Obtain energy current density from heat diffusion equation

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The heat diffusion equation is $$\frac{\partial T}{\partial t}=D\frac{\partial^2 T}{\partial x^2}$$

To obtain de energy current density we can start off from Fourier's law in 1D:

$$q = -k\frac{dT}{dx},$$

where $k$ is the thermal conductivity. Therefore,

$$\frac{\partial q}{\partial x} = -k \frac{\partial^2 T}{\partial x^2}$$

How would this derivation follow in order to obtain the energy current density $j$? Please, could you give me any hint?

Thanks.