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Competing Interests: Intérêts concurrents: Christen Shoesmith, Aaron Izenberg, Wendy Johnston, Colleen O’Connell, Kerri Schellenberg et Lorne Zinman ont été membres d’un comité consultatif scientifique sur Radicava (édaravone; Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Canada). Christen Shoesmith signale avoir été investigatrice principale d’un site pour plusieurs essais cliniques multicentriques sur la sclérose latérale amyotrophique (SLA). Au cours des 36 derniers mois, la Dre Shoesmith a participé à des essais cliniques commandités par Biogen, Cytokinetics, ALS Pharma et Orphazyme. Marvin Chum signale avoir reçu une bourse de recherche clinique sur la SLA du programme Bernice Ramsay, indépendamment des travaux soumis. Aaron Izenberg signale avoir reçu des honoraires personnels de Biogen, Roche, Alnylam, Genzyme, Takeda et Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, indépendamment des travaux soumis. Aucun autre intérêt concurrent n’a été déclaré.

Competing Interests: Competing interests: Christen Shoesmith, Aaron Izenberg, Wendy Johnston, Colleen O’Connell, Kerri Schellenberg and Lorne Zinman were members of a scientific advisory committee for Radicava (edaravone; Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Canada). Christen Shoesmith reports being a site principal investigator for several multicentre amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) clinical trials. In the last 36 months, Dr. Shoesmith has participated in clinical trials sponsored by Biogen, Cytokinetics, ALS Pharma and Orphazyme. Marvin Chum reports receiving a grant from Bernice Ramsay ALS Clinical Research Fellowship, outside the submitted work. Aaron Izenberg reports receiving personal fees from Biogen, Roche, Alnylam, Genzyme, Takeda and Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, outside the submitted work. No other competing interests were declared.

Summary: Dalhousie University, with the help of the other Maritime universities formed and sent a hospital to Europe during the First World War (WWI). They served from January 1916 to April 1919. There is no comprehensive account of the treatment of German wounded by Canadian Medical Services in WWI; however, there is direct photographic and written evidence from the No. 7 Canadian Stationary Hospital that the relationship was one of mutual trust, more characteristic of that between a health care provider and patient than between combatants. The activities of the No. 7 in treating German wounded from the Western Front provide insight into this undocumented aspect of the medical services in WWI. A previously unrecognized painting by Sir William Orpen, one of the leading artists of the 20th century, of the unit at work in France is described. An appendix to this commentary is available at canjsurg.ca.