This Message is Being Sent out on Behalf of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s Ontario Public Drug Programs Division The Exceptional Access Program at the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care is developing a new online service for prescribers which will allow them to research, create, and manage exceptional access program requests for their patients. The Exceptional Access Program (EAP) facilitates patient access to drugs not funded on the Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB) Formulary, or where no listed alternative is available. The new online service (to be called The Special Authorization Digital Information Exchange [SADIE]) will deliver two core advancements in the EAP service: 1) an online digital service for prescribers to manage EAP requests; and 2) automation of the many currently manual back office processes. The online service will create a digital channel for prescribers to access the EAP program, research drug criteria and availability, create, submit, and manage requests, receive notifications and alerts from the ministry for tasks such as responding to requests for additional information, submitting renewals, etc. The introduction of automation to many manual processes, including to the adjudication process itself, will provide real-time, automated responses for many drug requests ensuring that patients receive timely decisions on funding for drugs. As part of the implementation of this new service, the ministry has been reaching out to various prescriber groups and drug manufacturers to make them aware of SADIE and to engage them with respect to what this service needs to be able to do in order to meet the needs of the various stakeholder groups. In addition, this session will provide a sneak peek into how SADIE will look and its functionality. When: Friday, September 29th, 2017 from 1:00 to 2:30 ONLINE (with audio if your computer has mic/speakers) https://ali.health.gov.on.ca/AFHTO DIAL-IN for AUDIO: 416-212-8012/1-866-633-0848 / Conf Id 5749341#