Numerous textbooks are devoted to ECG interpretation. The ECG is just one test to assess the heart. History and physical examination remain the cornerstones for diagnosing heart disease. The doctor-patient discussion may uncover the potential for heart problems even if the ECG is normal.
AAFCS is the only professional association for family and consumer sciences (FCS) students and professionals from both multiple practice settings and content areas. Our members are educators, administrators and managers, human service and business professionals, researchers, community volunteers, and consultants.
[Family and consumer sciences teachers] who have taught primarily cooking and sewing may be getting left behind. It's important now for us to modernize our approach and to look at ways that technology and family and consumer sciences fit together, says Pollock.