Department of Occupational, Traffic and Sports Medicine

Occupational, Traffic and Sports Medicine provides health care for workers, drivers, students, athletes, and recreational participants in order to:

• protect life and health and maintain working ability,
• prevent and detect occupational diseases, work-related diseases, work injuries, and resulting disabilities, as well as diseases and injuries related to traffic and sports,
• rehabilitate the sick and injured in cooperation with active health services, institutions, and employers.

The Outpatient Unit for Occupational, Traffic, and Sports Medicine primarily carries out:

• preventive medical examinations prior to employment,
• periodic and other targeted preventive medical examinations,
• medical examinations for drivers of all categories,
• medical examinations to assess fitness for possession and carrying of weapons,
• preventive medical examinations for athletes and recreational participants,
• risk analyses and health assessments of workplaces, as well as the duties of an appointed physician in accordance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

The services performed by the Outpatient Unit for Occupational, Traffic, and Sports Medicine are payable by the client, employer, or self-paying patients.

Information and Instructions
Due to the organization of work, examinations are performed only by prior personal or telephone arrangement: (07) 39 16 835.

Before visiting the doctor, please check for possible absence.

If the doctor performing preventive examinations has not participated in the risk assessment, employers are requested to attach the risk assessment for the relevant workplace to the referral.

For a preliminary and periodic targeted preventive medical examination, please bring:

• referral (Form 8.204 or 8.205), completed, signed, and stamped by the employer,
• A validated health insurance card and a valid personal document (ID card or passport),
• glasses or contact lenses, if prescribed,
• other medical devices, if used,
• A driving license if employed or working as a driver,
• diabetes card if diabetic,
• reports of specialist examinations that may affect work ability assessment,
• ZPIZ Slovenia decision on work ability (for disability categories II and III),
• medical record or extract from medical record (obtained from your personal doctor),
• arrive fasting..

For medical examination of driver candidates or for renewal of driving license validity, bring:

• valid personal document (ID card or passport),
• driving license (if already held),
• medical record or extract (from your personal doctor),
• ophthalmologist’s report, glasses or contact lenses, if prescribed.

For medical examination for determining medical fitness for carrying weapons, bring:

• A validated health insurance card and a valid personal document (ID card or passport), 
• medical record or extract (from your personal doctor),
• ophthalmologist’s report, glasses or contact lenses, if prescribed,
• diabetes card if diabetic,
• arrive fasting.

Examinations in the physiology of work performed at the Outpatient Unit for Occupational, Traffic, and Sports Medicine:

• Electrocardiography (ECG) – examination of the electrical potential of the heart muscle,
• Spirometry – examination of respiratory capacity,
• Optovist vision testing – near, far, color, night, and depth vision, phoria, visual field orientation,
• Perimetry – visual field examination,
• Audiometry (ADG) – hearing test,
• Bitermal frequency vestibulogram – test of the responsiveness of the inner ear balance system,
• Anthropometry with nutritional assessment (BMI).

Regulation on Health Conditions for Motor Vehicle Drivers

In accordance with Article 18 of the Regulation on Health Conditions for Motor Vehicle Drivers (Official Gazette of RS, No. 47/11), the price of medical examinations under this regulation is determined based on:

• The number of points assigned to each medical examination, and
• The point value, which is equal to the value set for occupational, traffic, and sports medicine services by the Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia (ZZZS) and published on its website.

According to Article 73 of the Drivers Act (Official Gazette of RS, No. 109/10), the Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia covers only the cost of control examinations for persons with disabilities who drive vehicles adapted exclusively to their abilities.

Department staff

Department of Occupational, Traffic, and Sports Medicine

Online appointments

A prepared form will guide you through the electronic booking for the desired healthcare service.

