Information About DASH and QuickDASH Outcome Measure Licences

The Institute for Work & Health (the Institute) receives numerous requests for use of its DASH and QuickDASH Outcome Measure Instruments. The majority of these requests are granted for “free use” of these tools. However, some require the issue of a licence, as follows:

Non-Commercial Use Licence

1. Translations - a five-year limited use licence is issued to the translator/organization on completion and approval of a translation/s and submission of approved documents as PDF files.

2. Translation renewal - on expiration of an issued five-year limited-use licence, the translator can apply to the Institute to have the licence renewed. Conditions may apply for licence renewal.

For more information, go to: http://www.dash.iwh.on.ca/translating-guidelines

Commercial Use Licence

Every potential commercial client is requested to complete and submit a DASH/QuickDASH User Profile form. The Institute reviews the information provided and determines, if warranted, the appropriate licence category which is then communicated, together with user fee/s, to the applicant.

Once the applicant agrees to proceed with the issue of a licence, an official agreement/licence will be drawn up by the Institute and sent to the potential licencee for signature and payment of the pre-determined user fees to the Institute.

On receipt of the signed licence document with payment (to the Institute), the licencee can then proceed with their project. The Institute encourages the individual/organization to make use of the DASH website: http://www.dash.iwh.on.ca/.

Note: The licencee is not permitted to use the DASH/QuickDASH Instruments in their project prior to the issue of the commercial licence and payment of related user fees.

Commercial DASH Licences: User Fees (Canadian Dollars)

Category A: For Profit Publications or Products
One-year Licence Fee: $1,500.00
Annual Renewal Fee: $700.00

Category B: Commercial Software and/or Web-based Software for Repeated Use
One-year Licence Fee: $1,250.00
Annual Renewal Fee: $650.00

Category C: Commercially Funded Studies
One-year Licence Fee: $1,250.00
Annual Renewal Fee: $650.00

For all licence categories, the following user fee scale will be applied:
Up to 500 users = $625; up to 1,000 users = $1,150.00; up to 2,000 users = $2,120.00;

Please inquire for user fees for more than 2000 users.