**7. Conclusions**

Thoughtful discussions on the importance of systematic approaches to patient safety are needed in the physiotherapy profession. One key concern should be to gather robust information on the risks associated with physiotherapy practices and explore first-hand experiences through for example, professional societies. Early training in patient safety, particularly in university courses, is also crucial.

Hospital patient safety and quality improvement programs and actions must include physiotherapy and foster awareness of the importance of safety among both physiotherapists and other health care professionals.

It is also necessary to instill a strong patient safety culture outside hospital settings, which is where most physiotherapists practice. Training actions should strive to better visualize near-miss events and facilitate their recognition and systematic reporting to produce data that can be used to develop reliable indicators, foster the growth of patient safety in physiotherapy and heighten awareness of this profession among practitioners from other fields.

The continued idea that standard physiotherapy interventions cause little or no harm is a serious impediment to the detection, reporting, and recording of inherent risks. The key lies in the collection of robust data as only this can drive true change. Finally, professional societies need to foster a culture of patient safety among their members and lay the bases for effective reporting systems and widespread dissemination of near-miss and AE.
