Ruth Iliuta, APRN, CNS BC, WOCN Expert Witness

Contact this Expert Witness

  • Company: Veterans Health Administration
  • Phone: 860-967-7600

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Wound Care and Nursing Homes

Keywords/Search Terms:

Pressure ulcers, chronic wounds, Colostomy, Ileostomy Urostomy, Nursing Home/Long Term Care, Hospital/Acute care, Standards of Care, Documentation, Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI), Minimum Data Set (MDS), CMS/F-tag 686, Geriatrics

Education:

Post-Graduate Gerontology Certificate, Georgia Southern; MSN, University of South Alabama; BSN, University of South Alabama; Wound & Ostomy Certification, Cleveland Clinic

Years in Practice:

40

Additional Information

Ruth Wilson Iliuta has an extensive background in Wound Care, Pressure ulcer treatment and prevention in Acute and Long Term Care areas. She has been a nurse for 40 years and certified in wound and ostomy care for 32 years. She has published research and review articles. She has served on the National Pressure Ulcer/Injury Advisory Panel Support Surface Standards Initiative and remains on the Office of Nursing Service Pressure Injury Prevention and Management Field Advisory Committee. She has prepared summary briefs for the Office of the Inspector General.