Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Self-Directed

1. Explain the importance of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).
2. Describe the epidemiology of VAP.
3. Identify the risk factors for VAP.
4. Outline the pathogenesis of VAP.
5. Recommend diagnostic techniques for VAP.
6. Recommend preventative measures for VAP.
7. Recommend strategies for management of VAP.

This course meets the criteria for California RCP Leadership.

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If you cannot get the evaluation to open after going through all the lessons, it is because you used the outline on the course page to move between lessons. As explained in Lesson 1 Instructions, if you fail to mark each lesson complete the evaluation will not open. You won’t have to watch each lesson again. Simply return to lesson 1 and click the MARK COMPLETE (or Next Lesson) button below each video. Each succeeding lesson will automatically load. Click the green MARK COMPLETE button on each lesson until you reach the evaluation. If the quiz won’t open, you need to complete the evaluation.