Webinar

Thiafentanil & its use in wildlife immobilisation protocols

Veterinary professionals
Pharmacists

Wildlife Veterinary Medicine

This informative webinar provides a comprehensive overview of thiafentanil and its role in wildlife immobilisation. It covers the fundamentals of opioid use in wildlife medicine, opioid pharmacology, and the history of thiafentanil in veterinary practice. Key topics include its unique properties, dosing, administration, antagonism, and species-specific applications, offering valuable insights into the safe and effective use of this powerful immobilisation tool.
 English only
  Veterinary professionals (target audience), Pharmacists
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Why should I take this course?

  • Learn how thiafentanil delivers quick, smooth inductions with wide safety margins across a variety of wildlife species
  • Get dosing insights, species-specific guidelines, and combination strategies for safe and efficient wildlife immobilisation
  • Understand how thiafentanil is revolutionizing protocols with strong analgesia, reversibility, and synergy with other drugs

Course Lessons

Meet your instructor

Dr. Cobus Raath

Dr. Cobus Raath earned his BVSc degree from the University of Pretoria’s Onderstepoort Veterinary Faculty in 1985. He began his career as Head Veterinarian for SANParks in Kruger National Park, where he spent 11 years developing systems and management plans still in use today. After establishing a private wildlife veterinary practice, he recognised the global need for conservation medicines and founded Wildlife Pharmaceuticals (Pty) Ltd in 1997. Committed to advancing wildlife health and conservation, Dr. Raath remains actively engaged in research, industry development, and international training, sharing his expertise through wildlife immobilisation courses worldwide.