Overview
Background
Associate Professor Treasure McGuire graduated with a Bachelor of Pharmacy and a Bachelor of Science (Pharmacology) from the University of Queensland UQ). She also completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy and Graduate Certificate in Higher Education at UQ. In 2005, she completed her PhD in the School of Population Health, UQ, entitled Consumer medicines call centres: a medication liaison model of pharmaceutical care.
She held a conjoint appointment between the School of Pharmacy, UQ and Mater Pharmacy, Mater Health, South East Queensland between 1996 and December 2022. She was appointed as a Senior Lecturer in 2006, Associate Professor, Clinical in 2021 and since 2023 Honorary Associate Professor. Treasure also holds a conjoint appointment between Mater and the Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University as Associate Professor of Pharmacology. In her clinical role at Mater, she is Assistant Director of Pharmacy (Practice and Development). At UQ, she coordinated a graduate clinical pharmacy course within the Master of Clinical Pharmacy program for over a decade. In 2016, this program received a UQ Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences Team Award for Programs that Enhance Learning and in 2017 a citation in the University of Queensland Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.
Treasure’s research is translational, focusing on patient centred-care and quality use of medicines in the domains of medicines information, evidence-based practice, medication safety, reproductive health, complementary medicines, communicable diseases and interprofessional education. She is a Emeritus Fellow of the Australasian College of Pharmacy, Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia and Foundation Fellow, Australian and New Zealand College of Advanced Pharmacy. In recognition of her services to medicines information, she received the Lilly International Fellowship in Hospital Pharmacy and the Bowl of Hygeia of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia. In 2015, she was the recipient of the Sr Eileen Pollard Medal (Mater Research-UQ) for excellence in incorporating research into clinical care provision.
Availability
- Dr Treasure McGuire is:
- Not available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Postgraduate Diploma, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Women's health
particularly medicines use in pregnancy and breastfeeding
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Consumer health and medicines information seeking behaviour
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Complementary medicines
Use, evidence of efficacy and safety
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Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacovigilance
medication use and safety
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Interprofessional education
Research impacts
Associate Professor Treasure McGuire has a record of national achievement in clinical research: Lilly International Hospital Pharmacy Fellowship (1983), Sandoz Research Fellowship (1993), and Sr Eileen Pollard Medal for excellence in incorporating research into clinical care provision (Mater Research-UQ, 2015). Between 1995 and 2012, she transitioned innovative pharmacist-demonstration projects into national, medicines call centres, supporting over 200,000 consumer help-seeking events and delivering $4.5 millio funding from professional stakeholders to support these quality use of medicines activities. Her related PhD provided strategic opportunities to increase the consumer voice in health decision-making (27 peer-reviewed papers, 58 conference papers as research lead).
In 2012, her evidence-based collaborative was awarded a NHMRC-CRE grant, ‘Minimising Antibiotic Resistance for Acute Respiratory Infections’ ($2.5 million over 5 years). I led pragmatic research matching antibiotic pack size with guideline duration of use and evaluated antimicrobial stewardship interventions. Opportunities followed: TGA initiatives (removal of repeats from commonly prescribed antibiotics), 2017 HABS Faculty Research Collaboration Seeding Grant success, and seven Cochrane systematic reviews.
The quality and impact of Treasure’s work is evident through publication in international recognised outlets: over 90 peer-reviewed papers (23 as first author), 26 book chapters/e-modules, and 134 conference presentations. She has developed a growing pharmacy workforce with research skills, integral to their professional development. Whilst securing modest funding (≈$750,000) for practice-based research as primary investigator, her co-investigator grants exceed $3 million. However, Treasure’s key achievement is that her research continues to inform practice change in healthcare delivery and medicines use.
Works
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2019
Journal Article
Consumption of medicines used for gastric acid-related disorders in Australia and South Korea: a cross-country comparison
Yu, Su-Yeon, Lee, Boram, McGuire, Treasure M., Lee, Hye-Jae and Hollingworth, Samantha A. (2019). Consumption of medicines used for gastric acid-related disorders in Australia and South Korea: a cross-country comparison. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 76 (4), 547-555. doi: 10.1007/s00228-019-02798-8
2019
Journal Article
Antifungal agents for invasive candidiasis in non-neutropenic critically-ill adults: what do the guidelines recommend?
