Video games can hone surgical skills

James "Butch" Rosser, MD, has found through his research that surgeons who “warm up” for procedures by playing video games such as Super Monkey Ball and Wii Golf are more efficient and make fewer mistakes in minimally invasive surgery. "So as far as I'm concerned, we cannot rest until telemedicine is an integral part of healthcare delivery DNA and familiarization with these pop culture icons like video games and their consoles and their navigation techniques is going to pave the way for that to happen," he says. Read the complete article here.