--- select a doctor ---Center for Prevention and Treatment of Addictionmag. Alenka Simonič, MD, Specialist in General MedicineAna Kovač Bograf, MD, Specialist in Family MedicineBiljana Đukić, MD, Specialist in Family MedicineJelka Repar Gorenc, MD, Specialist in General MedicineTerezija Krese, MD, Specialist in General MedicineKristina Prijatelj Đuranović, MD, Specialist in Family MedicineMihaela Car Matjašič, MD, Specialist in General MedicineMila Mršić, MD, Specialist in Family MedicineMilena Goljović, MD, Specialist in Family MedicineTjaša Roženbergar Fink, MD, Specialist in Family MedicineTatjana Kolenc, MD, Specialist in Family MedicineSanja Golobič Kostić, MD, Specialist in Family MedicineDarja Radešček, MD, Specialist in General Medicine (ZP Šentjernej) — substituting for Nežka Dular, MDMirjana Ninkov, MD, Specialist in Family Medicine (ZP Šentjernej)Rok Mežnar, MD, Specialist in Family Medicine (Mirna Peč)Additional Family Medicine Outpatient UnitDepartment of Occupational, Traffic, and Sports MedicineBožidar Weiss, MD, Specialist in PediatricsIrena Penca, MD, Specialist in PediatricsIrena Zorc, MD, Specialist in PediatricsJolanda Pavec Repše, MD, Specialist in PediatricsMarija Skoko, MD, Specialist in PediatricsMija Ivanič, MD, Specialist in PediatricsPreschool Preventive Care (preventive examinations and vaccinations of preschool children)Jelena Đorđević, MD, Specialist in PediatricsMaja Davidović Povše, MD, Specialist in PediatricsKaterina Stoyanov, MD, Specialist in PediatricsSchool Preventive Care (preventive examinations and vaccinations of school children)Nina Kukenberger, M.Pharm., Specialist in Clinical PharmacyAnja Andrejaš, DMD, Specialist in Pediatric DentistryTanja Trivanović Dobrijević, DMD, Specialist in ProsthodonticsUrban Burkat, DMDMaja Zupančič, DMDLoreta Burkat, DMDAleksandar Kostić, DMDAnja Fink Malenšek, DMDŽiga Žgavec, DMDMaja Ambrož Špendal, DMDBoris Uzelac, DMDLaura Legan, DMDTina Križnar Martinčič, DMD (at Šentjernej)Eva Vrhovnik, DMD (at Šentjernej)Anja Zupan, DMD (at Straža)Urška Jamnik Kurnik, DMD (at Primary School Center)Mateja Malavašič, DMD (at Dolenjske Toplice)Katja Cesar, DMD (at Žužemberk)Dental X-RayJasna Kostanjšek, MD, Specialist in Gynecology and ObstetricsMartina Bučar, MD, Specialist in Gynecology and ObstetricsMarijana Klarič Kamin, MD, Specialist in Gynecology and ObstetricsMirjam Cvelbar, MD, Specialist in Gynecology and ObstetricsVeronika Testen, MD, Specialist in Gynecology and ObstetricsUrška Zupančič, University Graduate PsychologistUrška Pavlin, Master of PsychologyBlaž Mišica, Master of Speech and Hearing TherapyKatarina Kastelic, Master of Psychology, Resident in Clinical PsychologyJana Vidic, BSc, Occupational TherapistTea Košmerl, M.Sc. PsychologyValerij Melanič, MD, Specialist in PsychiatryMiodrag Milovanović, MD, Specialist in PsychiatryDr. Klavdija Strajnar, Specialist in PediatricsDr. Mirjam Cvelbar, M.D., Specialist in Gynecology and ObstetricsTerezija Krese, M.D., Specialist in General Medicine

Electronic ordering in the selected clinic is currently not possible. Continuous healthcare is ensured at the Emergency Center of the Novo mesto General Hospital (tel. 07 62 00 700, Šmihelska cesta 1, 8000 Novo mesto) and through the Emergency Medical Service of the Novo mesto Health Center (number 112).