Use and Application of the Ventilator Associated Event (VAE) Protocol Ventilator Associated Events (VAE) and Hospital acquired Pneumonia: The best infection prevention strategy isn't a broad spectrum antibioticit's removing the Foley forgotten on yesterday's rounds. Healthcare associated infections like CAUTI, CLABSI, and VAEs drive massive excess mortality and cost. Prevention requires a Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP): Why is it so difficult to define? In real world practice: The diagnosis of VAP remains more an exercise in clinical integration than strict adherence to criteria. Vae,vac and vap prevention File:VAE, VAP and PNEU Definition Changes for 2015.webm Wikimedia Commons