{"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":"The Hidden World of Biofilm: Exploring the Dangers Lurking in our Instruments","slug":"the-hidden-world-of-biofilm-exploring-the-dangers-lurking-in-our-instruments","published_at":"2026-03-30T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-case-podcast-1366287/the-hidden-world-of-biofilm-exploring-the-dangers-lurking-in-our-instruments","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-case-podcast-1366287","url":"https://firstcase.libsyn.com/fc-97-mike-matthews","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/firstcase/FC_Ep9_7.mp3?dest-id=2383526","summary":"What do the plaque on your teeth, soap scum, and slippery rocks down by the creek all have in common? They're all examples of biofilm! But these aren't the only places that biolfims can form – they can also be found on our surgical instruments and inside our bodies. Joining us today to talk about all things biofilm is Mike Matthews, Director of Customer Education at Agiliti. In this interview, we'll discover how biofilm forms, the ways in which it can cause infection, and what we can do in the Operating Room to help prevent it. Stay tuned! Love our show? Download our First Case mobile app on: 📲 Apple users: https://zcu.io/gExL Android users: https://zcu.io/j7Kx Or you can subscribe to the podcast through: 💻 Apple Podcasts - https://zcu.io/qnVu iHeart Radio - https://zcu.io/5qkg Spotify - https://zcu.io/JkqK Stitcher - https://zcu.io/j76G #operatingroom #surgery #podcast #perioperative #infectionprevention #safesurgery #biofilm","meta_description":"What do the plaque on your teeth, soap scum, and slippery rocks down by the creek all have in common? They're all examples of biofilm! But these aren't th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2538,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/first-case-podcast-1366287/episodes/the-hidden-world-of-biofilm-exploring-the-dangers-lurking-in-our-instruments/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/the-hidden-world-of-biofilm-exploring-the-dangers-lurking-in-our-instruments.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}