Worldwide Impact and Ongoing Participation in a Structured Digital Learning Initiative for Medical Mycology: An Observational Study of the 2025 ESCMID-EFISG Webinar Series

Category	Detail
Condition	Digital education in invasive fungal diseases and medical mycology
Key Mechanisms	Structured webinars covering clinical management, diagnostics, epidemiology and public health, and antifungal resistance.
Target Population	Medical professionals seeking specialized education in medical mycology.
Care Setting	A year-long global digital education program delivered through Zoom.

Seventeen webinars generated 4,631 registrations from 1,372 unique participants.
The series reached participants in 128 countries, with a median of 60 countries represented per session.
The median live attendance rate was 39.3%, and median peak concurrent viewership was 165.
The study evaluated the webinar program as a potentially scalable and equitable model for global professional development in medical mycology.
Sessions had a median duration of 108 minutes.

The webinars included education on microbiological and molecular diagnostics, but the study did not evaluate or issue clinical diagnostic recommendations.

The program addressed antifungal treatment, prophylaxis, and stewardship but did not assess patient-management interventions or outcomes.

Future evaluations should include knowledge assessments, structured feedback, and longitudinal measurement of behavioral change.

Membership-restricted recordings and time-zone barriers may limit equitable access, particularly for professionals in resource-constrained settings.

The study used aggregate participation and engagement metadata. It collected no individual-level clinical, patient-management, or prescribing data.

Consider formal continuing medical education accreditation linked to structured learning assessments.
Expand on-demand access and offer repeat broadcasts at alternative times to improve geographic accessibility.
Use interactive features and partnerships with regional mycology societies to support sustained inclusion.

Study: “Global reach and sustained engagement of a structured digital education program in medical mycology: an observational analysis of the 2025 ESCMID-EFISG webinar series” — Jon Salmanton-García, Lena Siewert, Malcolm Richardson, and Antonio Vena; International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 171 (2026), article 109072; accepted August 23, 2026.
Program: 2025 ESCMID European Fungal Infection Study Group webinar series.

Clinical Scorecard: Worldwide Impact and Ongoing Participation in a Structured Digital Learning Initiative for Medical Mycology: An Observational Study of the 2025 ESCMID-EFISG Webinar Series