PAs, Patients, and Care Partners: Tools and Resources for Alzheimer's Care

PAs, Patients, and Care Partners: Tools and Resources for Alzheimer’s Care

The final video focuses on how PAs can support patients and care partners over the course of Alzheimer’s Disease. PA Klingler shares her own experience with coordinating multidisciplinary care, identifying the most meaningful interventions at each stage, and providing educational resources for care partners while reducing the fragmentation of care.

Key Takeaways:

PAs can be more effective with a thorough review of notes from other care providers prior to meeting with a patient.
Help patients find ways to maintain their independence, if that is important to them.
Care partners need community and clinical support as well, especially at later stages of disease.

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Speaker

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Amy M. Klingler, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA

References and Additional Resources:

Alzheimer’s Association. Alzheimer’s Association. Accessed July 28, 2025. https://www.alz.org/

American Academy of Physician Associates. Cognitive Assessment Toolkit. Aapa.org. 2025. Accessed July 23, 2025. https://sb1.aapa.org/cme-central/cognitive-assessment-toolkit/

Dementia care education resources. Alzheimer’s Association. Accessed July 28, 2025. https://www.alz.org/help-support/resources/care-education-resources

Supported by

Amy M. Klingler, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA

Amy M. Klingler, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA, is a family medicine/urgent care PA at the Salmon River Clinic in Stanley, Idaho where she has worked for the past 19 years. She received her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Pacific University in 2003. She received the Idaho Academy of Physician Assistants’ award for Physician Assistant of the Year in 2012 and was profiled by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants for contributions in rural medicine in May 2017. Amy believes that working in family medicine allows her to integrate the physical, mental, and social well-being of her patients which allows her to foster strong PA-patient relationships.