BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Covidien (NYSE: COV, BSX: COV): What: Sponsored by Covidien (NYSE: COV, BSX: COV), national and local experts in respiratory, pulmonary and critical care will gather for a peer-to-peer discussion about pay for performance, technology advances, compliance, evidence-based medicine and best practices to help educate hospitals on improved outcomes, especially aimed at minimizing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP).