Use and Application of the Ventilator Associated Event (VAE) Protocol Today's Topic: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Prevention Preventing VAP is crucial in mechanically ventilated patients to reduce morbidity, shorten ICU stays, and improve overall outcomes. TMC Exam Tip: Be prepared Pneumonia and Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Surveillance Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) EMCrit Project A quasi experimental study of a bundled diagnostic stewardship intervention for ventilator associated pneumonia Clinical Microbiology and Infection VAP, VAC, IVAC and Ventilator Associated Events: The Need for Objectivity for Surveillance