Aesthetic Shadowing Training Montreal: Private One-on-One Injectables Mentorship
For Healthcare Professionals in Medical Aesthetics
Grow Your Injection Confidence With Private Mentorship
1. To secure your place in the program, a deposit of $1000 is required. This deposit grants you access to the online courses and becomes non-refundable once the theoretical training has begun.
2. The remaining balance will be due three weeks prior to the in-person practical component. Please contact us for more information.
Upcoming Course Dates:
You Inject, Not Just Observe
This is active, hands-on private mentorship. You bring your own models and you inject. Every needle placement will be supervised with direct correction throughout the day.
Your Technique, Your Agenda
Neuromodulator, filler, advanced filler, cannula, or PRP - you choose the focus based on where you need the most development.
Real-Time Correction at Every Step
Direct feedback at every injection. No waiting until the end of the day. No group filter between you and your clinical supervisor.
Completely Private, One Full Day
One student per session, minimum five models, both Montreal and Saint-Sauveur locations available.
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Injectables Mentorship for Practitioners Who Have Completed a Course But Not Quite Found Their Confidence
There is a gap that most injectables courses do not close.
You complete the theory. You pass the practicum. You receive your certificate. And then you are back in your own clinic, with a real patient in front of you, and the confidence you expected to feel is not quite there. Not because the course was poor. But because now you are on your own making your own decisions without someone to give you feedback.
This is the problem that private aesthetic shadowing training in Montreal at AMEQ is specifically built to solve.
The format works because you are now on your own making your own decisions but have someone in the background to correct you. There is no curriculum to move through on a schedule. There is only your technique, your models, and your supervisor’s direct attention for the full day.
Both beginner and experienced practitioners can benefit from this program. You can be an experienced or recently trained healthcare professionals who know your gap precisely: the cannula entry you have been avoiding, the temple placement you have been hesitant to offer, the neuromodulator pattern that has been producing variable results, the first PRP case you want to complete with oversight before doing it alone. One-on-one injectables coaching at this level is not remedial training. It is precision development for a practitioner who is already working and wants to work better.
At AMEQ Academy, this mentorship takes place in a clinical environment in Montreal on Sherbrooke Street East and at the Saint-Sauveur training facility on the North Shore.
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What You Will Work On
Neuromodulator Injection Technique
Refining botulinum toxin A injection in a supervised setting addresses the variables that produce inconsistent results in independent practice: injection depth, unit distribution, anatomical landmark selection, and patient-specific dosing decisions. If your neuromodulator outcomes have been variable or you are looking to expand the areas you treat, this section works through exactly those challenges with real patients and direct correction from your clinical supervisor.
The session can include upper face, lower face, or both, depending on your focus. Masseter, platysmal bands, perioral, and corrective approaches for asymmetry can all be incorporated if patient profile and your objectives align.
Hyaluronic Acid Filler and Advanced Filler Placement
This section is available for practitioners who want to refine their filler technique across standard zones or work into more advanced anatomical areas under direct supervision.
Standard zones — lips, nasolabial folds, marionette lines, chin, jawline — are appropriate for practitioners who want to build injection rhythm and improve volume distribution. Advanced zones, including the midface and temple, require a higher level of anatomical awareness and should be approached with direct, expert supervision. Temple filler in particular carries meaningful vascular risk. Attempting it for the first time in a private, supervised clinical environment is the appropriate clinical context.
This section can also address cannula-versus-needle decision-making, layering approach, and post-injection assessment technique.
Cannula Technique
Cannula work is one of the most common technique gaps in injectors who trained primarily with needles. The entry point decision, tissue plane selection, depth control, and pressure management with a cannula are different enough from needle injection that practitioners who learned the theory but have limited supervised experience often feel uncertain applying it independently.
This section covers:
- Entry point planning relative to target zone and facial anatomy
- Tissue plane navigation and depth calibration
- Managing resistance and adjusting approach in real time
- When to choose cannula over needle for specific treatment zones
- Reducing bruising, trauma, and vascular risk through better cannula mechanics
Improved cannula technique carries over into every filler case you do afterward. Practitioners who address this gap typically report a notable improvement in comfort and patient experience across their whole injectable practice.
PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma)
For practitioners who have completed AMEQ’s PRP and Microneedling Training or have theoretical knowledge of PRP and want supervised live-patient experience before adding it independently to their practice, this section covers preparation, centrifugation protocol, injection technique, and post-treatment assessment. Supervised PRP cases help practitioners build the procedural fluency that separates a confident injector from one who is technically capable but still hesitant to work independently.
Course Format
- Duration: 1 full day in-person
- Participants: 1 student per session (completely private)
- Models: Minimum 5, sourced by the student
- Supervision: Direct, by a senior AMEQ clinical nurse supervisor
- Technique focus: Student's choice
- Language: English or French
- Location: Montreal (600 Sherbrooke St. East, Suite 101) and Saint-Sauveur (22 Ave. Lafleur Nord, Suite 102)
- Investment: $2,000 CAD
Note on products and consumables:
Products used on models will be charged at a 50% discount to the models.Who This Course Is For
For Nurses and Nurse Practitioners
Nurses who are already practising injectables and want to refine their technique, build confidence in advanced placements, or work on cannula skills under direct supervision will find this program well-matched to that goal. In Quebec, medico-aesthetic care by nurses is delivered according to a prior patient evaluation and an individual order from an authorized professional, as set out by the OIIQ. AMEQ’s private injectables mentorship takes place with a qualified clinical supervisor present throughout, which reflects that supervised clinical context. Nurses whose training foundation is not yet complete may wish to begin with the Basic Injectables Course for Nurses or the 4-Day Injectable Training for Nurses before attending the shadowing program.
For Dentists
Dentists with foundational injectable experience who want supervised live-patient practice before extending their neuromodulator or filler work are a strong match for this format. The one-on-one environment allows for the kind of focused anatomical coaching that is difficult to replicate in a small-group setting. Dentists who are entirely new to facial aesthetic injectables should start with AMEQ’s Training for Dentists first.
For Physicians
Physicians who want to verify or refine specific injectable techniques with direct supervision, or who are integrating a new modality into their practice and want hands-on confidence before scaling independently, can use this program exactly as intended. Doctor-facing training at AMEQ is structured as professional education in alignment with CMQ guidance that a physician adding an aesthetic procedure should first complete relevant training through an appropriate educational path.
Suitable Participants at a Glance
- Nurses and nurse practitioners with prior injectable experience working within Quebec’s physician-order framework
- Dentists with foundational injectables training who want supervised refinement
- Physicians expanding or verifying their aesthetic injectable skillset
- Any licensed injector with a specific technique gap, including advanced filler placement, cannula work, or first PRP cases under supervision
PREREQUISITES NOTE
To ask whether this format is the right fit for your current level and goals, contact AMEQ directly at education@cliniqueag.ca or by phone at (514) 574-4636.
Supervised by AMEQ's Clinical Team
All private aesthetic shadowing sessions at AMEQ are supervised by a senior clinical nurse from the AMEQ team. AMEQ Academy is founded and directed by Dr. Angelina Guzzo, who built the academy’s training standards and curriculum. The day-to-day clinical supervision of the aesthetic shadowing program is carried out by a qualified nurse with direct injectable practice experience, working within the framework that Dr. Guzzo established.
This means that when your supervisor corrects your technique, the feedback is grounded in real clinical practice, not in theory alone. The small-group and private session formats at AMEQ exist precisely because meaningful technique development requires direct, individual attention, and that standard applies to every format in the program, including this one.
Participants are welcome to contact AMEQ after their session for guidance as they integrate the techniques from the day into their independent practice.
The Real Gap Between Completing a Course and Injecting With Confidence
Most injectables training programs do what they are designed to do: they provide the foundation. The theory, the anatomy review, the safety protocols, the first supervised patient exposures. That foundation is necessary. It is not always sufficient.
The practitioner who leaves a well-structured injectables course with good notes but uncertain hands is not a training failure. It is a natural consequence of a format that cannot give every participant unlimited individual repetition. Group training compresses clinical exposure across multiple students. Each person injects, but rarely as much as they need to, and rarely with the individualized correction that produces lasting technique change.
Private injectables coaching addresses that specifically. It does not re-teach fundamentals. It takes a practitioner who already understands the procedure and gives them the supervised repetition, the direct feedback, and the case volume in a single day that most group programs spread across an entire course.
For practitioners in Quebec, this type of training is also a natural fit with the broader regulatory context. The Collège des médecins du Québec notes that a physician adding an aesthetic procedure should complete appropriate training first. The OIIQ specifies that nurses deliver medico-aesthetic care within the framework of a physician evaluation and order. Both frameworks point toward ongoing, supervised professional development. Private aesthetic shadowing training in Montreal supports exactly that development trajectory.
Whether you practise in Montreal, in the Laurentians, or further out on the North Shore, both AMEQ training locations, the Sherbrooke Street East clinic in Montreal and the Saint-Sauveur training facility, are available for this program.
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FAQ
Standard aesthetic shadowing means observing an experienced injector work on their own patients. At AMEQ, the format is reversed: you are the injector, you bring your own models, and a senior AMEQ clinical nurse supervisor oversees every injection directly. You leave with real technique experience and corrective feedback, not just clinical observations.
Sessions are supervised by a senior clinical nurse from the AMEQ team. AMEQ Academy is founded and directed by Dr. Angelina Guzzo, who established the training standards and curriculum that underpin every program. Day-to-day clinical supervision of the aesthetic shadowing program is conducted by a qualified AMEQ nurse with direct injectable practice experience.
The program is open to licensed healthcare professionals in Quebec who are authorized to perform aesthetic injectable procedures. This includes nurses, nurse practitioners, dentists, physicians, and physician assistants with the applicable professional authorization to practise.
Yes. This program is designed for practitioners with existing injectable experience who want to refine specific techniques or build confidence in areas they find challenging. It is not an introductory injectables course. Practitioners who are entirely new to aesthetics should complete a foundational program at AMEQ first.
A minimum of five models. AMEQ can advise on what patient profiles to recruit based on your technique focus, but sourcing and scheduling models is the student’s responsibility. Contact AMEQ early in your planning to align on model criteria for your goals.
You choose the focus: neuromodulator injection technique, hyaluronic acid filler including advanced placements such as the temple, cannula technique, PRP, or a combination. The session is structured around your priorities.
Yes. The program is available at both AMEQ locations: 600 Sherbrooke Street East, Suite 101, Montreal, QC H2L 1K1, and 22 Avenue Lafleur Nord, Suite 102, Saint-Sauveur, QC J0R 1R0. Both offer a private clinical environment for supervised patient treatment.
Yes. Aesthetic shadowing training at AMEQ is available in both English and French.
The fee covers the full day of direct supervision by a senior AMEQ clinical nurse, use of the training space at your chosen location, a pre-session technique planning consultation, real-time feedback throughout the day, and an end-of-day debrief. Products and consumables for model treatments are not included.
Yes, within the applicable regulatory framework. In Quebec, nurses who deliver medico-aesthetic care do so according to a prior patient evaluation and an individual order from an authorized professional, as required by the OIIQ. AMEQ’s private mentorship session takes place with a qualified clinical supervisor present throughout the full day, which reflects that supervised clinical context. Nurses practising independently outside of AMEQ’s facility should ensure their own clinical arrangements comply with OIIQ and CMQ requirements.
Group courses are designed to take a participant from theoretical knowledge to foundational clinical competency across a structured set of procedures. Private injectables mentorship assumes that foundation already exists and focuses entirely on technique refinement through one-on-one supervision. The two formats are complementary: group training builds the foundation, and private coaching addresses the gaps that remain after it.
Yes. Many practitioners return for additional sessions to work on different techniques or to continue building confidence in an area covered in a previous session. Contact AMEQ to discuss scheduling options.
Private sessions have limited availability and require model coordination. Booking at least two to three weeks in advance is recommended. If you are on the North Shore or in the Laurentians, the Saint-Sauveur location may reduce travel time for you and your models.
Yes. Cannula technique is one of the most common areas practitioners bring to private injectables coaching. If you have primarily used needles and want to develop cannula confidence with real patients and direct correction, this format provides exactly that supervised repetition.
The session takes place within a supervised clinical environment with a qualified AMEQ nurse present throughout. It is structured to reflect the professional development expectations described by the CMQ for physicians and by the OIIQ for nurses. Students remain responsible for ensuring their own independent practice arrangements comply with their respective professional orders.
Contact AMEQ Academy directly at education@cliniqueag.ca or (514) 574-4636. Describe your background, your technique focus, and your preferred location and date. AMEQ will follow up with availability and next steps.
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- education@cliniqueag.ca
- (514) 574-4636
- 600 Sherbrooke st. East, suite 101. Montreal. QC H2L 1K1
- 22 Avenue Lafleur Nord, Suite 102, Saint-Sauveur, QC J0R 1R0
