Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 21 hours ago
We had a chance to pilot Gracie Medical Defense (GMD) at UCI Health in California. Prior to GMD only 26% of clinicians surveyed felt that their training adequately prepared staff members to deal with realistic threats from physically aggressive patients. Whereas after only 4 hours of training, 100% of clinicians surveyed felt that Gracie Medical Defense adequately prepared staff for these very same threats.
Healthcare accounts for 73% of all workplace violence incidents, and workers in this field are five times more likely to be attacked than those in any other profession. Unfortunately, the violence continues to rise each year.
Current workplace violence prevention programs are outdated and ineffective, leading to serious injuries for both patients and staff, and contributing to a growing number of healthcare professionals leaving the field.
Gracie Medical Defense (GMD) aims to transform healthcare by offering comprehensive safety solutions that actually work. GMD focuses on verbal de-escalation and distance management as top priorities, while also teaching physical de-escalation techniques for worst-case scenarios in standing, bedside, and grounded encounters.
Using a train-the-trainer model, GMD empowers healthcare institutions to spread these life-saving skills to all their staff members. Once certified, all employees gain 24/7 online access to the full GMD curriculum, enabling individualized training even when in-person sessions are not possible.
With over 100 years of experience in overcoming violence through physical de-escalation and control, the Gracie family is finally bringing its knowledge and expertise to where it's needed most.
Don't miss the first 5-Day GMD Instructor Certification Program.
Who: Licensed Healthcare Professionals (Clinical, Security, Fire, EMS, Home Health, Care Clinics, etc.)
What: GMD + SafeWrap Instructor Certification
When: May 19-23, 2025
Where: Gracie University HQ (Torrance, CA)
Why: GMD is the Future of Workplace Violence Prevention
Learn more and save your spot at http://www.GracieMedicalDefense.com.
We had a chance to pilot Gracie Medical Defense (GMD) at UCI Health in California. Prior to GMD only 26% of clinicians surveyed felt that their training adequately prepared staff members to deal with realistic threats from physically aggressive patients. Whereas after only 4 hours of training, 100% of clinicians surveyed felt that Gracie Medical Defense adequately prepared staff for these very same threats.
Healthcare accounts for 73% of all workplace violence incidents, and workers in this field are five times more likely to be attacked than those in any other profession. Unfortunately, the violence continues to rise each year.
Current workplace violence prevention programs are outdated and ineffective, leading to serious injuries for both patients and staff, and contributing to a growing number of healthcare professionals leaving the field.
Gracie Medical Defense (GMD) aims to transform healthcare by offering comprehensive safety solutions that actually work. GMD focuses on verbal de-escalation and distance management as top priorities, while also teaching physical de-escalation techniques for worst-case scenarios in standing, bedside, and grounded encounters.
Using a train-the-trainer model, GMD empowers healthcare institutions to spread these life-saving skills to all their staff members. Once certified, all employees gain 24/7 online access to the full GMD curriculum, enabling individualized training even when in-person sessions are not possible.
With over 100 years of experience in overcoming violence through physical de-escalation and control, the Gracie family is finally bringing its knowledge and expertise to where it's needed most.
Don't miss the first 5-Day GMD Instructor Certification Program.
Who: Licensed Healthcare Professionals (Clinical, Security, Fire, EMS, Home Health, Care Clinics, etc.)
What: GMD + SafeWrap Instructor Certification
When: May 19-23, 2025
Where: Gracie University HQ (Torrance, CA)
Why: GMD is the Future of Workplace Violence Prevention
Learn more and save your spot at http://www.GracieMedicalDefense.com.
