Slovenian Respiratory Society is the successor of the previous Pneumologists’ Section of SMA. It remains an organisational part of SMA today. In terms of its purpose and mission, it continues the legal succession and tradition of the Medical Reading Association from Ljubljana which was established on October 28, 1861 and renamed to Association of Doctors of Carniola on December 22, 1862. It then again renamed to Slovenian Medical Association on November 2, 1918. On May 16, 1980, the Association changed its name to its present name which is Slovenian Medical Association – Union of Medical Associations.

Slovenian Respiratory Society (SRS) works together with the University Clinic Golnik, the Chair of Internal Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine, and the Faculty of Medicine in Ljubljana in the formation of medical doctrine in the area of pneumology. It is also involved in the postgraduate education of doctors, and in the development of health network in the area of pneumology. SRS (co-)organizes congresses, symposia, courses, exhibitions and other expert meetings. In accordance with its Statue, SRS cooperates with the Slovenian Medical Association, Medical Chamber of Slovenia, and other associations in the area of pneumology in Slovenia and abroad (e.g. European Respiratory Society).