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Today’s episode brings us into the heart of what community care looks like when it’s done with courage, creativity, and an unwavering belief in people. And there’s no one who embodies that more fully than Mim O’Flynn.
For more than two decades, Mim has dedicated her nursing career to walking alongside people who are too often pushed to the margins, those experiencing homelessness, stigma, incarceration, or the heavy weight of health challenges. As the driving force behind Queensland’s Kombi Clinic, she’s helped transform hepatitis C care by taking it out of sterile rooms and into the real world: drop‑in centres, correctional facilities, community gatherings, and the streets where people live and sleep.
What makes Mim extraordinary isn’t just her clinical expertise, though she’s recognised globally as a leader in mobile hepatitis C point‑of‑care testing and treatment. It’s the way she shows up. With humour. With bright Hawaiian shirts. With a yellow van named Ruby. And with a message that cuts through shame and fear: We’re not here to judge. We’re here to help.
In this conversation, Mim shares how she found her way into this work, what she’s learned from the communities she serves, and why she believes that giving back isn’t about grand gestures, it’s about consistency, compassion, and meeting people exactly where they are.
This is a story about innovation, humanity, and the quiet power of choosing to care. Let’s dive in.
Home - Kombi Clinic
Mim O'Flynn - Kombi Clinic Ltd | LinkedIn
On behalf of the Hair Therapist we acknowledge the Turrbal and Jagera people, the traditional custodians of the land on which this podcast is produced.
The topics in this podcast are of general nature, we are not licensed professionals, so if any of the content brings up anything for you, please turn it off and reach out for support:
Lifeline Australia - 13 11 14 - Crisis Support. Suicide Prevention.
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Ask Izzy Search over 450,000 support services
CREDITS:
Host: Melissa Alsemgeest
Guest: Mim O'Flynn
Editor: Robert Alsemgeest
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By Melissa AlsemgeestToday’s episode brings us into the heart of what community care looks like when it’s done with courage, creativity, and an unwavering belief in people. And there’s no one who embodies that more fully than Mim O’Flynn.
For more than two decades, Mim has dedicated her nursing career to walking alongside people who are too often pushed to the margins, those experiencing homelessness, stigma, incarceration, or the heavy weight of health challenges. As the driving force behind Queensland’s Kombi Clinic, she’s helped transform hepatitis C care by taking it out of sterile rooms and into the real world: drop‑in centres, correctional facilities, community gatherings, and the streets where people live and sleep.
What makes Mim extraordinary isn’t just her clinical expertise, though she’s recognised globally as a leader in mobile hepatitis C point‑of‑care testing and treatment. It’s the way she shows up. With humour. With bright Hawaiian shirts. With a yellow van named Ruby. And with a message that cuts through shame and fear: We’re not here to judge. We’re here to help.
In this conversation, Mim shares how she found her way into this work, what she’s learned from the communities she serves, and why she believes that giving back isn’t about grand gestures, it’s about consistency, compassion, and meeting people exactly where they are.
This is a story about innovation, humanity, and the quiet power of choosing to care. Let’s dive in.
Home - Kombi Clinic
Mim O'Flynn - Kombi Clinic Ltd | LinkedIn
On behalf of the Hair Therapist we acknowledge the Turrbal and Jagera people, the traditional custodians of the land on which this podcast is produced.
The topics in this podcast are of general nature, we are not licensed professionals, so if any of the content brings up anything for you, please turn it off and reach out for support:
Lifeline Australia - 13 11 14 - Crisis Support. Suicide Prevention.
13YARN - Call 13 92 76 | 24 /7 Crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
Home | 1800RESPECT National Domestic and Sexual Violence Counselling Service
Kids Helpline | Phone Counselling Service | 1800 55 1800
Ask Izzy Search over 450,000 support services
CREDITS:
Host: Melissa Alsemgeest
Guest: Mim O'Flynn
Editor: Robert Alsemgeest
GET IN TOUCH:
https://linktr.ee/InfectiousBehaviour
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.