Wang, Yan, McGuire, Treasure M., Hollingworth, Samantha A., Dong, Yalin and Van Driel, Mieke L. (2019). Antifungal agents for invasive candidiasis in non-neutropenic critically-ill adults: what do the guidelines recommend?. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 89, 137-145. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.10.016
2019
Journal Article
Longitudinal impact of the Women’s Health Initiative study on hormone therapy use in Australia
Natari, R. B., McGuire, T. M., Baker, P. J., Clavarino, A. M., Dingle, K. D. and Hollingworth, S. A. (2019). Longitudinal impact of the Women’s Health Initiative study on hormone therapy use in Australia. Climacteric, 22 (5), 489-497. doi: 10.1080/13697137.2019.1593357
2019
Journal Article
Navigating off-label and unlicensed medicines use in obstetric and paediatric clinical practice
Gray, Susan G. and McGuire, Treasure M. (2019). Navigating off-label and unlicensed medicines use in obstetric and paediatric clinical practice. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 49 (4), 389-395. doi: 10.1002/jppr.1605
2019
Journal Article
Implementing a sustainable medication reconciliation process in Australian hospitals: The World Health Organization High 5s project
Stark, Helen E., Graudins, Linda V., McGuire, Treasure M., Lee, Cathy Yuen Yi and Duguid, Margaret J. (2019). Implementing a sustainable medication reconciliation process in Australian hospitals: The World Health Organization High 5s project. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 16 (3), 290-298. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2019.05.011
2019
Journal Article
Network meta-analysis and pharmacoeconomic evaluation of antibiotics for the treatment of patients infected with complicated skin and soft structure infection and hospital-acquired or ventilator-associated penumonia
Zhang, Ying, Wang, Yan, Van Driel, Mieke L., McGuire, Treasure M., Zhang, Tao, Dong, Yuzhu, Liu, Yang, Liu, Leichao, Hao, Ruifang, Cao, Lu, Xing, Jianfeng and Dong, Yalin (2019). Network meta-analysis and pharmacoeconomic evaluation of antibiotics for the treatment of patients infected with complicated skin and soft structure infection and hospital-acquired or ventilator-associated penumonia. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 8 (1) 72, 72. doi: 10.1186/s13756-019-0518-2
2019
Journal Article
Does size matter? Addressing pack size and antibiotic duration
McGuire, Treasure M. (2019). Does size matter? Addressing pack size and antibiotic duration. Australian Prescriber, 42 (1), 2-3. doi: 10.18773/austprescr.2019.005
2019
Book Chapter
Safe use of drugs while breastfeeding
McGuire, Treasure Madeleine (2019). Safe use of drugs while breastfeeding . Breastfeeding Management in Australia. (pp. 279-323) edited by Wendy Brodribb. Melbourne, VIC Australia: Australian Breastfeeding Association.
2019
Conference Publication
Real-world consumers’ questions and concerns on DMARDs: a retrospective analysis of calls to a medicine call centre
El Masri, Hiba, Hollingworth, Samantha, van Driel, Mieke, Benham, Helen and McGuire, Treasure (2019). Real-world consumers’ questions and concerns on DMARDs: a retrospective analysis of calls to a medicine call centre. Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association Annual Conference, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 1-4 December 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Assessing anaemia screening and treatment in major elective colorectal surgical patients: a clinical audit
Poon, E., Pache, D., Delaforce, A. and McGuire, T. (2019). Assessing anaemia screening and treatment in major elective colorectal surgical patients: a clinical audit. Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion (ANZSBT) stream of the Blood 2019 Meeting, Perth, WA Australia, 20-23 October 2019. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia.
