For practice or clinical-related information, reach out to your clinical leadership team. This team may include manager or designate, Clinical Nurse Educator, or Professional Practice Coordinator.
For other information, reach out to your unit or program manager, or designate.
Welcome to Nova Scotia Health! Interprofessional Practice and Learning (IPPL) is committed to support you as you transition into your practice setting. In collaboration with others in the organization, IPPL will provide you with resources and tools to understand your professional role as a health care professional working at Nova Scotia Health.
We can achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together!
We recommend the following Internet browsers for optimal viewing of this site and accessing content provided by Nova Scotia Health Library Services: Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome. Internet Explorer is not recommended.
When accessing content provided by Library Services, if you are off-site or on a computer not connected to the Nova Scotia Health network, you may be prompted to log in. To log in, use your @nshealth.ca email address and the password you use to log in to your Nova Scotia Health email account or work computer. For more information, including a screenshot of the login screen, check out Library Services' Access from Anywhere tip sheet.
OP3: One Province, One Process, One Policy is the home of all policies for Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health.
OP3 can be accessed through:
This icon is located on all desktops connected to the Nova Scotia Health network.Search for Nova Scotia Health policies:
If you require support navigating the OP3 website, select How to in the top right of the site or go to
How to use this website.
It is your responsibility, as a Nova Scotia Health staff member, to uphold best practice and follow the organization's policies and procedures.
Staff may be informed of new policies or updates to current documents in a variety of ways. They can sometimes be found in email correspondence, such as Nova Scotia Health News. On the OP3 policy website, you can quickly scan for recently posted new and updated provincial policies under the Most Recently Published tab.
Learning Management System (LMS) provides Nova Scotia Health employees with online access to register for and complete two types of learning:
To visit the LMS page, go to https://elearning.nshealth.ca/Studio.
You can also locate this link on the home page of The Compass in the quick links or in the list of Non-Clinical Applications select LMS under "L".
NOTE Microsoft Edge is the optimal browser for LMS. More information: The Compass: Learning Management System
For additional support on how to log in and use LMS functions, go to:
For more information on LMS, visit Business Productivity Services: