About Us & Our Clinical Director

Cosmed Aesthetic Training Academy is a specialist, professionally-led clinical training facility for qualified medical and healthcare professionals who wish to learn and develop their skills, knowledge and experience in non-surgical medical aesthetic treatments.

About Us

Conveniently located in central Dublin offering state of the art facilities for practical training sessions, our respected expert trainers at Cosmed aim to provide a quality theoretical and hands-on practical experience to equip delegates across Ireland and the UK with a training experience that will leave them confident in delivering safe and effective non-surgical aesthetic treatments.

At Cosmed we also offer a sophisticated space for the leading brands in the aesthetics industry to host an event, run a training course, showcase the latest technology or simply to launch a product in a clinical-centred environment that will compliment and align with the feel and personality of their brand.

About Our Clinical Director, Anna Gunning

Anna is an aesthetic injecting nurse and the Co-Founder of Cosmed Aesthetic Training Academy which was set up in Dublin in 2018 and has since facilitated highly recognised and regarded medical aesthetic training courses and support programmes within the injectable industry in Ireland.

Anna is also the Clinical Director of The Laser and Skin Clinic group which is a state-of-the-art award-winning group of medical aesthetic clinics specialising in the latest and most advanced non-surgical aesthetic and injectable treatments.

Anna has over 17 years full time experience in aesthetic medicine and over 25 years in nursing. Anna continues to maintain high levels of clinical expertise through continuous upskilling via in-house and external training development programmes, continuous attendance at both national and international aesthetic conferences where she keeps up to date with all cutting-edge modalities and treatments in the aesthetic field.

Anna believes this is critical to ensuring that Cosmed Academy is always delivering superior, safe and ethical training to all it delegates.

Anna is also the recognised trainer in Ireland for:

Merz Aesthetics – Belotero & Radiesse
Medfx – Sunekos Preforma & 1200
Platform 20 – PRP, PRF & Cellular Matrix and Nucleofill & V-Tech Exosomes

Anna is also a founding member of DANAI (Dermatology and Aesthetic Nurses of Ireland) an organisation geared towards self-regulation and support for nurses working within the aesthetic industry.

About our Trainers

At Cosmed Training Academy, our training team comprises Expert Trainers who are highly skilled and experienced medical and healthcare professionals, including Doctors, Dentists and Nurses,.

These expert trainers not only have a strong medical and healthcare professional background but also work as Aesthetic Practitioners within their own highly successful award-winning clinics. This combination of medical expertise and aesthetic practical and business experience ensures that you receive training from professionals who are actively engaged in the field of medical aesthetics, which enables them to teach you not only the very best techniques and approaches but also enables them to share best practices and real world insights based on their own clinical experiences.

Upcoming Course Calendar

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When booking 3 or more courses at the same time, receive 20% off each course by using the code BUNDLE20 at checkout.

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We work with humm to offer flexible payment plans to help you split the cost of your purchase.

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August 5th 2025