2019
Conference Publication
Reviewing the quality of trials of biologic disease modifying antirheumatic drugs supporting PBS listing from 2006 – 2018
Meija, Abigail, McGuire, Treasure, van Driel, Mieke L. and Hollingworth, Samantha A. (2019). Reviewing the quality of trials of biologic disease modifying antirheumatic drugs supporting PBS listing from 2006 – 2018. Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association Annual Conference, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 1-4 December 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Are we appropriately screening and treating preoperative anaemia in major elective bowel surgery?
Poon, Edgar, Delaforce, Alana, Pache, David, Abdalla, Lemya and McGuire, Treasure (2019). Are we appropriately screening and treating preoperative anaemia in major elective bowel surgery?. APSA, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 1-4 December.
2019
Conference Publication
Navigating off-label and unlicensed medicines use in obstetric and paediatric clinical practice.
Gray, Susan and McGuire, Treasure (2019). Navigating off-label and unlicensed medicines use in obstetric and paediatric clinical practice.. Australasian Pharmaceutical Sciences Association Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 1-4 December 2019.
2018
Journal Article
Medication overuse headache: strategies for prevention and treatment using a multidisciplinary approach
van Driel, Mieke, Anderson, Esther, McGuire, Treasure and Stark, Richard (2018). Medication overuse headache: strategies for prevention and treatment using a multidisciplinary approach. Hong Kong Medical Journal, 24 (6), 617-622. doi: 10.12809/hkmj177024
2018
Journal Article
Heliox for croup in children
Moraa, Irene, Sturman, Nancy, McGuire, Treasure M. and van Driel, Mieke L. (2018). Heliox for croup in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018 (10) CD006822, CD006822. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006822.pub5
2018
Journal Article
Hyperglycaemia in pregnancy
Gray, Susan G., Sweeting, A. N., McGuire, Treasure, Cohen, Neil, Ross, G. P. and Little, P. J. (2018). Hyperglycaemia in pregnancy. Australian Pharmacist, 37 (9), 44-53.
2018
Journal Article
The changing environment of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy: gestational diabetes and diabetes mellitus in pregnancy
Gray, Susan G., Sweeting, Arianne N., Mcguire, Treasure M., Cohen, Neale, Ross, Glynis P. and Little, Peter J. (2018). The changing environment of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy: gestational diabetes and diabetes mellitus in pregnancy. Journal of Diabetes, 10 (8), 633-640. doi: 10.1111/1753-0407.12660
2018
Journal Article
Does consumer medicines interest reflect medicines use? An Australian observational study comparing medicines call center queries with medicines use
Pache, David M., Hollingworth, Samantha A., van Driel, Mieke L. and McGuire, Treasure M. (2018). Does consumer medicines interest reflect medicines use? An Australian observational study comparing medicines call center queries with medicines use. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 15 (4), 440-447. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2018.06.012
2018
Journal Article
Maintaining milk supply as the baby grows (correspondence)
Smith, Kerry, Hulkes, Kylie and McGuire, Treasure (2018). Maintaining milk supply as the baby grows (correspondence). Australian Prescriber, 41 (3), 64-65. doi: 10.18773/austprescr.2018.027
2018
Journal Article
Maintaining milk supply as the baby grows comments
McGuire, Treasure (2018). Maintaining milk supply as the baby grows comments. Australian Prescriber, 41 (3), 64-65. doi: 10.18773/austprescr.2018.027
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Treasure McGuire is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Addressing early discontinuation of antidepressant treatment from a patient and health care professional perspective
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Maria Donald, Dr Sam Hollingworth
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Dynamics of patient-based benefit-risk assessment and information seeking for medication decision-making in chronic disease
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Helen Benham, Dr Sam Hollingworth
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Off-label metformin in gestational diabetes: a mixed-method analysis of pharmacist and stakeholder perceptions of collaboration and practice
Associate Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Evolving management of menopausal symptoms in Australian women: Response to evidence changes about hormone therapy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sam Hollingworth
Media
Enquiries
Contact Dr Treasure McGuire directly for media enquiries about:
- complementary medicines
- consumer medicines help seeking behaviour
- interprofessional education
- medication safety
- pharmacovigilance
- toxicology
- women's health
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