1c6ac/SQ_FIRST_CASE_1.png","author":"First Case Media","episode_count":100,"summary":"Clock in, scrub up, and join us behind the red line. We are First Case – an operating room podcast bringing you exciting interviews, engaging discussions, and innovative solutions that are changing the way patients receive surgical care. Each episode we talk to frontline staff, perioperative leadership, and nursing entrepreneurs from across the country as they share their stories, experience and expertise on an industry we love. From the back table to the board room, from wheels in to wheels out. -- we tackle the real-life issues affecting the OR. Whether you're tuning in for surgical service education or inspiration, we're glad you're here. And now, it's time to roll back, and start the First Case…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-case-podcast-1366287"},"episode":{"title":"Operation Collaboration: Vendor Reps - Partners in Surgical Care","slug":"operation-collaboration-vendor-reps-partners-in-surgical-care","published_at":"2026-02-16T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-case-podcast-1366287/operation-collaboration-vendor-reps-partners-in-surgical-care","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-case-podcast-1366287","url":"https://firstcase.libsyn.com/fc-187-bruce-finney","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/firstcase/FC_Ep18_7.mp3?dest-id=2383526","summary":"\"Where are your trays?\" Few phrases spike stress levels faster, and often, all eyes turn to the person in the red hat. But what really happens behind the scenes before those trays ever reach your back table? In this powerful Operation: Collaboration episode, we pull back the curtain with medical device regional sales manager Bruce Finney to reveal the real world of vendor reps: high-pressure preparation, complex logistics, split-second problem solving, and the constant balance of being both essential to the team and still a guest in the room. From implants and instrumentation to communication breakdowns and OR realities, this conversation will change how you see the role of the rep and why true surgical success depends on collaboration from everyone involved. Listen now and step into the OR from the other side of the red hat. #operatingroom #ornurse #vendor #scrubtech #surgery #collaboration","meta_description":"\"Where are your trays?\" Few phrases spike stress levels faster, and often, all eyes turn to the person in the red hat. But what really happens behind the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2310,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/first-case-podcast-1366287/episodes/operation-collaboration-vendor-reps-partners-in-surgical-care/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-case-podcast-1366287/operation-collaboration-vendor-reps-partners-in-surgical-care.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}