For those of you who missed our newsletter, we were happy to have Donna Karan pay a visit to The Farber Center this past month to get an update on her integrative therapy program in our center. Donna Karen had a vision of health care. She imagined a healthcare system where the patient is treated, not just the disease. She imagined a system where eastern healing techniques, yoga therapy, essential oil therapy, and nutrition are used in combination with western medicine in a holistic approach to patient care.

In 2009, the Urban Zen Foundation launched a new program designed to meet this vision: The Urban Zen Integrative Therapy (UZIT) Program is a 500-hour advanced program focused on integrating multiple therapies into patient care. This UZIT program now spends its time at The Farber Center for Radiation Oncology. As you may have read in the last news letter from Keely, the UZIT program has been warmly received by our patients. For the patients it means that they are rewarded with a truly integrated healing experience in an environment of collaborative care.

The UZIT program at The Farber Center has been running for almost a year now, and we were happy to welcome Donna Karan to The Farber Center to see the integrative practice at work. Donna spent time meeting with Dr. Marnee Spierer, Dr. Leonard Farber and a few of our patients to discuss the program. She spent a long time talking to each patient about their experience and story and how the UZIT program has helped them.

Our goal at The Farber Center is to expand the program so every patient can see an integrative therapist every day of their treatment. To read more about her visit or learn about the program click here: www.urbanzen.org

If you missed the last newsletter you can read it here: Newsletter